Came home from the weekend away and no progress, just pacing, no digging - even on the plywood. Gave her a long bath, allowed the male back in, covered the dirt area again, and just watched. Last night, she stayed and paced in sort of a circle right over the plywood that covers her dirt area...
Yes, I think I am selling him a bit short, but the truth is he is short, really short! and he can hardly reach over the top of the enclosure and there is no way without climbing fully into the enclosure that he could do it. but I think you are right, I will have to ask him to do it - climb in...
Hi all, I live in MN and have two adult P. Pardalis Leopards. All my breeding and hatching happens in-doors. My female laid 4 clutches last year about 33-34 days apart - her first ever. This year she has laid 2 clutches 29 days apart and today marks day 28. Two days ago she started pacing...
Well, you're probably right about the white dish. It is about 20 years old and I have soaked the tortoise food in it for 8 years. Believe me it gets washed, but 8 years of soaking mauzuri in it will create a stain, but maybe its time to trade it in!
I do feed tons of dandelion, some...
I appreciate your info - thanks, I have wondered about the right amount of Mazuri - they do love it and would eat as much as I gave them it they could. Where do you get your cactus from, and where are you from?
Ben
There was a question last week about what and how to feed Leopards and it got me thinking that one of the reasons I chose Leopards as a pet was that from my research it seemed that once set up feeding was not overly difficult, or expensive. I don't know about you but convienience and expense...
Thanks folks for the input. I have to imagine that light must effect the eggs in some way - even if small, but I really don't have way of keeping it dark all the time.
On to your questions Tom, I have two adult P. Pardalis (I posted their growth collage photo a week or two ago). I have...
A question for those of you who have hatched Leopard Tortoises - when incubating the eggs, should they be kept in the dark all the time? Does it matter if the incubator is in the same room as the torts, meaning that when the lights are on in the room, light also goes into the incubator?
I...
Thought I would post the growth timeline photo collage of my Pardalis Pardalis Leopards Aphrodite and Hercules (and our a new hatchling) just for fun! I pay way closer attention to these guys growth and changes than my own kids! I wish I would have layed my kids next to this rock every year -...
yagyujubei - thanks for the note. Yes, this is her second clutch of this year. She laid 5 in the first and 7 yesterday. Last year she laid 4 clutches and no eggs have hatched from the first two, only the 3rd and 4th. We'll see what happens with these! This turned out to be quite the deal...
I've have been trying to find some time to load up some pics of my leopards. I raise Pardalis Pardalis Leopards and tonight has proved to be the perfect moment because my female, Aphrodite has just started to dig a hole for her second clutch of the year. She laid her first clutch 29 days ago...
Good morning to you all. I appreciate the very warm welcome and I can see that everyone (like me) loves to see photos! (No one requested a photo of me, just my torts! - what am I, chopped liver? ;)). Actually i am under a couple crazy work deadlines but I promise I will post some pics as soon...
No one is more surprised than me! I hoped she would produce, but I had no idea when. From what I could find out, even from Richard Fife, there is no set age. I think because she reached a certain size she was ready. She rocketed to 20 pounds and then slowed way down over the past 3 years...
Hello, I am Ben from Minnesota. I have been obsessed with my P. Pardalis Leopards ever since I got my first 8 years ago. Somehow, in all my thousands of hours online I never dug into this site and so I have missed all the great info/people here. I am glad I finally woke up!
I got my...
Yes, both Pardalis Pardalis. I've had my first hatchlings ever this year - 9 so far, all healthy - very exciting. I am in Minnesota, so mostly indoors.
I have two Leopards, one 5years and one 8 years. I weighed mine every week since they were hatchlings.
the 5 year old was:
1lb 2oz - 2 years
3lb 6oz - 3 years
7lb 8oz - 4 years
11lb 6oz - 5 years
the 8 year old was:
1lb 9oz - 2 years
5lb 6oz - 3 years
11lb 2oz - 4 years
19lb 8oz -...