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Latin name:Coleus amboinicus/Coleus aromaticus Common name (USA): Spanish Thyme/French Thyme Common Name (Philippines): Oregano i have checked tortoisetable plant database and there is no information about this plant. is this ok for leopard tortoises? i have a large pot of it for decoration...

I feed a varied diet to my torts but my exotic vet's recent patient made me think twice. The attached top photo shows the xray of urates on a sulcata that was fed a varied diet. The bottom photo shows the blockage is almost gone after a few weeks on all grass diet. My vet told me that the best...

Hello. Please indulge me on this one. I just need your educated guesses. I know it is too early to tell the sex of my 5.5 inch tortoises, but when the day cones, it will be nice to know if differences in young tortoise tails have any relevance to their actual sex. Their tails have been...

Hi guys. Long time no post for me.....i thought i'd share comparison photos from mid November 2014 to May 2015. What do you think of the progress? The lengths now are 5.5 inches for the bigger ones and 3.75 inches for the smaller. From around 4 and 3 inches when the older photos were taken.

hi guys. have any of you tried this heating product? https://www.brinsea.com/p-375-ecoglow-20-chick-brooder.aspx i do not like how CHEs heat a very small space. next to the CHE it's very hot, but drastic drop in temps as object goes farther. when my tortoises move away from it just a foot...

hi guys. one of my leopards developed RNS. most of the cases I read about, the tortoise is acting normal (eating and active). i think mine is serious since he will not eat. as a remedy, temps have been rised by minimum of 5 degrees all around, it has been 5 days and there is little...

pardon the title..i've read Tom's posts about stopping it so i know i can. but i think in the case of Tom's leopards, he has PREVENTED it, not stopped any pyramiding since what he started with were hatchlings w/o any pyramiding. i do not have the opprtunity to start with perfect specimen, but...

from what i have read, appetite and growth rate vary a lot among leopards. i just want to know if one of my leopards' appetite is within the normal range. Since separating my leopards, I noticed that one of them is not feeding as well as the others, based on the amount of leftovers. I used to...

i have an idea of putting a maze in my leopard tortoise grazing pen. i think that with this, the torts will have to walk/explore more, rather than just making a beeline for whaterver they fancy. with daily observation, i have noted that they each have favorite spots, and they seldom walk the...

Have any of you guys fed this to your torts? It's another ground cover that grows well here. Takes well to abuse so I'm planning to add it to my grazing pen. Not going to feed it as a staple, just want to add as part of a varied diet. Mine are leopards by the way.

hello. i have a question for experienced leopard tort keepers, how long does it take for food to pass from one end to the other? i've always thought that it took a couple of days or maybe even a week, but i had a shocking surprise this morning. to give a little background: yesterday, as i...

hello everyone!! i planted some fodder seed mix on my grazing pen. the seeds are now sprouting and my leopards are showing special attention to the baby plants. i thought it's a good thing that they like what i planted, but while going over some tortoise articles, I came across info that...

hi guys. is yawning a bad sign? very recently, i've seen my leopards appear to be yawning. they open wide and hold it for half a second to 2 seconds...i don't think it's the mouth breathing that comes with RI, but i have not really seen that so, I am a bit concerned. i never saw them yawn...

anybody here has an idea if these are ok for leopards? it's non-toxic to humans, sometimes eaten as a salad in southeast asia. it sprouts naturally in my outdoor grazing pen. i do not want to remove anything that can add variety to a natural diet, but i do not want to risk it either. the reason...

i hope somebody here is familiar with Gynura procumbens. It's a popular medicinal plant from southeast asia, supposedly helps cure and prevent a wide range of illnesses. almost everybody who has tried it personally has nothing but praises for the plants medicinal powers, so I want to give it...

Hi guys. In the list of things to check when getting a new tortoise, it says don't get one with any shell damage/injury. Does this include old injuries or just recent ones? The reason I ask is I am going to get one more. Available options are 4 inches or 3 inches...the 3 inch would fit nicely...

Hi guys, I recently pruchased two leopards from a local reptile importer. I chose the best looking(healthwise) and most active in the bunch. Both are 3 inchers, the other is 130 grams, but the other is only 95 grams. Is 95 underwieght? The light one appears healthy, eats rather well for a...

Hi...i got two baby leopards 5 days ago. All was ok for few days...but yesterday 1 started refusing food. Today it's not moving except when soaked. They were housed together but now separated. Have a vet appointment this afternoon, but still very worried. It seems to quick to be our fault....the...