New Leopard Tortoise baby~sub species?

[MasterOogway]

Hi this is my new Leopard Tortoise baby. I was wondering what sub-species and any other information that would let me know more about him/her. age 3 months & 2 1/4"

 

[wellington]

Babcocki . Check out the threads below in my post. All of them are great for raising a leopard.

 

[Kapidolo Farms]

http://www.tortoiseforum.org/thread-62390.html

Will

 

[Clementine]

What a cutie!

 

[MasterOogway]

Thank you for the links , help, & compliments !!

 

[TortoiseBoy1999]

Babcocki.

 

[mainey34]

What a beautiful little baby....

 

[Neal]

Yes, babcocki. But as Will pointed out, officially there are no sub species recognized in leopard tortoises.

I think it's more correct to ask if your leopard is a South African leopard or not.

 

[LeopardTortLover]

South African being spots or no spots? (in layman's terms)

 

[Neal]

Among other different characteristics. Here is a thread showing pictures of the different types: http://www.tortoiseforum.org/thread-27409.html

 

[LeopardTortLover]

Thats a brilliant thread!

 

[Sh3wulf]

Benny continues to stump me. Any thoughts on sub species?

 

[CtTortoiseMom]

Benny continues to stump me. Any thoughts on sub species?

Huh, maybe he has a little GPP & GPB.

 

[LeopardTortLover]

Id say Babcocki

 

[Sh3wulf]

Could it be possible he's cross bred? He has a double spot at the front and very wide spots on some other areas of his shell.
He's very friendly and loves to explore even at only a year old

 

[DesertGrandma]

Definitetely not South African. You will never know if there is a little mix in there. Just call him a babcocki.

 

[Sh3wulf]

Benny the babcoki it is lol

 

[BeeBee*BeeLeaves]

Both of these little leopards are darling! All leopards are like little unexpected works of art the way they change as they grow. Love. I love that little mouth wide open, eating right away after you got him/her. A very good thing! Congrats on your new little! : )

And the little mix-maybe is darling, too. I have read that it is hard to say but that perhaps many leopards could have a mix of both pardalis and babcocki in them to some degree. More babcocki in the states however. One observation. The substrate looks like it might be rough to walk on. Have you considered coco coir? I love the stuff and it really keeps the humidity up which is helpful to prevent pyramiding. : )