Linhdan Nguyen
Well-Known Member
Theyre gorgeous!
Cant wait until im settled and am able to raise my own pp !
Cant wait until im settled and am able to raise my own pp !
I figured since I post pictures of my leopard tortoise group quite often it might be best to create my own thread that way a story is told over time. So here is my group minus two more 3month olds I will be receiving once it warms up.
Now I will be the first to admit that I have mistakes over the last 2 years working with this species that I wish I could go back and correct, but unfortunately sometimes we simply have to live and learn. I would love to say that every tortoise I acquired lived and was flourishing but I have lost a handful over the last two years for various reasons.
First and foremost I'm certain some of my babies that didn't make it were simply victims of hatchling failure syndrome. They would look great for a month or so then turn south in a flash while others in the exact same care were flourishing. Others were lost to a vicious ant invasion last winter that broke my heart.
I hope to share what I've experienced over the last few years to help others avoid the same heartache.
I'm by no means an expert on this species yet, but I feel that my experience is starting to narrow down a good path of raising these beautiful tortoises. I owe A TON to the loyal members of TFO that have raised and are currently working with this species and sharing their knowledge. My hope is that this thread can participate in the growing knowledge of this wonderful species so we can begin to see more and more babies reach adulthood.
Here is a quick (and honest) recap of my group with pictures below.
KateZ to be honest I didn't do a whole lot of weighing when they were young. So I wouldn't be much help in that arena. Sometimes when they are that young a good poop can change their weight lol. Sorry I wish I was more help with that question.Hi,
They are all lovely. You have so many at or about one year of age. What is the average weight for my little guy? He was 173 g this morning. First time on scale. Just purchased him. He is just over one year.
Those are outstanding pp juveniles. If the breeder was Chris Rodriquez, others please be careful when buying from him. I had a bad experience with hatchling failure syndrome ( Failure to Thrive) with three pp babies I got from Mr. Rodriguez. All three died a slow death over 6 weeks. I provided ideal conditions and took them to a reptile vet multiple times. The three tortoises I received were runts nothing like the strong animals you show. I think Chris is producing a lot of hatchling and selling some unhealthy unthrifty animals. I wish he would have been kind enough to send me strong well formed animals in the first place or returned my $800. Be very careful who you buy your animals from. There are many self tortoise and turtle breeders
Looking Fantastic, Guess the new method is working?Baby #1 (Fat Face) at 4 weeks since arrival
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