Here are a few pictures of my Angulates enjoying a meal. They normally get to eat plants that are grown for them from their natural range, but every now and then they get a little extra, topped with calcium powder and multivitamin powder. The females are producing eggs quite regularly so a...
Hi Tom
I'm in the Eastern Cape. Leopard tortoises are possibly the most commonly kept species in South Africa. We are required to have a permit to keep or transport any wild reptile species. As he is a leopard tortoise he would look exactly like the ones we get in our Province. This species...
Hi guys. Unfortunately because we have no locality on him letting him go is not an option. As some of the previous replies correctly stated we have no idea how long he has been in captivity or if he could potentially spread diseases to other wild tortoises. There is also the problem of...
Today we got this young Leopard tortoise Geochelone pardalis pardalis. A guy was trying to sell him. Unfortunately because we have no idea where he came from he will now have to stay in captivity. There are so many bred in captivity you would think people could leave the wild ones alone.
Thank you very much! One of my females laid another egg today, so I'm pretty happy. Because they are a fairly small species they lay one egg at a time and a few over a season. I'm digging up the eggs and incubating them, so I'm hoping for a couple babies. I have never incubated tortoise eggs, so...
Yes there are / were pansys and Gazanias, they love those. I have a few succulents, some spekboom and one or two grasses. I also feed plantian (not sure on spelling) and dandelions. I used zucchini and carrots for veg, but not too often. I believe too much sugar is very bad for them.
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There are a few pictures I have on my phone I hope they come out Ok. I'm trying to stick to natural diets but I do give extra food, with a little calcium powder and a multivitamin powder. These little guys love their food and the plants in their enclosure show it.
My name is Michael and I’m from South Africa. I have been an avid herper for about 18 years keeping mainly snakes and a few lizard species. I occasionally would keep the odd G. pardalis while it was between homes. Recently I decided it was time to give these fascinating herps a try and I...