My Leopard Tortoise

[Sarah Winchester]

I have a Leopard Tortoise called Georgie she is between 12 and 18 months old love her to bits
I am Sarah and this is my first time owning a tortoise I have had her for 11 days now
Here are some pics of Georgie in her tortoise table and outside in her run

 

[wellington]

She is very cute. I would get some humidity in there for keeping her growing smooth. She has very slight pyramiding and it will not progress any further with humidity. Read Toms threads below for a better understanding.

 

[Sarah Winchester]

She is very cute. I would get some humidity in there for keeping her growing smooth. She has very slight pyramiding and it will not progress any further with humidity. Read Toms threads below for a better understanding.

What's the best way to get more humidity as I'm pretty new to this

 

[Sarah Winchester]

I read some and so has my husband we see what you mean she was like that when we got her from the pet shop I'm trying to do my best for her we bought her and the whole set up from them and nothing was said to us about humidity so glad I came on this forum

 

[Sarah Winchester]

Can someone tell me is this is the right stuff
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Canna-50L-C...UTF8&qid=1407177969&sr=8-3&keywords=Coco+coir
To use as substrate or buy the coco coir bricks ??

 

[wellington]

I would buy the bricks. I think you get more for your money. I have never heard of the stuff you posted in the link. I'm sure it would be fine though.
Unfortunately, there are still to many people, pet stores, vets, zoos, etc that don't know how to raise a tortoise properly. Yours has not been taken that bad care of, still fairly smooth. So,with your knowledge you have now and adding humidity, I bet when she is an adult, the slight pyramiding will not even be noticeable.

 

[Sarah Winchester]

Thank you for your help

 

[Sarah Winchester]

I found some coco coir bricks which I will order for Georgie
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Substrate-T...TF8&colid=2W36YAICY0PN5&coliid=I1TNDLFEAKX3D8
Look like the right stuff for her

 

[Sarah Winchester]

So I finally got round to getting a tape measure so I can measure him/her
03/08/14 280g weight
07/08/14 4 inches length
Think he/she is doing well according to shop I got Georgie from she is between 12 and 18months is the first chance I have had to weigh and measure him her

 

[ben awes]

You bought that tortoise just in the nick of time! She needs the place she spends the most time in to be humid - likely where she sleeps. It's not easy to raise humidity in their entire enclosure unless it's a completely sealed system. I've bred leopards for several years and I built a humid hide in part of their enclosure that is about 2'x4'x 18" tall with those walk-in plastic freezer flaps for a door so they can walk in and out on their own. (You can find clear plastic floor mats by the role at hardware stores, typically used to protect carpet I think, and just make slices in that). Then I just stuck a cool mist humidifier in the humid hide and have it running 24/7. It's not ideal but it gets the humidity up to 60% - 70%. Lastly, leopards are susceptible to RNS (runny nose) and it's almost always due to temps too low.

Congrats on that little gal. She'll bring you lots of joy!

 

[Sarah Winchester]

Ok thanks Ben gonna look into doing a humidity hide box , have ordered the substrate coco coir, he/she is lovely and love her

 

[Sarah Winchester]

Georgie with his new substrate she is loving it

 

[TortMomma]

Did you make that tortoise table or buy it? It's adorable!


Mommy to:
Nevan- 8yr old human
Arden- Pappillon
Ella-Chihuahua
Toby-Tortoise shell cat
Tinka- Tabby cat
Rex- Ball python
Penny- Eastern Box turtle hatchling
Poppy- Russian tortoise

 

[Sarah Winchester]

Did you make that tortoise table or buy it? It's adorable!

Mommy to:
Nevan- 8yr old human
Arden- Pappillon
Ella-Chihuahua
Toby-Tortoise shell cat
Tinka- Tabby cat
Rex- Ball python
Penny- Eastern Box turtle hatchling
Poppy- Russian tortoise

I bought it yes it's adoreable

 

[TortMomma]

What is the brand name?


Mommy to:
Nevan- 8yr old human
Arden- Pappillon
Ella-Chihuahua
Toby-Tortoise shell cat
Tinka- Tabby cat
Rex- Ball python
Penny- Eastern Box turtle hatchling
Poppy- Russian tortoise

 

[Sarah Winchester]

What is the brand name?


Mommy to:
Nevan- 8yr old human
Arden- Pappillon
Ella-Chihuahua
Toby-Tortoise shell cat
Tinka- Tabby cat
Rex- Ball python
Penny- Eastern Box turtle hatchling
Poppy- Russian tortoise

Vivexotic viva tortoise table they also do an extension for when the tortoise gets bigger

 

[TortMomma]

Awesome thanks!!


Mommy to:
Nevan- 8yr old human
Arden- Pappillon
Ella-Chihuahua
Toby-Tortoise shell cat
Tinka- Tabby cat
Rex- Ball python
Penny- Eastern Box turtle hatchling
Poppy- Russian tortoise

 

[Sarah Winchester]

Awesome thanks!!


Mommy to:
Nevan- 8yr old human
Arden- Pappillon
Ella-Chihuahua
Toby-Tortoise shell cat
Tinka- Tabby cat
Rex- Ball python
Penny- Eastern Box turtle hatchling
Poppy- Russian tortoise

That's ok they are really nice

 

[Sarah Winchester]

My Georgie eating his/her food this morning

 

[Sh3wulf]

Georgie is very cute and well loved