Panther Male or Female?
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Matt Vanilla Gorilla
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I lean towards male. Looks like the tip of the tale is damaged. Can we get a closeup of the tip of the tale please.
xrowdac
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trust the seniors..
@Perpetual
@PerpetualI purchased him from http://bayshorepets.com they're a few miles down the road from where I live. I got him a few days ago.
I'll try and take more pictures today. Towards the tip it seems there is still a bit of shed. I'm not comfortable with trying to remove it. I don't want to harm him. He's about four months hold.
Matt Vanilla Gorilla
Chameleon Enthusiast
Ok, maby that is what I saw! Yup, it is better not to remove shed unless it is so tight and forming a band around a extremity cutting off circulation! Then it is imperative to remove it!
guanagator
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Male. Like Matt said if that sheds stuck around the tail and not just a patch you should remove it, mist him good and that will loosen it up first.
@ Matt and guanagator seems after clearing the bit fo shed towards the base of the tail that it's damaged. Attached are photos
Looking at the colors he might be a stunner.
Thank you! We will see over the next couple months.
Also how is my set-up? I had him in a 18x18x30 but decided to downsize till he gets bigger. Felt the larger cage wouldn't be good in regards to feeding. Is this size cage fine? Or should I switch back to the larger one?
I have a 10 UVB and switched form a 100 watt basking bulb down to a 50 watt for the smaller cage.
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When I have my smaller ones when they hatch to grow them I keep the cage smaller. I would do T5 5.0 for you're UVB. And then on the size of the tank just make sure the Basking spot isn't over 90 that's what I do. Juveniles two babies tend to crawl all over the cages. So I try to keep the radiant temperature at a consistent level and don't use that hi of a wattage for their basking light . very cute little bugger
Matt Vanilla Gorilla
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That tail tip got damaged. If it gets infected and Tha area looks bad you might have to get him to a vet. Just keep a eye on it!
Yes I did purchase him like this. He is doing fine and extremely active. He never goes for food right away though, surprisingly
That's great to hear the baby is doing fine n active,sometimes the baby will be shy away to eat infront of u,as long the baby is eating n drinking,it should grow in no time,u can monitor the poop dropping to determine if the baby is eating n drinking,how is that tail come along?hopefully its not damage any further by any secondary infection.
Every time I mist he drinks right away! Most of the crickets I give him are gone by the morning but not all.
Attached are photos I just took of him and his setup.
Criticism is always welcome
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Ok! Ill get two more this weekend.
He occasionally eats the moss on the sticks, is that ok? My other panther and veiled never did that.
He seems getting bigger (comparing with the older pic u took)
I like the set up with those vinestick,the only suggestion that I can think of is heavy misting which u probably already doing that,since at this stage the baby can easily to get dehydrated n having the sunken eyes.
U sure he is eating the moss not just licking for the water moisture??
