New Panther >>> Pics

[dank7oo]

So today I picked up my new 3.5 month old nosy be panther from Trace and holy cow. I dont think I have ever seen such a colourful young gun.

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/512/2401Leon2_WEB-med.jpg

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/512/2401Leon1_WEB-med.jpg

Enjoy.

Jason

[meow_mix450]

omg, very very nice, he looks awesome

Meow

[HeatherRose]

He's awesome Jason!

[kidchameleon]

he looks great, and curious lol.

[panther_dude]

wow my baby nosy be doesnt have those colours lol thats wicked.
shes more of a redish but does show spots of blue along her body and lots of spots of blue on her head

[CDN-Cresties]

Great looking cham, now remember to post updated growth pics!!! :D

[Bartman]

I never understood colors in chameleons..cant they be anything they want?? :confused::D

[dank7oo]

Usually as babies the colours stay more of a dark grey or blackish colour and as they mature they colour intensify.

Jason

[meow_mix450]

well it all depends on there enviorment, if its like a forest there usually green, but i never did understand about nosy b cause there blue, but they blend in to there enviorment, if you were to put them in a orange room, they will try there best to be that colour but it wont happen. I could be wrong

Meow

[dank7oo]

And again you are :) LOL (:))

The cham changes colour primarily (if I am not mistaken) because of mood. For instance a very stressed chameleon will display a dark variation of their calm colours, a basking cham will show lighter colours, and the true colour change comes when fired up. For instance, if a male sambava panther saw another male or wanted to court a female and his resting colours were dark red, to show dominence he would display his 'fired up'colouration. Sambavas can turn orange, red, yellow, green etc.

A lot also depends on genetics/species. A chameleon from a poor genetic line may not show the colour intensity of a chameleon from a strong line. That is not to say it wont change colours, but perhaps not so brilliantly.

Speceis also plays a role. Panthers tend to be one of the better colour changers out there. Veileds for instance dont change colour all that much. An excited veiled mght display a brighter version of the colours it has whereas a panther could turn from totally green to totally red.

Example of my male Maroantsetra panther chamleeon Max. (Pictures taken within a few weeks of eachother)

Normal Colouration (8 months)

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/2401Max-comparingtohand_WEB-med.jpg

Just woke Up (9 months)

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/2401maxpinkawake.jpg

Fired up (9 months)

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/2401Maxcourting_WEB-med.jpg

Right now he wont get fired up .. he is the friendly giant of the chameleon world but when he sleeps he turns a bright red colour, and his resting colours ar essentially the same.

Hope this helps to clear things up a little.

Jason

[Melly18]

Jason your chameleons are awesome! i love nosy be chams! Max's has crazy coloring! I love it! Thanks for sharing :D

[meow_mix450]

i love it! very nice

Meow

[kidchameleon]

yeah jason, your chameleons are really nice.