The Panthers in my Posse!

[SoCaliSon]

Hope everyone is having a nice weekend!

I have been taking a bunch of shots the last couple weeks but have not had a lot of time to post some of the good ones. I am holding back some of the feeding shots for the photo contest, but once I decide which ones I am not using I will post them.

These are my two pairs of Panthers.

Mclovin' and Muffin...She layed the first clutch from these two on the 5th of this month.

Here is Elwood and LeeLoo... They are yet to mate, Her eye issues are all cleared up for me, So soon they will have at each other. The pics of Elwood are during and after his recent shed. He is a Beauty! He loved the Bouganvillia I put in there for him...While he was shedding he spent the whole day up and down that plant.

Here is a Praying mantis I managed to snap some pics of in my Garden.

Thanks for looking Everyone... Have a nice week!

~Joe

 

[Julirs]

Joe-your Nosy's look awesome! Your male is such a clean blue-Beautiful!

 

[Chuck G]

Is that the Mantis that was hanging out at the bar where you were getting minors smashed?

 

[SoCaliSon]

Haha! Nope... This guy was outside in my garden while we were pruning the roses.

To set sure the record is straight... I only got the kids drunk, whose parents didn't tip me. LOL Just Kidding... Everyone around here knows me as the Reptile Guy, So whenever there is kids around I get to play 100 questions. That night all those curious rugrats kept me company after their parents were smashed. It was a family party. I did make them some Shirley Temples though.

 

[royden]

Show stoppers, Joe! Incredible collection.



Thanks for the mantis photo!

 

[Chuck G]

Haha! Nope... This guy was outside in my garden while we were pruning the roses.

To set sure the record is straight... I only got the kids drunk, whose parents didn't tip me. LOL Just Kidding... Everyone around here knows me as the Reptile Guy, So whenever there is kids around I get to play 100 questions. That night all those curious rugrats kept me company after their parents were smashed. It was a family party. I did make them some Shirley Temples though.

Nice work! The real question is,The Mantis,food or friend?

 

[SoCaliSon]

Thanks Royden!

I was going to keep the Mantis, and possibly feed him later... But then I thought... I love it when I see these guys in the wild(my garden). He was a good size so I let him go with the hopes he would reproduce so I could enjoy seeing more in my yard. I can always go buy a batch for feeders if I wanted.

Edit: side note on that, I actually have one small cherry tomato plant that popped up randomly from under where we cut down a big eucalytpus, So we watered it and took care of it. The thing had like 30 tomatoes growing on it when it was only like a foot and a half high... Came out one morning and a giant 2 inch hornworm was perched and grubbin! Only tomato plant on the block and this huge sucker found it. I ended up releasing him on a plant quite a distance from my yard.

 

[FOREVER ENDEAVOR]

Beautiful panthers Joe!