Concerned that my Panthers might color down when he reaches maturity...

[Mobproctor]

This is my 5-6 months old Ambilobe Panther (hatched around Halloween 2011). He's showing pretty brilliant colors for now. However, is there a chance that he might get duller as he age? (sorta like some child celebrities...) Also, will his final coloration going to be similar or completely different?

 

[carol5208]

one can never tell with these guys! Most likely his colors will stay the same but intensify as he matures.
i have also seen on here some chameleons as they age COMPLETELY change colors. Like red turing blue and gree turning yellow....

 

[Olimpia]

No way, these guys only get better with time! They're like wine in that way My oldest panther right now is only 2 years old but he is just as vibrant as he was at 6 months, except that his colors have changed pretty dramatically from then. So it's tough to say where your cham's colors will stop. You may see that the red on his face gets more intense but he keeps the yellow background and blue bars, for example (I had an Ambilobe like that). Or he may look more different, it's impossible to say for sure.

He is a very gorgeous boy though. I sure you'll never be disappointed in how he ends up looking.

 

[Mobproctor]

Cuz I've heard from some people that their panthers have colored down and I didn't know if that was really true or not. I really hope he stays this color because blue and green are favorite colors.

 

[Carlton]

One reason a mature cham might show less intense color is because they are not being challenged on their turf, settled in and not suffering any stress, or don't have any potential mates or competitors to display to.

 

[JonRich]

He looks great by the way... I think a good way to sorta predict what he will look like is to look at his sire and the sire of his mother ( if you have that info).

 

[Mobproctor]

One reason a mature cham might show less intense color is because they are not being challenged on their turf, settled in and not suffering any stress, or don't have any potential mates or competitors to display to.

Chameleon psychology I see...makes a lot of sense to me. I'm gonna start challenging him in his turf then

 

[azgnoinc]

Those blues are incredible - no matter if they stay the same, get better with time or completely change, enjoy them every day cause they only look exactly this way for a short time- then Mother Nature works her magic!