receptive colors vs gravid colors??

[triumphfreak]

hi my female panther is displaying some light peach colors that she didint before like before where her stripes were dark their now light peach would she be receptive or gravid she's sleeping now so sleeping colors are on now but i'll get some pics and post in the am any info would be appreciated or link to info reguarding this everything i've read is not clear on whats what
thanks jeff

 

[CleanLineChameleons]

How old is she...it sounds like she is ceceptive. Normally gravid colors are dark black with red big red circles.

-chris

 

[triumphfreak]

about 3 to 5 mo give or take so no worry about infertile clutch now??
she seems fatter and has bright red bulges under her chin for the past day or 2
jeff

 

[CleanLineChameleons]

Here are some pics that may help:

Receptive:

Gravid:

-chris

 

[triumphfreak]

i guess my female is starting to become receptive she is between her normal color and yours just her stripes are pinkish color now what do ya think
thanks jeff

 

[CleanLineChameleons]

It sounds to me that she is just becoming receptive. Make sure you do not have a male in visible sight and that you don't overfeed her. Try to keep her to around 8 to 10 feeders a day. Basically you really don't want her to produce eggs until, I would say a year, some say 8 months, and it is possible at 6 months. So, the longer you wait till she breeds the longer she will live. They become sexually mature around 6 months so that is probably why her colors are starting to peachen up a bit. Also, I have found that virgins can stay receptive for many months, so don't rush into anything.

-chris

 

[triumphfreak]

so even if she sees a male it could be a problem I have a male blue bar and he's about the same age she can't see him (her cage is covered on the side that faces his) but he knows she's there i keep finding sperm plugs stuck on the side of the cage next to hers (spirited little fella) hehe
i've been charting her eating and pooping habits as well as his I offer them both 10 3/4 in crickets a piece daily and a few wax worms or phonex worms for her ( her favorite) she sometimes eats all but 3 crix by the end of the day lately has been leaving 6 crix am i feeding her too much (she poops daily to every other day)
jeff

 

[CleanLineChameleons]

Thats probably about right...be easy with the wax worms, maybe a couple a week. They are very high in fat. The phoenix are ok...they are excellent source of calcium. You will also notice in the next few months...probably 8 months to a year their eating will greatly slow down as they reach their full size, don't be alarmed unless they start losing a great deal of weight.

-chris

 

[triumphfreak]

do you weigh yours ?? if so how often and do you have any recomendations for a good scale i've been planing to get one but not sure wich one
thanks jeff

 

[CleanLineChameleons]

Yes I do...I weigh mine about every 2 weeks. I use a digital postal scale, it seems pretty accurate...it goes to the tenth of a gram. You can get one at Wal-mart.

-chris

 

[Tim McRae]

here is the scale I use

http://www.oldwillknottscales.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=12

I use it for my snakes and chameleons it works great and is inexpensive