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?
