Is this a leopard tortoise?

[Jeansie1988]

Hi all,

I am thinking of buying this tortoise, just wanted to know if it is a leopard, also would this one be 4 years old?? Seems kinda small for it.

 

[dmmj]

Leopard just a little darker than others, can't comment on age.

 

[JoesMum]

Age and size cannot be directly linked. All torts grow at different rates depending on diet and environment.

 

[tortadise]

That is indeed a leopard. Would be a total geuss at age, but given that it had good husbandry was fed a proper diet and all other crucial aspects were in line with top notch care, looks around the size a typical pardalis babcocki would be, they kinda grow slow, but some grow faster. Id put his age in that range. But no certain way of knowing.

 

[Jeansie1988]

Just out of curiousity what would these sell for?

 

[tortadise]

couple hundred at that size.

 

[dmmj]

Because of the coloring, it is different, I think most people would try to sell it at a premium price.

 

[wellington]

That is indeed a leopard. Would be a total geuss at age, but given that it had good husbandry was fed a proper diet and all other crucial aspects were in line with top notch care, looks around the size a typical pardalis babcocki would be, they kinda grow slow, but some grow faster. Id put his age in that range. But no certain way of knowing.

What make you think it is a cross of a pardalis and a babcocki. You do know they are two different kinds of leopards? The pardalis grows larger and usually faster then the babcocki.

 

[tortadise]

That is indeed a leopard. Would be a total geuss at age, but given that it had good husbandry was fed a proper diet and all other crucial aspects were in line with top notch care, looks around the size a typical pardalis babcocki would be, they kinda grow slow, but some grow faster. Id put his age in that range. But no certain way of knowing.

What make you think it is a cross of a pardalis and a babcocki. You do know they are two different kinds of leopards? The pardalis grows larger and usually faster then the babcocki.

I didnt mean for it to come off as a mix, I meant it is a geochelone pardalis babcocki and not a gechelone pardalis pardalis. The smaller of the two. A mix would be a pardalisxbabcocki. Sorry I didnt write it out very clearly.

 

[wellington]

That is indeed a leopard. Would be a total geuss at age, but given that it had good husbandry was fed a proper diet and all other crucial aspects were in line with top notch care, looks around the size a typical pardalis babcocki would be, they kinda grow slow, but some grow faster. Id put his age in that range. But no certain way of knowing.

What make you think it is a cross of a pardalis and a babcocki. You do know they are two different kinds of leopards? The pardalis grows larger and usually faster then the babcocki.

I didnt mean for it to come off as a mix, I meant it is a geochelone pardalis babcocki and not a gechelone pardalis pardalis. The smaller of the two. A mix
would be a pardalisxbabcocki. Sorry I didnt write it out very clearly.

Thanks for clarifying. But I was hoping you could have told me how you new it was a mix. Darn

 

[tortadise]

Oh yes indeed I am very aware of the differences I have had many pardalis pardalis, and have 4 pardalis babcocki

 

[DesertGrandma]

That is indeed a leopard. Would be a total geuss at age, but given that it had good husbandry was fed a proper diet and all other crucial aspects were in line with top notch care, looks around the size a typical pardalis babcocki would be, they kinda grow slow, but some grow faster. Id put his age in that range. But no certain way of knowing.

What make you think it is a cross of a pardalis and a babcocki. You do know they are two different kinds of leopards? The pardalis grows larger and usually faster then the babcocki.

Wellington, he didn't say it was a cross. The two subspecies are called pardalis pardalis or pardalis babcocki. He is saying it is a pardalis babocki.

 

[tortadise]

Sometimes I get in that stage of just typing and not re-reading or self editing.

 

[wellington]

Oh yes indeed I am very aware of the differences I have had many pardalis pardalis, and have 4 pardalis babcocki

Sorry I didn't even pay attention to who wrote it. If I would have, I wouldn't have questioned. I do that sometimes, not pay attention to all of it or who wrote it. Please forgive me, (on hands and knees begging forgiveness)

 

[tortadise]

Oh yes indeed I am very aware of the differences I have had many pardalis pardalis, and have 4 pardalis babcocki

Sorry I didn't even pay attention to who wrote it. If I would have, I wouldn't have questioned. I do that sometimes, not pay attention to all of it or who wrote it. Please forgive me, (on hands and knees begging forgiveness)

PSHHH c'mon now, no need for appologies, or kneeling. I do it all the time too. Sometimes I even skim so fast through post, I ask questions that are clearly stated in the text, and then I embarasse myself by asking the question. Were just the excitable type one here

 

[wellington]

Thanks, I hear ya

 

[Neal]

Seems slightly small for a 4 year old...but as someone said, it could just be genetics.

Doesn't look all too bad.