I was going to follow up Will's thread, where he showed a "before" and an "after" picture of his male Ambanja, but that thread was so long and drifting in topics (if I remember right) that I figured I'd start a new one. I recieved this "female" Ambilobe panther from a mostly red bar Ambilobe shipment that came in about 6-7 months ago. I immediately knew it didn't look right for a female... The head was male-looking, spines down the back were larger than typical for a female, but the coloration was solid black with a hint of green, and no tail bulge. It was in bad shape, and I honestly thought it would be dead within a month, but I gave it a try. As time passed, sheds happened, it clearly turned into the male that I thought it was. Here's a picture of it when I got it, and after 6 months of TLC.
Quite the change, huh? Also, Will was referring to some shed skin that literally had dirt on it, and I recently got a good example from a WC veiled I thought I'd share. This was shed skin I found in the cage. I almost wanted a glove to pick it up LOL... It's amazing how much better they look after a shed or two.
And the male it came from:
Quite the change, huh? Also, Will was referring to some shed skin that literally had dirt on it, and I recently got a good example from a WC veiled I thought I'd share. This was shed skin I found in the cage. I almost wanted a glove to pick it up LOL... It's amazing how much better they look after a shed or two.
And the male it came from:
