Is it normal for my possible gravid panther to stop eating? she is about two weeks into her pregnancy!
best regards
Dan Binderup
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not eating?
dan-binderup
Jul 11, 2005 04:41 AM
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zenexotics
Jul 11, 2005 07:15 AM
Yes, that is one of the signs that she is getting close to egg laying. Hope you have your egg laying chamber/medium, and egg incubation container/substrate ready! Hope all goes well...keep us updated!
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dan-binderup
Jul 11, 2005 09:55 AM
ok, I will try to take a few pic. of her, I dont think she is getting that big, so it wouldt ease me to get some second opinions!
and one last thing. to when I opened her cage, she crawled out one me, shouldn't she be very aggrassive these days?
best regards
Dan Binderup
zenexotics
Jul 11, 2005 12:05 PM
My females usually start "searching" to lay eggs between 3-4 weeks after copulation. Mine aren't aggressive towards me at all even if they're gravid or not. You will know when she's ready to lay....she will be constantly searching her cage, especially at the bottom and perhaps digging in a potted plant. At this stage it is a good idea to transfer her to an egg laying chamber or provide one for her in her cage if you're cage is large enough.
A gravid female panther is deceptively small when gravid if you're just looking at her...they don't appear "huge" like female veileds. So just don't go by her looks...keep an eye on her behavior too. 
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dan-binderup
Jul 11, 2005 04:55 PM
Hey. thank for the replies! I have never seen a gravid panther in real life, but I have seen a gravid veiled before a she looked huge! any way here is a couple of pics.
best regards
Dan Binderup
dan-binderup
Jul 11, 2005 04:58 PM
and another one
zenexotics
Jul 11, 2005 05:16 PM
To me...here is my Tamatave female before laying a clutch of 30 eggs.
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dan-binderup
Jul 12, 2005 03:02 PM
she is actual still eating, I saw her eating a superworm today... in fact superworms is just about the only food she will eat.... she is a very picky eater!
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Dan Binderup
