Hello all,
My name is Corey and my leopard tortoise’s name is Ted. We live in Leona Valley CA (Southern California). We bought Ted from a pet store when he was about 3 weeks old and he was raised in a semi dry environment until I found this forum. He is now about one year old and I have recently dramatically changed his environment since being on this forum. The first picture is of the tortoise table that I had him in for about the first 10 months of his life. The humidity was at 50%-60%. When I realized this was not good and he wasn’t growing, I found @Elohi and pictures of the enclosure that she had setup, so I bought the same garden bed setup from amazon (please see the next few pictures). I also set up a humidifier, two CHE’s, a UVB, and his basking spot. Now, his humidity is usually about 85-90% during the day and his cold side is at 78-80 degrees. His basking spot is 95-105 degrees during the day. I turn on a night heat lamp and leave on one of the CHE’s at night. The temperature stays at about 78-80 degrees and his humidity stays at about 80% at night. I feed him spring mix, dandelion greens, collard greens, herbal hay from tortoise supply, and he always has fresh plants in his enclosure (kalanchoe, climbing aloe, marigolds, petunias, and a boston fern). I also bought an opuntia (spineless cactus) to start adding to his diet. He gets calcium supplements and mazuri. I soak him every night. Ted is really active and loves his new enclosure. He currently weighs 190g and is a year old. He is a slow grower and has some pyramiding, but I’m hoping his increased humidity helps with this. He is a very sweet tortoise and likes to be held and paid attention to. What do you guys think? Any suggestions?
My name is Corey and my leopard tortoise’s name is Ted. We live in Leona Valley CA (Southern California). We bought Ted from a pet store when he was about 3 weeks old and he was raised in a semi dry environment until I found this forum. He is now about one year old and I have recently dramatically changed his environment since being on this forum. The first picture is of the tortoise table that I had him in for about the first 10 months of his life. The humidity was at 50%-60%. When I realized this was not good and he wasn’t growing, I found @Elohi and pictures of the enclosure that she had setup, so I bought the same garden bed setup from amazon (please see the next few pictures). I also set up a humidifier, two CHE’s, a UVB, and his basking spot. Now, his humidity is usually about 85-90% during the day and his cold side is at 78-80 degrees. His basking spot is 95-105 degrees during the day. I turn on a night heat lamp and leave on one of the CHE’s at night. The temperature stays at about 78-80 degrees and his humidity stays at about 80% at night. I feed him spring mix, dandelion greens, collard greens, herbal hay from tortoise supply, and he always has fresh plants in his enclosure (kalanchoe, climbing aloe, marigolds, petunias, and a boston fern). I also bought an opuntia (spineless cactus) to start adding to his diet. He gets calcium supplements and mazuri. I soak him every night. Ted is really active and loves his new enclosure. He currently weighs 190g and is a year old. He is a slow grower and has some pyramiding, but I’m hoping his increased humidity helps with this. He is a very sweet tortoise and likes to be held and paid attention to. What do you guys think? Any suggestions?