TCMontium
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My 10 baby panthers hatched and growing well (I guess...?). First baby hatched at 04-18-2015 and last on hatched at 06-22-2015. I don't know why but they hatched unsynchronized. Approx 2 babies hatched every week.
I wanted to mention this long hatching period because my babies are not quiet big (I think). I did never see a baby panther with my own eyes and never heard of how big/heavy babies should be at which ages.
(The ages below are not for sure after 1 month, I just guess that bigger ones are older)
- They all hatched 0.40 gram and were 0.35-40 gram for the week after hatching (apparently somehow they loss weight after they hatch).
- When they reach 4-5 weeks of age they are 0.55-65 gram (males grow faster).
- The ones which reached 2 months (8-9 weeks) of age are 0.70-80 gram.
- The oldest two which are max. 2,5 months old (11-12 weeks old) are 1.22 grams (female) and 1.31 grams (male) today. These two were 1.02 grams (female) and 1.12 grams (male) just at 06-30-2015, 9 days ago.
So, are they too small? I see photos of huge male panthers which are told to be 3 months old. They look like as big as 8-10 grams to me from photos.
To me, It looks like my babies are beginning to grow rapidly after 0.70 gram (8 weeks old) but I don't think my little guys will be like 10 times heavier in 1 month. Oldest pair has just 2 weeks to be as big as supposedly 3 months old beasts.
I feed them daily with hydei flies dusted properly, they eat as much as they want. After 2 months of age I try to feed them some locust, tartara (red runner?) roaches and crickets but they still eat hydei mainly.
Uvb and misting is all great too. The ambient temperature is 24-26 celcius and there is no basking (uvb bulb does not provide much heat, maybe even no heat).
I wanted to mention this long hatching period because my babies are not quiet big (I think). I did never see a baby panther with my own eyes and never heard of how big/heavy babies should be at which ages.
(The ages below are not for sure after 1 month, I just guess that bigger ones are older)
- They all hatched 0.40 gram and were 0.35-40 gram for the week after hatching (apparently somehow they loss weight after they hatch).
- When they reach 4-5 weeks of age they are 0.55-65 gram (males grow faster).
- The ones which reached 2 months (8-9 weeks) of age are 0.70-80 gram.
- The oldest two which are max. 2,5 months old (11-12 weeks old) are 1.22 grams (female) and 1.31 grams (male) today. These two were 1.02 grams (female) and 1.12 grams (male) just at 06-30-2015, 9 days ago.
So, are they too small? I see photos of huge male panthers which are told to be 3 months old. They look like as big as 8-10 grams to me from photos.
To me, It looks like my babies are beginning to grow rapidly after 0.70 gram (8 weeks old) but I don't think my little guys will be like 10 times heavier in 1 month. Oldest pair has just 2 weeks to be as big as supposedly 3 months old beasts.
I feed them daily with hydei flies dusted properly, they eat as much as they want. After 2 months of age I try to feed them some locust, tartara (red runner?) roaches and crickets but they still eat hydei mainly.
Uvb and misting is all great too. The ambient temperature is 24-26 celcius and there is no basking (uvb bulb does not provide much heat, maybe even no heat).