After I gave up my Russian tortoise, I regretted it since day one. I just couldn't live without her. I still see her sometimes and I know shes happy but its not the same. Sooooo... I decided to take the plunge and order a baby leopard tortoise from LLLreptile. She will be delivered on Wednesday. So I decided to come here and get some advice on this giantor species.
She will be approx 2" when delivered. So I got her a 36" x 24" x 10" cement mixing tray.
Substrate: 50% coco fiber, 25% sand, and 25% organic growing weeds and grass.
Lighting: 100W daytime basking light, 50W Night time red heating light, and a 10.0 UVB tube.
Food: Mustard, Dandelion, Collared greens, kale, endive, chicory, spring mix, mazuri tortoise pellets and some hay.
I also have a hide box for him.
I have a few questions for people who know about leo's. I heard 50% humidity is best, but Ive read other things where they are kept at 0-10%. What is the best? Also, do males or females get larger? Generally males but when I called LLL they told me that females tend to be larger, they just grow slower?
Anything else I should know? Thanks guys! Pictures to follow ofcourse
She will be approx 2" when delivered. So I got her a 36" x 24" x 10" cement mixing tray.
Substrate: 50% coco fiber, 25% sand, and 25% organic growing weeds and grass.
Lighting: 100W daytime basking light, 50W Night time red heating light, and a 10.0 UVB tube.
Food: Mustard, Dandelion, Collared greens, kale, endive, chicory, spring mix, mazuri tortoise pellets and some hay.
I also have a hide box for him.
I have a few questions for people who know about leo's. I heard 50% humidity is best, but Ive read other things where they are kept at 0-10%. What is the best? Also, do males or females get larger? Generally males but when I called LLL they told me that females tend to be larger, they just grow slower?
Anything else I should know? Thanks guys! Pictures to follow ofcourse