Caracal by Playvisions

I was curious about the caracal by Playvisions that was made in 1998. I have seen pictures of it but I do not know where to find one. Does anyone have a link to an online store that still carries it?

I have one, they are hard to find, the last place I knew they were for sale is out of stock and as you know they haven't been made for quite a while. PM me I may know where to find one or even sell mine if the price is right.

weaselfan93 wrote:

I was curious about the caracal by Playvisions that was made in 1998. I have seen pictures of it but I do not know where to find one. Does anyone have a link to an online store that still carries it?

Welcome to the forum

Yes, welcome and enjoy! I also love this caracal, but is really hard to find! :)

...I have the caracal by brand Chap Mei (set "Wild Adventure")... It,s little unaccurate and big but very expressive!

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Welcome!!!!!!!!!!!

Playvisions is hard to find, i never see the caracal for sale.
If you find a good shop for Playvisions, please think to me.

Congratulation, a great chap mei collection.

Sergey wrote:

...I have the caracal by brand Chap Mei (set "Wild Adventure")... It,s little unaccurate and big but very expressive!

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Sergey, the Chap Mei caracal is actally a caracal painted like a serval. Caracals are solid golden with a very little black on the face, tip of the tail and the tips of the ears, no spots.

That is a really nice set, do they make other sets of animals? Thanks for the photos, I love seeing what is available and what figures others are keeping.

Philter4 wrote:

Sergey, the Chap Mei caracal is actally a caracal painted like a serval. Caracals are solid golden with a very little black on the face, tip of the tail and the tips of the ears, no spots.

That is a really nice set, do they make other sets of animals? Thanks for the photos, I love seeing what is available and what figures others are keeping.

...Ou yes of course Phil I know about spots (I did say about some "unaccurate" model)

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That last photo is very interesting, I have 3 caracals as pets, a male and female plus one of their kittens (who is now 3 years old and not a kitten any more) and my male makes that face a lot. Most people who don't know cats think this is an aggressive pose or a threat but in fact it is a male sniffing the scent of a female to see how receptive she is to mating. It is called a flehman reaction and it is how he analysis the scents of the female that he is near. In wild cats an open mouth is almost never a sign of aggression, it can be defensive if it is cornered but mostly it is just a signal that he is not threatening another cat.

Philter4 wrote:

I have one, they are hard to find, the last place I knew they were for sale is out of stock and as you know they haven't been made for quite a while. PM me I may know where to find one or even sell mine if the price is right.

How much would you charge for the caracal? :)

Phil,you really have caracal pets??? That's awesome!

Philter4 wrote:

That last photo is very interesting, I have 3 caracals as pets, a male and female plus one of their kittens (who is now 3 years old and not a kitten any more) and my male makes that face a lot. Most people who don't know cats think this is an aggressive pose or a threat but in fact it is a male sniffing the scent of a female to see how receptive she is to mating. It is called a flehman reaction and it is how he analysis the scents of the female that he is near. In wild cats an open mouth is almost never a sign of aggression, it can be defensive if it is cornered but mostly it is just a signal that he is not threatening another cat.

that's very interesting Phil - you are so lucky to have them as pets, could you share some pictures with us, I'd love to see them?

weaselfan93 wrote:

How much would you charge for the caracal? :)

I don't breed them but a caracal kitten can cost about $800 to $1000 for a captive born hand raised kitten. Wild ones are available for a lot less but it isn't easy to tame them. I have seen them for as cheap as $300. There are permits required to keep cats like this and you have to live in states where they are legal to keep, many states don't or won't issue a permit.

HKHollinstone wrote:

that's very interesting Phil - you are so lucky to have them as pets, could you share some pictures with us, I'd love to see them?

When I got sick I had to put all of my pets into other homes, hopefully when I get better and can take care of exotics I will get certian ones back. Sometimes while out and around I do go and visit, I have posted photos in the past of some of them, I'll take a look and see what photos I have and post them.

Philter4 wrote:

weaselfan93 wrote:

How much would you charge for the caracal? :)

I don't breed them but a caracal kitten can cost about $800 to $1000 for a captive born hand raised kitten. Wild ones are available for a lot less but it isn't easy to tame them. I have seen them for as cheap as $300. There are permits required to keep cats like this and you have to live in states where they are legal to keep, many states don't or won't issue a permit.

And for the toy?

I am not sure I want to sell it, but PM me and make an offer. I am open to trades but I only collect the Japanese toys like Bandai, ChocoQ, Kaiyodo, Gashpon and the other similar figures.

Philter4 wrote:

I am not sure I want to sell it, but PM me and make an offer. I am open to trades but I only collect the Japanese toys like Bandai, ChocoQ, Kaiyodo, Gashpon and the other similar figures.

I cannot trade because almost all my animals are made by Safari, and K&M. I have a few Schleich and Papo animals, but I'm sure you do not want any of those.

there is a caracal on Ebay and if anyone has the Javan rhinoceros put a price

The truth is that, fortunately for you, the PV caracal is a relatively easy figure to get. So you are sure to find one in the next few weeks or months.
Interestingly, already if we go too much into detail, there are at least 3 slightly different paint versions of this figure.

Yes, I know all three, the yellow and the one that is more opaque with white and the one that has more since we have more communication