Thanks for responding...
She is basically hugging and leaning slightly at all times. When shes me she leans even further almost to under the branch! I just took her out to see her response when she saw my male and she immediatley gaped and darkened to almost black. She is not weak and tried to make a quick exit when saw me. Her usual colors now are a deep peach/orange/beige with black markings (note: right now she is pitch-black...5 minutes after seeing my male). She is quite plump now but not eating very much. She was always an agressive eater. Now, it takes some time until she puts down a green worm.
As far as breeding: they were together for about two days. I watched for about two hours or so. She was putting herself into positions to accept him but my male was not interested and was just trying to get out of the cage. Later, he seemed curious and was hanging out around her. At that point, I'm assuming they mated. The next day, she was dark and hiding on lower branches and just wanting to get out of the cage.
Please let me know what I should be watching for to make sure she is alright. Also, is there anything I can do to get her appetite back? Finally, what do you recommend for an egg-laying cage (lights, heat, set-up, etc.)? I'm pretty sure she is gravid and the time must be near.
Thanks so much for your help. You really are a God-send to an amateur like me!
Chris
~MP
Charm_Paradise Wrote:
"Hi-
When dose she do this? When she sees you and or the male? What are her everyday colors right now and what color is she when she sees the male? Do you have a photo? You will know when a panther is gravid, her colors will change, attitude, food intake, weight gain .... By her hugging a branch closer or rocking to the side dose not mean she is gravid. When you bred her how long were they together? How many times did they mate? Did you see the actual physical mating? It is always smart to keep a container of soil in the bottom of gravid female cages. When you see them start to dig place them in an egg laying setup. The time frame for laying the eggs will vary, if she is indeed gravid and has been showing gravid colors for a month the time is near. Gravid colors will vary by female but in general there over all color is an orange / black or just overall darker colors. Gravid females will turn almost black in the view of the a male and gape. Hope this helps! "
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