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Hi, I'm new to the forum. I recently purchased a baby leopard from craigslist. (I'll say "he" as, of course it's too young to tell.) He is not in good shape. The owner cared for him, but not properly. Bad enclosure, bad substrate, only romaine lettuce, no calcium and no uvb bulb. I was not going to leave him, so I bought him. She says he's 16 months old. He is about 4 inch. His shell is deformed. My question is, at 16 months, and good husbandry, is there a chance his shell will return to somewhat normal? I'm not all about cosmetics, just curious. I have him in a 54 gal tub, cypress substrate, humid hide and started on a good diet (hay, grass, weeds, flowers, varied greens, calcium etc). I have an infra red bulb for night time, and a uvb for day. I'm keeping his enclosure covered in plastic and the temp and humidity are around 80deg/50%. So hoping he's not too far gone, and he'll be okay.
Can't seem to ad a picture, when I figure it out I will.
Can't seem to ad a picture, when I figure it out I will.