2010 South African Leopard Thread.

[pugsandkids]

Such beautiful babies, I would love to get one. Maybe this summer...

 

[yagyujubei]

Gunny and Spartacus look great.

 

[Tom]

They are looking great Chris and Devon. They are super smooth and healthy looking.

 

[tortoises101]

Devon, your's are great looking too. Now I feel the urge to get one! Too bad I live in such a cold climate.

 

[coreyc]

Some pic's of Asher

Heres Katie

 

[Tom]

Nice.

 

[Robert]

Looking good Corey!

 

[jsphr90]

Alright, its official, I need to get a Pardalis!

 

[spikethebest]

Alright, its official, I need to get a Pardalis!

well keep your eyes posted in sept - nov later this year you get some freshly hatched GPP!

 

[ticothetort2]

WOW, everyone's little leps are looking so good. It's awesome seeing how different all of their shells are! I might have to start saving for later this year...

 

[ticothetort2]

Tico is just over 140 grams. Here's a few new pics...

 

[Robert]

Beautiful!

 

[Tom]

Tico looks fantastic! I have two that are 150 grams and my tiniest is now 88 grams. Tico is right up there with my biggest ones and his shell just looks great. I'm sooooo happy for you. And for the tortoise world. We obviously know how to grow a smooth leopard now!!! For those of us that have been keeping leopards for the last 20 years, this is MONUMENTAL! Thank all of you so much for giving me this tremendous gift.

 

[Edna]

Tica looks super! I am always amazed and just how symetrical his markings are. Wow!!

 

[coreyc]

He looks awesome

 

[Tom]

Here is there new pen. I just made it quickly by moving some blocks around. That's part of the big sulcata pen behind them. I intend to add a whole bunch of hiding spots and obstacles, but they burrow down into the weeds so well that I already have trouble finding them all.

This little one thinks he's a mountain climber.

 

[Seiryu]

This one looks he has an attitude, go ahead and send him my way. I'll be sure to keep him in line

They look great though. I'd be afraid too if I put taller plants in there. I did that with Thor in a 4x6 pen and sometimes it took me 10 minutes to find him.

 

[Tom]

The first 10 or so are fairly easy to find, but I have to search for a while to find the last few. They dig in and make little shelters at the bases of all those weeds and grass. They hide amazingly well down there and its surprisingly cool and humid. I think I'll drop a probe in one of their little cubby holes today and see what the temps and humidity are. Fun stuff.

 

[Badgemash]

Here's the babies growth chart, current today and reading from their first weigh-in last June, weights are in grams. You can see where Octavia and Mr.T got a bit stressed about the new babies arrival. Octavia is the undisputed champion, clocking in today at 293g and 10.3cm SCL and not even a year old yet.

-Devon

 

[Yvonne G]

I made a humid hide out of a burger basket last fall:

The last couple of mornings the hide was pushed to a new spot in the habitat each morning. Last night one of the babies was not in the hide, so I put him in front of the door and tried to push him inside. Well they've had an overnight growth spurt! Guess what? They don't fit in the door anymore!

Here's their picture in my Tupperware bowl last September, with this morning's picture in the same bowl. I'll try to place the pictures side-by-side:

Tom: Are you sure these aren't sulcatas?