r/Tabico • u/SlippingStar • Dec 11 '25
Really the differences are mainly a Reddit thing. All calicos are piebald torties, which are black and orange or grey and cream cats. The b (tabico, torbico) are for when the black/grey areas have tabby stripes. All orange/cream areas have stripes, visible or not, so cats without the stripes in the black/grey do not have a b in their coat name - however, the sub voted to allow any tricolors with visible stripes (thus the “honorary” flair). The reasoning for the tor[b/t]ico distinction is purely for appearance differentiation of large, unbroken color patches (calico/tabico) vs brindling (tor). Tortie, calico, and tabby on those are what your vet will call your cat.
Black and orange/grey and cream, generally brindled, little to no white, no stripes in black/grey = tortoiseshell (“tortie”)
Black and orange/grey and cream, generally brindled, little to no white, tabby stripes = torbie
Black and orange/grey and cream in large patches, large white areas, no tabby stripes in black/grey = calico
Black and orange/grey and cream in large patches, large white areas, tabby stripes in black/grey = tabico
Black and orange/grey and cream brindling, large white areas, tabby stripes in black/grey = torbico
ETA: If there white is in a tuxedo pattern, there’s a tuxetabico, tuxetortico, or tuxetorbico. There’s some debate on if these cats are tor[t/b]ies or [cal/tab/tort/torb]icos.
r/Tabico • u/TiluEatsSand • 3h ago
Her name is Cheesecake. I can't tell if she has stripes because of the waves in her fur, but she definitely does on her face. She might have stripes on her tail but once again she's got such thin fur I can barely tell
r/Tabico • u/Proud_Swordfish_6834 • 6h ago
First time in this reddit, I humbly call upon your wisdom
r/Tabico • u/SSpoopySSpice • 20h ago
This is one of a litter of kittens I rescued and found homes for (the others were all orange boys). Don’t mind her offended look, she was not a fan of me trying to get a photo of her belly spots. I loved how in her face it looked like she couldn’t decide if she wanted to be an orange or a tabby.
r/Tabico • u/External_Ad1918 • 7h ago
She kinda has a map on her you can see south america and africa
r/Tabico • u/Sufficient-Onion1929 • 21h ago
What kind of cat is my baby girl? Her name is Pipe Bomb ❤️ (pipi, peepaws, pipi girl, peppers, pepperoncini)
r/Tabico • u/napphands • 1d ago
Is she a Tabico?? I love her so much!
r/Tabico • u/Lucky-Captain-5280 • 9h ago
(I just learned ab this today)
r/Tabico • u/rent_free_thoughts • 12h ago
This is ginger, she's 5+ years old. From a litter of 4 (shes a runt, shes small compared to her siblings)
She has white, gray striping, and orange striping, and black spots... is she tabico?
Her sister Autumn would be a better example to ask with but she's hiding rn. (Will post later)
r/Tabico • u/ig0t_somprobloms • 23h ago
I lost her to kidney failure this week. Sorry if not allowed I know its a downer. I just heard about this subreddit and wanted to share her here. She was unlike every other cat I've had and she was the most beautiful girl in the entire world, with big beautiful green eyes that looked like calm pools in orange sand. You couldn't help but want to dive in and know her. She loved when I had company over, she was a little hostess. She was sassy, playful, intelligent, and a diva. 10 years ago I met her at the shelter, she had been surrendered by a previous owner. I held out my hand to her and she kissed me. She kissed me every day until she got too sick to move.
I miss you more than you know, little lady. I'm so sorry I couldn't save you. I love you. Be good till you see me again. You can be as bad as you want when I join you.
r/Tabico • u/Equivalent-Ant6842 • 21h ago
Tabico I think??? But definitely on the orange cat brain cell sharing plan.
r/Tabico • u/NurseNuke • 1d ago
r/Tabico • u/zipgirl45 • 1d ago
Finally a name for my beautiful Margot!! 🧡
r/Tabico • u/MrsSweetandAwful • 1d ago
