I have caught my 2 leopard tortoises in the act several times now. I had been suspecting something was going on when my female was dirty on the edges of her backside on her carapace. I am not sure if they are big enough to lay eggs or fertilize eggs yet. My female weighs 3926 grams today. I looked back at the pictures of last time I weighed her and she was 3455 grams. I thought it wasn't that long ago, so I checked the date of the last weighing and I was surprised to see it was only June 1st. So in 18 days, she gained 471 grams! That's a pound! I did just start giving them mazuri again, but I still think that's a huge gain for that little amount of time.
Is a weight gain like that normal or is it more normal for a female who is growing a crop of eggs inside? Either way, I'm excited that I'm closer to having baby tortoises from my tortoises. I think my female Greek is digging nests too. I dug up the suspect place, but found nothing. She had mud on her back half of her carapace about a week ago.
My male leopard weighs only 1709 grams.
Is a weight gain like that normal or is it more normal for a female who is growing a crop of eggs inside? Either way, I'm excited that I'm closer to having baby tortoises from my tortoises. I think my female Greek is digging nests too. I dug up the suspect place, but found nothing. She had mud on her back half of her carapace about a week ago.
My male leopard weighs only 1709 grams.