ChameleonGuy686
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I’ve been trying to breed my 2 panthers over the last 2 or 3 weeks, they’re both over a year old, I’ve been trying everything from introducing him to her cage and her to his cage, and getting them both out into a neutral environment together (all at least 4 or 5 days apart to not stress them out too much)
Despite my best efforts and my male head bobbing while trying to look good for her and even attempting to mount one of the times, my female wants nothing to do with my male and shows it too, gaping aggressively and turning nearly black with the typical bright pink bar down the sides. I see way more problems with the males being the shy ones and less about the females that’s why I’m making a post. She normally sits pretty receptive looking when she’s chilling in her cage but lately she’s looked a little darker as if she’s cold but I assure you the room temp and basking spot are plenty warm, but she’s not dark enough to be gravid either.
I’ve had a lay bin in her cage for months now just in case with easy access but no eggs not that she’s been bred, she weighed 80 grams the last time I weighed her and I wouldn’t say she’s fat by any means but has looked a little big boned the last month or 2, don’t feel anything lumpy tho the few times I’ve felt her but she always has an appetite and eats everything I put in the cage but I limit her to about 3 or 4 crickets a day with an occasional king worm, horn worm etc.
Only thing I can think of is I just raised the heat lamps to 100 watt bulbs being that I’m in a cold state and with the cold front we had about a month back, as well as adding a new t5 uvb light across both cages which I’m sure brought on some additional heat as well and I’ve read you want to lower the temps to kind of trick them into breeding season so I’m thinking that kinda did the opposite but let me know if you guys have any advice for me, thanks in advance! Tagged a couple pictures of her dark colors she’s been rocking lately that I mentioned as well as what she looks like around the male.
Despite my best efforts and my male head bobbing while trying to look good for her and even attempting to mount one of the times, my female wants nothing to do with my male and shows it too, gaping aggressively and turning nearly black with the typical bright pink bar down the sides. I see way more problems with the males being the shy ones and less about the females that’s why I’m making a post. She normally sits pretty receptive looking when she’s chilling in her cage but lately she’s looked a little darker as if she’s cold but I assure you the room temp and basking spot are plenty warm, but she’s not dark enough to be gravid either.
I’ve had a lay bin in her cage for months now just in case with easy access but no eggs not that she’s been bred, she weighed 80 grams the last time I weighed her and I wouldn’t say she’s fat by any means but has looked a little big boned the last month or 2, don’t feel anything lumpy tho the few times I’ve felt her but she always has an appetite and eats everything I put in the cage but I limit her to about 3 or 4 crickets a day with an occasional king worm, horn worm etc.
Only thing I can think of is I just raised the heat lamps to 100 watt bulbs being that I’m in a cold state and with the cold front we had about a month back, as well as adding a new t5 uvb light across both cages which I’m sure brought on some additional heat as well and I’ve read you want to lower the temps to kind of trick them into breeding season so I’m thinking that kinda did the opposite but let me know if you guys have any advice for me, thanks in advance! Tagged a couple pictures of her dark colors she’s been rocking lately that I mentioned as well as what she looks like around the male.
