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Hi, I recently, after your advice, adquire a couple of panther chameleons, i have done my reserch for their proper care, but i still have a question, how can i sex juvenile panthers??? i mean tha guy who sold them to me told me they were male and female, but i just dont see difference between then they are too small so they are brown and light green most of the time and turn white in the night.
thanks
Dimitris

Hi, Panthers can be hard to sex when they are young. If you have the capability, I would take pictures and load them on your computer. Post the pictures as your wallpaper and you will be able to see certain things much more clearly. The picture here is of a male Sambabva that is about 2 months old at the time. Before I posted the picture I just wasn't able to see all the red he has on his body. Look at the base of the tail. Females have a thinner tail at the base. On a male you should see a bump at the base of the tail. Males also begin to grow a pronounced rostrum (look at the end of the nose). If you see any difference the one with a growth there is the male. Male Panthers don't have a large casque as compared with some other Chams but it is more pronounced thant he females which usually have sort of a flat head on top. Its hard to see on this picture, I barely got the rostrum in there. It also depends on the locale, I can usually begin to sex a clutch of Ambanjas or Nosy Bes earlier than I can Sambavas or Ambilobes. The rostrums of the Ambanjas develop faster than other locales and the Nosy Bes head shape is distinctive. If all else fails, time will tell. A month from now they will look very different.

hey chaco you panther is really nice, is it ambanja? heres a pic of mine

He is a Sambava. I got him from Kammerflage Kreations. He's the son of Valentino. Your kid is very nice. Where did you get him. This guy is one of my Ambanja juvies that hatched in April.

I got mine from the kammers too. he is an ambanja from "Hoochie 3" i was gonna go with glorfindel but decided with hoochie 3

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"Master Shake" CARE & SETUP INFORMATION
4 Month Old Ambanja Panther Chameleon < Male >

Ocala Florida

--24 x 24 x 48 -- All screen Enclosure
--Pesticide-Free 3' Potted Ficus Tree.
--RepCal with D-3 3 Times a Week
--Mineral Once a Week
--16" UVB 5.0 Bulb (Waiting on a 10.0)
--Zoo-Med PowerSun Mercury Vapor UV-A/B 100watt
--Mr. Moisture Stystem - 3 Times a Day with Distilled Water
--Digital Timer On Lights 6:00AM - 7:30PM
--Digital Thermometer/Humidity Indicator
--55%-65% Humidity
--81*-89* Room Temp.
--95* Basking Temp.
--Eating 3/4" Crickets and Large Houseflys
--Gets to go out in his outdoor enclosure often to enjoy some Florida sun =)

XxKRYMZxX @aol.com - Im always willing to chat about Chameleons

Thnaks for your help, i did how you recomend me bout the picts but i still cant see any bump in any of them, maybe i can send them to you to see what do you think?
thanks
Dimitris