Orange Haired Cats Usually Male. Briony, the one in the middle, is a riot. Only one out of 3,000 tortoiseshell cats is male.
Opie is the silliest critter and fills. Orange tabby cats are almost always male. It's all thanks to their genetic makeup.
Of course, both of them have had kittens (not my fault!).
Ginger genes work differently in cats compared to people, which makes female ginger cats a little harder to come by. Cat m on july 29, 2017: While female cats will inherit an orange coat only if they carry the orange gene on both x chromosomes, if a male carries the orange gene at all, he will be orange, says konecny. Although some red cats (usually dilutes) may appear to be a solid color, upon closer examination, you will see the pale stripes, whorls, or spots of the tabby.