ChiefZane6
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It is Factual Leopard Tortoises can "swim" but it is more of a float. They slowly make their ways across rivers and lakes. Only speaking for East African Pardalis leopards which are known and can be seen crossing the large bodies of water and are found living on floating islands across Baringo Lake and Turkana Lake near the Great Rift Valley. I believe there is a scene in a National Geographic documentary of Leopards being found on random floating islands of vegetation.No its not. I did a thread hear a few years ago with one of my sulcatas swimming. Galops and Aldabras are also known swimmers. And tortoise are not available in "breeds". They are all different species, with an occasional subspecies division. No breeds.
To answer your question: Offer your tortoise a shallow pond with a gently sloping bottom and allow him to choose to enter the water, or not, in warm weather. Do not try to "teach" your tortoise to swim. They can drown, there is no benefit, and it could be quite stressful for some. No reason to do this. Get a slider if you want to see some swimming.