PardalisGirl
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I am so excited.........I have had one very special clutch of 19 Andapa panther eggs in the incubator since November of last year. I checked the container yesterday and there was a head sticking out of one egg 
It's the only Andapa clutch I have and I don't have adults anymore.
Last year I bought a pair of freshly imported Andapa panthers. Unfortunately, the whole shipment had come in loaded with skin worms and other issues. I knew this was an issue when I bought the pair but wanted to try to breed them anyway. The male was not fully grown and his colors had not developed to their full potential yet. He was georgeous though. The female was clearly an adult. She was large and looked very healthy. I treated both for internal gut parasites and let them breed. The male died about ten days later. I did a necropsy and his internal organs were riddled with worms. They were in his lungs, his limbs and up into his skull cavity. There would have been no way to save him from this condition. The only thing that kills those type of worms in that quantity would kill the chameleon as well. I could kick myself because I did not get any pictures of him. I knew he may not live a full life span but did not expect his death so suddenly.
The female laid a clutch of 25 eggs. 6 spoiled soon after leaving 19 good eggs. She was alive for about a month after that. She never recovered from the egg process. Her necropsy revealed worms in her organs as well, though not as bad as the male. So........no more adult Andapa panthers in my collection, and not much of a chance to get any more wild caughts for quite awhile. That clutch of eggs is very special to me since they are new blood and unrelated to the few other Andapa panthers here in the USA. I've had my fingers crossed for months. And now here is the first little hatchling:
The little one got to go into a baby cage this morning. I'd be very interested in hearing from anyone in this group who has offspring from wild caught adult imported Andapa panthers. Anyway, it's a fun day for me
It's the only Andapa clutch I have and I don't have adults anymore.Last year I bought a pair of freshly imported Andapa panthers. Unfortunately, the whole shipment had come in loaded with skin worms and other issues. I knew this was an issue when I bought the pair but wanted to try to breed them anyway. The male was not fully grown and his colors had not developed to their full potential yet. He was georgeous though. The female was clearly an adult. She was large and looked very healthy. I treated both for internal gut parasites and let them breed. The male died about ten days later. I did a necropsy and his internal organs were riddled with worms. They were in his lungs, his limbs and up into his skull cavity. There would have been no way to save him from this condition. The only thing that kills those type of worms in that quantity would kill the chameleon as well. I could kick myself because I did not get any pictures of him. I knew he may not live a full life span but did not expect his death so suddenly.
The female laid a clutch of 25 eggs. 6 spoiled soon after leaving 19 good eggs. She was alive for about a month after that. She never recovered from the egg process. Her necropsy revealed worms in her organs as well, though not as bad as the male. So........no more adult Andapa panthers in my collection, and not much of a chance to get any more wild caughts for quite awhile. That clutch of eggs is very special to me since they are new blood and unrelated to the few other Andapa panthers here in the USA. I've had my fingers crossed for months. And now here is the first little hatchling:
The little one got to go into a baby cage this morning. I'd be very interested in hearing from anyone in this group who has offspring from wild caught adult imported Andapa panthers. Anyway, it's a fun day for me
