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I have a 6 1/2 month old panther, and he doesn't really like human company. He is getting better, but he still gets upset when i put my hand anywhere near him, even if it is just to clean up dead leaves and poop. How would you suggest i start socializing him? It will be necessary for me to...

If my male yemen didn't have a veil nearly at all when I got him what age could he have been at that point tops? 2 weeks - 1 month? o-o Just curious cause he's grown quite a bit but atm i'd say he's only 7-8 inches from nose to the end of his tail. But where I'm going with this...