so confused

[Chachi]

I guess I'm gullible. first, I bought a female amb. panther. Then, I bought a male at Christmas. It was so so little, but they said it was a boy. But as he has grown they last 4 months, I don't know. I love him/her. When he came I thought he was dead, he was almost frozen but I put him under a light immediately and .....he opened his eye. I cried. His name is Zero cause he was 0°. I love him so much. BUT, is he a "he"?

 

[ispeedonthe405]

Looks like a girl to me. No junk-bump in the tail and that peachy color.

 

[bobcochran]

Looks female. Why would you buy a female first? I always recommend getting a male first, whether or not you plan to breed in the future. The male can wait to breed, whereas the female will start producing eggs whether bred or not, which could be fine or could lead to complications down the road.
I know mistakes happen, and people end up with a female instead of a male when they can't sex the chameleon, maybe this is your case twice?

 

[Lazereth]

No doubt a girl!

 

[TheVeiledProphet]

This exact thing happened to me once, being quite gullible myself. Only it was in the South Bronx with a Puerto Rican and there was no chameleon. It was a Gekko. I will never go to PetMart again.

 

[Craigwyatt]

100% female.

 

[Chachi]

Looks female. Why would you buy a female first? I always recommend getting a male first, whether or not you plan to breed in the future. The male can wait to breed, whereas the female will start producing eggs whether bred or not, which could be fine or could lead to complications down the road.
I know mistakes happen, and people end up with a female instead of a male when they can't sex the chameleon, maybe this is your case twice?

no. it didnt happen twice. I just wanted a female for my first panther. i had a male jackson and he is standoffishy. I wanted a cham that liked me. haha...i hoped.

 

[bobcochran]

I think male panthers are generally more likely to be "friendly", but really they just tolerate a keeper more, especially if there's some food prey involved. I have male panthers that start licking their lips when I open the cage door, they will literally shoot my empty fingers if I don't have something for them to eat in them.
If you want a tolerant female, my experience with Q. quadricornus is females are way more likely to be excepting of their keepers.
But there's always exceptions, they are after all individuals.

 

[Chachi]

This exact thing happened to me once, being quite gullible myself. Only it was in the South Bronx with a Puerto Rican and there was no chameleon. It was a Gekko. I will never go to PetMart again.

I think male panthers are generally more likely to be "friendly", but really they just tolerate a keeper more, especially if there's some food prey involved. I have male panthers that start licking their lips when I open the cage door, they will literally shoot my empty fingers if I don't have something for them to eat in them.
If you want a tolerant female, my experience with Q. quadricornus is females are way more likely to be excepting of their keepers.
But there's always exceptions, they are after all individuals.

Bob, is it? my name is Tracey. So True. Each one is so different. I now have 2 panther females and just having them has enlightened me. They could not have more different personalities thats for sure. You just never know. Hera, the first one, is lovely to be around. She meets me at her cage door. She likes crickets, meal worms and those blue watery tomatoe worms but will not eat dobai (sp) roaches. Zero, the new one, glares at me, turns her throat red and bobs and weaves like a boxer, when i open her cage door. I cant believe how aggresive she is. And she would eat my fingers, if i didnt have food in them. So, yes, I now know that it makes no difference, they are who they are. But, I love all of mine.
I spoke with the people I bought Zero from and we worked out a compromise. Im hoping the male has a compatable personality to mine.