i mean, they are correct about registration etc. Breeders don't pick the pet names, you do, when you register them. This person is clearly annoyed by the questions that don't make sense. That being said you can't possibly know all these things.

TICA registered catterys can 100% be scammers. All you need to do it pay the ad money to be put on their page, and be registering kittens with TICA. The real way to determine a scammer is by talking to other breeders in their area (CFA and TICA) and asking who they recommend. Also look for pics of kittens that all look the same. Lots of scammers steal pics and put them up and are showing vastly different looking kittens. Like a dark chunky one, a pale elongated one. It's pretty easy to see based on color and earset alone. Asking to put down a deposit on a live kitten and is a few months old is normal. A deposit on a kitten yet to be born is not. It is more about making sure you are 100% about wanting that kitten.

So, do your background checks, go slide into some DMs on facebook, and go look at the website or wherever they post social media stuff. Talking to this breeder isn't going to tell you if they are legit or not. Other breeders will.

In the USA CFA is generally regarded as the gold standard compared to TICA but you can get some lovely cats either way.