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...
I have read the diet advice for leopards and sulcatas. I have a few remaining questions for young/mature leopard tortoises.
1. Raw sweet potato or cooked? Other potato?
2. Grass at a young age?
3. Eggs, cod liver oil, fish products, or shrimp?
The aquarium I got came with a mesh lid. But I read here on TF that a closed aquarium is prefarable. Please advise on how to buy or make so the animal can still breathe.
To make this post interesting, I included a picture of Loyalty's indoor house in Ventura County. He also has an outdoor...
This is my first post! Loyalty is less than a year old but already looks to be a male based on anal scutes and tail. Any chance it's a female?
Note: It's a pardalis pardalis from LLL Reptile in Escondido.