Panther neonate care help

[BocaJan]

I have been raising veileds for 6-7 years now and happy with my success rate. However, I now have the fortune of hatching out a clutch of panther babies. From the start they were different.

1. Eggs smaller
2. Babies about 1/3 the size
3. Color different
4. Activity level greater

They started hatching 12/20 and there are still 5 eggs left to hatch. I have been misting them 3x/day and for lack of knowledge feeding them pins, melanogascars and even some hydeis.

I would like someone with some experience raising both veileds and panthers to chime in here and give me some help because I would like to bring all 28 babies to 6 months of age or at least 4 months. The mother was wild caught and died shortly after laying and didn't see the mother before the eggs came to me so I don't even know what kind of panther she was. It will be interesting.

Thanks for your help

 

[jannb]

My daughter and I cared for the panther babies pretty much the same as the vieleds. About the olny think different was smaller feeders for a longer period of time. We used mostly FF the first week and then added the smallest pinheads. The cricket farm we use has three size pinheads. At 4 weeks I feed veileds 1/8 crickets and the panthers large pinheads. We also use a UVB light from hatch on both and keep the temp. on both at 80 under the light. We use a double light fixture with one regular bulb in one side and a UVB in the other. You might find my blog helpful.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blo...-keepers-young-veiled-panther-chameleons.html

 

[BocaJan]

Thanks Jann. I hope I can be successful. I would love to have a panther or two.