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Could someone kindly advise me what species of stick insect/mantis are safe to feed to my Panther? Thanks!

Thanks! He's pretty impressive for 7-8 months, especially when he gets all fired up :)

And some pics of his enclosure for reference -

Tarzan, my 7-8 month old nosey be panther has recently moved into his new, larger enclosure . For the first two days he was ok but now he is showing black colouration that I haven't seen on him before. He has been like this for two days now. I'm pretty sure his enclosure is spot on. Temps are...

My self build was compelted this week and Tarzan has moved in!

The cage is 2ft X 2ft X 3ft. If I'd done a bit more research before starting I'd probably have gone a bit bigger. I just used standard expanding foam - with the amount of sealant I used and grouting and a really long curing time (2 months) I figured it would be safe.

I have used acrylic child safe paint and then sealed it with a mixture of pond safe sealant and child/toy safe clear sealant paint Wish I'd read this before doing it - definitely was a good work out for my biceps haha! As above - perfectly safe I have used acrylic child safe paint and then...

So...unfortunately my camera was broken so didn't really get any more progression pics but finally have some finished pictures to share! Still a few little tweaks to do and the plants need to fill out a bit but here we go (sorry for the rubbish quality pics, it's all I have! Will try to get...

What a difference! I thought when I bought him home he was a bit of a 'dud' and lacklustre...not anymore :)

Still going slowly, bit of a waiting game between layers, sigh... But, finally the first coat of base paint is going on! Looking very dark and monotone, but this is the darkest colour and the final finish should be quite light :) aching arms already!

Ok, some progress pics but I'm afraid with starting a new job and a few other things I haven't much time to do lots more. Grouting is 99% finished and I'm in the process of cleaning it all up - The screen sides are being fitted into the grouting - And just for fun I put a few...

Little update - he shed today and is definitely getting some good colours :) he seems to be doing really well!

Has anyone else found this? I've been feeding my 3-4 month old Panther crickets for the past 4 weeks whilst he settles in and I stock up on other feeders. Recently I've tried feeding him calci worms and he just LOVES them and goes crazy for them. Only problems is that his poop smells soooo bad...

Nope, no pool. There is a small drainage hole at the back, leading to a water collection tank for any run off. The middle bit is sloped towards the back, hope that explains it!