Panthers are different colors

[gstspyder]

Got these guys at the same time and they look way different!

 

[Tortdad]

Are they from the same clutch? Is the one in the second pic a female?

 

[gstspyder]

Same I believe...and most of the people on here say there both males

 

[Tortdad]

I wouldn't know by looking at them to say male or female. I've not learned yet how to tell them apart other than people say the females are less colorful which is why I was asking about the second pic.

 

[serenaj25]

can you post a picture of the base of both of their tails that way I can have a comparison whether or not the second one Is male

 

[Jordan.gibbs]

Clutch-mates can range and vary in color quite a bit from my understanding. They also grow at different rates, it looks like they both still have a lot of growing to do. They will change colors over the next few months.

 

[jamest0o0]

Both look male to me!

 

[JacksJill]

I see the bulge on the second one also. Even if they are from the same clutch they can have very different hatch dates and grow at different rates. Give your second cham some time to catch up. He could be a month or more behind his sibling.
Some males may favor the sire and some may favor the mothers sire more with some falling in-between.

 

[bobcochran]

Are they from the same clutch? Is the one in the second pic a female?

BINGO! Second panther is a female!

 

[jamest0o0]

How can you tell? Looks like there could be a bump there. I personally can't be certain from that angle

 

[bobcochran]

The second picture is the colors of an immature female, and there is no hemipenal bump. Put the 2 side by side and take a picture, then tell me they're both males.

 

[jamest0o0]

I'm not telling you anything I'm new to looking at cham genitals, I know you've been doing it awhile so that's why I ask.

Edit: I've seen young Chams were it was hard for me to tell the bulge in the tail, especially at that angle. So the color makes a lot of sense, as I had no idea you could tell by color that early.