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Beautiful pic!

Nice round shape

Why does outdoor time limit growth?

PEC is a melanistic (dark) tortoise? Is that very rare. I've only seen one of those on the forum, a hatchling, and everyone was going crazy over it. But the tortoise looks normal as a baby. Did I miss something, or when did it get so dark?

Thanks, Yvonne. Wow, so there really was a bunch of work before I received him. It was LLL reptiles, I think, in Escondido. I have no idea who the breeder was.

Here are some pics from today for comparison

Here are two more pics from that time (July 2017):

Pet store estimated 6 months. What do you think? The picture is from July 2017.

Loyalty

Nice compilation. So it is true that they really can get that large. Maybe one of these days someone will import some eggs, start a colony in the US.

Ha ha! Is that the little bugger who wouldn't grow? Hallelujah!

Wow, looks great! Last time we saw Torterra she looked like a little baby.

Wow, is that a Male-Female pair? Which is which?

Can we have a pic? Presumably you got a hatchling.... For those with more experience, when has the most vulnerable time passed for a Leopard, past when it is likely to live to adulthood?

Forgive me if I am wrong, but from what I understand, the lifespan of a leopard tortoise is shorter in captivity. Since many wild tortoises will not survive to adulthood, is this just a matter of superior fitness? I do suspect there are certain captivity restraints in almost all circumstances...