So I moved my leopards from my ranch to my house. I think one reason that mine are growing slower than some of their clutch mates is over crowding. I've never kept this many tortoises all in one enclosure long term, so I didn't realize how much of a problem it could be. Thanks to everyone who has been posting pics and sizes of theirs. Without you guys, and something to compare mine too, I might not have realized I had a problem as quickly. So I have switched their indoor cage from a 3x5' tub, to a 4x8' enclosed box. Seen here:
They have a bark/peat substrate. Two 100 watt CHEs on a thermostat set to 80. A 75 watt flood light for basking and a 4' flourescent tube to light it all up better. There is also a ZooMed Reptifogger on a timer. It comes on every hour or two for a few minutes. There are four hides, two water bowls and three feeding stations spread across the whole 8'. They are only in this at night now that summer is here.
Now on to the outside pen which we call "Leopard Land". Its 40' long and sort of triangle shaped. The big end is around 15' wide and it tapers down to about three feet on the pointy end. I've got roses bushes, rose of sharon, Cape honeysuckle and some shrubs all planted in there for food, shade and cover. During these hot summer days the sprinklers come on for a few minutes every hour or two. All the tortoises run up and down the entire pen. I have no doubt that if it were twice as big they would still pace the whole thing. I also ran 24" hardware cloth all along the wrought iron fence to keep unwanted critters out. Seems to be working so far.
Before:
After:
Here's the big end.
It tapers down to around 3' behind that bush.
This is the far corner. Its the narrowest spot in the enclosure and I just planted this Cape Honeysuckle bush here. They really seem to like this bush. Ever since I planted it, they really seem to like this end of the enclosure best.
They have a bark/peat substrate. Two 100 watt CHEs on a thermostat set to 80. A 75 watt flood light for basking and a 4' flourescent tube to light it all up better. There is also a ZooMed Reptifogger on a timer. It comes on every hour or two for a few minutes. There are four hides, two water bowls and three feeding stations spread across the whole 8'. They are only in this at night now that summer is here.
Now on to the outside pen which we call "Leopard Land". Its 40' long and sort of triangle shaped. The big end is around 15' wide and it tapers down to about three feet on the pointy end. I've got roses bushes, rose of sharon, Cape honeysuckle and some shrubs all planted in there for food, shade and cover. During these hot summer days the sprinklers come on for a few minutes every hour or two. All the tortoises run up and down the entire pen. I have no doubt that if it were twice as big they would still pace the whole thing. I also ran 24" hardware cloth all along the wrought iron fence to keep unwanted critters out. Seems to be working so far.
Before:
After:
Here's the big end.
It tapers down to around 3' behind that bush.
This is the far corner. Its the narrowest spot in the enclosure and I just planted this Cape Honeysuckle bush here. They really seem to like this bush. Ever since I planted it, they really seem to like this end of the enclosure best.
so your over crowded ? send one or five my way I got some room 
