Have any of you had problems with a lazy male Panther. I have one that is about 14 months old. He had no issue chasing receptive females until recently. Now he just ignores them.

Any tips on how to start a fire in his belly??

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Show him Joe Farahs Chameleon Porn on Youtube

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Thanks D...might be worth a try...

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On a serious note, try pairing them up in a tree, free ranging in a room. I had a problem with one of mine and I left them in the tree for a while, and eventually he started bobbing at her.

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I've heard pardalis are notorious for this. Some CB's simply will not mate.

With my deremensis, there was a need to make them fight. i had to get the males riled up before they'd notice the girls. Usually took 2 weeks of harassment. Using a mirror usually worked, but another male worked better. Introduce the male, see what happens. If the male ignores the intruder, have to try again later. Usually, they'd act shy, and submissive. Then I remove th eothe rmale - as if he was chased away. A few times like this, and the male will become defensive, and stand his ground. They'll even become downright aggressive. I di dthis a few years ago, an dthe male that was shy just a week or two earlier charged so fast I had to pull the other male away fast - and I got stabbed in the process!

i tried this with deremensis 3 or 4 times. in all cases, the males began courting the females within a week of their "expulsion ' of the intruder.

You might want to try somethign like this - make them go a little hungry, a little dry, and a little cool for a few weeks. then shower them, warm them up and feed them like crazy. Veileds, which can mate year round, respond to this very well.

I got no experience with panthers, so listen to those that do!

i am having the same prob. he just wont get agressive for anything.

Are your chameleons visually separated?
They are more receptive if they are in complete absence of one another and then are re-introduced.

Some very good suggestions... thanks

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Here it is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNPDvsWISx0

lol!

Seriously though, i did have the same problem. Sometimes the females were clearly receptive but the male wasn't interested. It was very frustrating at times. I tried all kinds of stuff... just be persistant and keep trying and it will happen.

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Ya, thanks. This Ambilobe male was superstud a few weeks ago. Now its like someone flipped his switch.

I'm very familiar with this behaviour in some of my Nosy's , but this boy is a surprise.

I'll try some of the tricks and be patient.

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