New Tortie

[johnkarabas]

Just picked up my new leopard . About one yr old. I have him in a 40 gallon tank with a power sun light , and 100% cedar substrate. Also a log to hide in. the temp is 95 degrees under the light and 80 degrees at the far end of the tank.Any thoughts on how often I should soak him? Or feeding ideas? Any tips would be greatly appreciated.

John j

 

[pam]

Congratulations on your new Leopard I am sure someone will come along with lots of info on leopards for u I own Russians so I am not alot of help to you sorry. We would love to see some pictures of your new Leopard

 

[Tom]

Cedar emits toxic fumes. It is especially bad in a small closed environment. You need to get him out of there right now.

Your temps sound good, but you need a humid hide box for him. Here are some helpful threads:
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/Thread-Helpful-Threads#axzz1qc1jTByt

 

[tortadise]

I agree. Cedar trees have oils in them that are only safe for rodent use. Use eucalyptus or cypress mulch (non colored).

 

[Neal]

For a leopard that is a year old, I would recommend soaking every other day or every two days depending on what your schedule is like.

There's a lot to suggest with feeding, how about you tell us what your feeding plans are?

Other than that, get him in the sun as much as possible. Good luck and show us some pictures!

 

[dmarcus]

Congrats on the new tortoise...

 

[johnkarabas]

Tom, I was mistaken it is cypress. Thanks for the heads up.

 

[NudistApple]

I agree. Cedar trees have oils in them that are only safe for rodent use. Use eucalyptus or cypress mulch (non colored).

In the spirit of not spreading misinformation, cedar is inappropriate and dangerous for all rodents as well. Same goes for pine.

 

[WallieTheTortoise]

In the spirit of not spreading misinformation, cedar is inappropriate and dangerous for all rodents as well. Same goes for pine.

That's true (used to own hamsters)...I wonder why they still have it on petstore shelves.

 

[DanaLachney]

In the spirit of not spreading misinformation, cedar is inappropriate and dangerous for all rodents as well. Same goes for pine.

This is definitely true for gerbils

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Wait pine isn't good for them either?

 

[Jacob]

Congrats
You can soak every two-three days..