What are the main differences in appearance and disposition between Babcocki and Pardalis?
You pb is a mix, as so many are. This really muddies the waters, so to speak.This photo sums up the entirety of my Leo experience. It shows my pb and pp side by side. They both hatched last year, and I've had them since August.
The pp is much less likely to duck into her shell when approached or handled.
Both will readily eat Mazuri from my hand or approach the food dish even with me standing above.View attachment 267331
Have you done a search on this topic? In years past we've had multiple threads on this topic.What are the main differences in appearance and disposition between Babcocki and Pardalis?
Are there specific characteristics you see or is it an overall appearance that's different?You pb is a mix, as so many are. This really muddies the waters, so to speak.
The skin freckles and scute patterns say: "Mix!" Most "regular" leopards sold here in the US are a mix of genetics from multiple locations.Are there specific characteristics you see or is it an overall appearance that's different?
I was given no guarantee of its lineage when I obtained it and assumed it would be unlikely to have pp blood.
Are there specific characteristics you see or is it an overall appearance that's different?
I was given no guarantee of its lineage when I obtained it and assumed it would be unlikely to have pp blood.
How can you assert the pb is a mix if you don't know it's lineage? If you mean a mix of various pb genetics from various pb locals then that's highly likely. I just don't understand the necessity to assert that ?You pb is a mix, as so many are. This really muddies the waters, so to speak.
Have you ever seen pure pb? Ones of known lineage? I have. Three types. They don't look like the one in the pic here. The one in the picture here looks like the typical pb pp mixes that we see so many of. Like the mixes out of friend's tortoises that I've hatched myself.How can you assert the pb is a mix if you don't know it's lineage? If you mean a mix of various pb genetics from various pb locals then that's highly likely. I just don't understand the necessity to assert that ?
You might want to go look at pictures of wild leopards from their various regions. Freckles occur in the vast majority of the areas. The density and size of the freckles vary, but it's far more common in the various wild locals than what we in the US assume.
Thanks @samkerns1. The photo comparison really nails it.This photo sums up the entirety of my Leo experience. It shows my pb and pp side by side. They both hatched last year, and I've had them since August.
The pp is much less likely to duck into her shell when approached or handled.
Both will readily eat Mazuri from my hand or approach the food dish even with me standing above.View attachment 267331
The skin freckles and scute patterns say: "Mix!" Most "regular" leopards sold here in the US are a mix of genetics from multiple locations.
There are at least 6 people right here on this forum that are knowingly and intentionally making SA mixes. It is a pretty typical practice out in the world to go ahead and put leopards with other leopards. I don't like it, but nothing I can do about it.
Have you ever seen pure pb? Ones of known lineage? I have. Three types. They don't look like the one in the pic here. The one in the picture here looks like the typical pb pp mixes that we see so many of. Like the mixes out of friend's tortoises that I've hatched myself.
I asserted it because samkerns1 thinks he/she has a pb, and he/she doesn't. (Sorry samkerns1. I don't know your gender.) I'm correcting misinformation when I see it, just like I always do.