Hi! I have a leopard tortoise that I got a few months ago, and I was wondering how old he is? Our guess was 3? He is around 10 inches. Also, I've seen that some people soak and bathe their tortoises? There is a wide but pretty shallow terracotta pot base with water semi-buried in his enclosure...
The dog house we got is insulated and sealed, and the door is on one side, so the heat stays in better. There's a think layer of timothy hay in the bottom as well. Would you suggest we get a heat pad? Or is there a specific heater that you recommend? The heat lamp we have was recommended, and it...
He already has a doghouse that he sleeps in at night, would you suggest that I put a heat lamp or something in that? Also, I read that leopard tortoises are okay as long as it gets above 70 degrees, and doesn't drop below 50 degrees? Thank you for letting me know, because I want him to be safe...
He is about 9 inches, and we think he's 3? (does that sound right?) And yes, we sometimes bring him inside, and we'll do that when the gardeners are coming. Thank you!
i was just feeding my leopard tortoise (our gardeners had just gotten here) and he started scrambling to get away and hide. usually he just goes for the food or water. it seemed like he was pretty scared so i put him somewhere he could hide, and when I was setting him down, he started scrambling...
Hi! I was just wondering if anyone knows if watermelon rinds are okay for leopard tortoises to eat? Also about how often can they eat fruits and treats? My tortoise also has a kind of a lot of pyramiding (he had it when we got him about a month ago). Any suggestions on what to do to fix it, or...
hi! i got a leopard tortoise about a month or 2 ago, and he had and has kind of a lot of pyramiding. is there any way to fix it or is it okay how it is?