Buyer question
Is a Havana Brown good for beginners?
Yes: our Animal Library rates the Havana Brown 4 out of 5 for beginners (gentle and easy).
Source: the Havana Brown page in the Everybarn Animal Library. Havana Brown in the Animal Library
The detail
A solid chocolate-brown cat with green eyes, developed in Britain in the 1950s from Siamese and black shorthairs. Havanas are gentle, curious and people-focused, and they often reach out with a paw to investigate.
- Temperament
- Gentle, curious, social
- Best fit
- Homes with company
- Energy
- 3 out of 5 (Playful and curious)
- Grooming load
- 1 out of 5 (Weekly wipe-down)
What to weigh
The Havana Brown is rare, with a small gene pool that breeders are working to widen. Kittens can be hard to find, and it needs company most of the day.