A little color please!

[twayee]

Does anyone know how long it takes for male Panthers start to show any color? I bought a 3 month old male blue bar Ambilobe back in May. He (or she) is now six months old and not showing any signs of color. Am I being impatient, or should I be seeing something by now?

 

[pssh]

Post some pictures. My sambava didn't show colors til 7-8 months, but sambavas tend to take longer to color up.

 

[Chris P]

I have the same query with a 5 month old Diego Suarez. I was led to believe that it was male but I'm not 100% convinced at the moment.

The only colur so far is a little green in face.

I'd be interested to see some pictures so see some comparisons as they sound about the same age.

 

[Olimpia]

Post photos, maybe he's really a she? My BB ambilobe had some color at 4-5 months and then at the 6 month shed just turned into a different animal.

Here's a photo at 5 months - https://www.chameleonforums.com/mem...but-like-wine-hell-only-get-better-time-d.jpg The photo is horrible, but he had red on his throat and was a pale green all along his back. A month later and he was solid bright green with more red.

 

[chamtrainer]

https://www.chameleonforums.com/raj-before-after-pics-44672/

I hope this helps. It shows you how much ambilobes change and how fast.

 

[twayee]

Thanks for all the replies! Here are a few pics of my 6 month old Ambilobe. What do you think; boy or girl?

 

[ColorCham427]

Is it me or do I see no sign of a male package? You have a female, unless my eyes are screwed. I've never heard of a 6 month old with no color either.

Some males turn out to be duds (very pale colors with very little painted looking colorations), some don't color up until they're 8-10 months old. Some are outstanding at the young age of 7 months... All depends on how lucky you got, and if you paid a lot of money for a future screaming breeder...etc...etc.

 

[Syn]

I can't really tell with those pictures - can you get a picture of the base of the tail, please?

Also, is anyone else seeing that green under the front leg (pic 2)?

 

[twayee]

O.k. here's pic of the tail. I'm thinking this is a girl.

 

[Syn]

Possibly a female but it's not a great picture to guess from.

 

[pantherlover]

looks like a girl to me.

 

[pssh]

Looks pretty girly.