They are not difficult - if you will get true CB animals (no problem lately in Europe although really bargain they aren't until now. But look, if you calculate dollar per kg may be it is not that bad
). If you are able breed panthers in several generation or breed mellers do not worry and try them. They even do not need such big space like is usually written. They are very "static" animals and in principe parsonii do not need such big space as everybody writes (80x80x160 cm. if properly positioned and designed is after my opinion enough even for CB adult big male)
Few points to consider:
1 What is able Panther to do in 1 month parsoni does 3 months. Very, very slow animals. They neeedd tiiimmeee.
2. If parsonii is "running" in cage you have something wrong. Until normal condition they move just- just, step by slow step and mostly do not move at all (just shooting)
3 they are not so heat sensitive like everybody writes, but just WHEN THEY ARE OUTSIDE and have colder nights. Problems are usually warm nights, not days. Safe is go bellow 20°C at nigth. If they are outside (in deep tree shaddow) and it is over 29°C they have "dripping cold water" in cage they are fine, even at 34 °C (more I have never here), but without water they start gaping, this you can not allow. I put 2-3 frozen 2.5 l cola PET bottles on cage (horizontally) with 2 small holes, they drip 5-6 hours, this saves situation.
4. You need cooler period in winter (15°C) they even can stop eating during that time. CB accept winter when it is in fact outside, usually it is no problem, a bit openened windows helps. You need separate reptile cold room (full of mountain chameleons, Abronias, Shinisaurus, Uroplatus, Naultinus etc)
Ok, babies do not expose such temperatures
5. Water is no problem. I am spraying them with hand 2-3 daily 1-2 minutes. If they drink longer, I spray them until they stop, but normally they do just around molt time if they have correct temperature. If there is warmer as should be they drink much more. I have humidity about 60-70% in room, more they do not need.
6. keep them outside as much as you can. In spring and autumn can help greenhouse but in warmer part of year they need be free in cage in tree shaddow.
7. Housed together? Sometimes it works, sometimes not. This is very difficult to predict. You must be very carefull and have prepared proper cages. If parsonii is not satisfied with cage, it is able rub nose in short time very, very badly, may be difficult to save him at all. They can wound easily feet as well, you need think a lot not offer him possibility to do it.
8. They low fresh air. I have fan blowing on them. (It turns in room but every app 15 second they receive "fresh wind" for few seconds. Humid room with stagnatig air, especially if warmer a bit can cause ilnesses.
9. I use just linear Arcadia T5 in cages in winter (one UVB, another normal) for light, no heart spot. They are perfectly active during day if they have just 18°C, they hunt a move normally. Housed outside they have natural sun.
10. They eat nearly everything (dubias do not like), this is really no problem. Change is life so no just crickets. Flies, roaches, locusts, katydids, caterpillars, larvae .... rarely pinkie.
On contrary, imported animals are difficult, if you try breed them very difficult (I can only cry how many eggs from imported animals I was not able incubate). They have southern hemisphaere biorhytmus and lot of problem connected with that. Not easy "switch them to northern hemisphaere".
