Hi Everyone,
So happy I found this forum. I’ve recently bought two leopard tortoise. I bought them from a selling site and was told they were babies. When I arrived to see them they were a lot bigger than I thought or really wanted at that point. But when I saw the condition the tortoise were living in I just couldn’t leave them there. I was told they were 4-5 years old when I arrived. They were in a wooden tray 22” x 40” with nothing underneath them just a wooden board. Which had quite a lot of excrement in it and was very smelly. A bowl with water and a plate with sliced apple on it. They also had a lamp over one corner with a 15cm shade on it. My plan is to keep them indoors during the cold winter months.
So my questions are if anyone could please help?
What’s the best substrate to put down for this age tortoise?
What temperature to they need to be kept at?
What temperature should the basking area be at?
I would also like to find out if I have males/females. But more than anything what them to be comfortable and happy
So happy I found this forum. I’ve recently bought two leopard tortoise. I bought them from a selling site and was told they were babies. When I arrived to see them they were a lot bigger than I thought or really wanted at that point. But when I saw the condition the tortoise were living in I just couldn’t leave them there. I was told they were 4-5 years old when I arrived. They were in a wooden tray 22” x 40” with nothing underneath them just a wooden board. Which had quite a lot of excrement in it and was very smelly. A bowl with water and a plate with sliced apple on it. They also had a lamp over one corner with a 15cm shade on it. My plan is to keep them indoors during the cold winter months.
So my questions are if anyone could please help?
What’s the best substrate to put down for this age tortoise?
What temperature to they need to be kept at?
What temperature should the basking area be at?
I would also like to find out if I have males/females. But more than anything what them to be comfortable and happy