South African Leopard and hibernation

[Tom]

Leopards don't hibernate

Did you read the posts on this thread?

 

[BeeBee*BeeLeaves]

Thank you Yashil, for sharing such interesting and much needed information about our little leopards' home land. Very grateful! : )

 

[Yashil Ghazi]

Only a pleasure everyone
Im glad i could be helpful in some way.

I will make arrangments to go to a closeby game park. I hear that they have a large number of tortoises. When I go, I will be sure to take some photos and post them on TF to show what their landscape is like and what they look like.


May God bless all reptiles.

 

[diamondbp]

That would be awesome Yashil! I look forward to it

 

[mikeh]

Can't wait to see those Yashill!


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[Levi the Leopard]

Re: RE: South African Leopard and hibernation

I will make arrangments to go to a close by game park. I hear that they have a large number of tortoises. When I go, I will be sure to take some photos and post them on TF to show what their landscape is like and what they look like

I'd be very interested in using some of your information. Looking forward to seeing/ reading about what you find!

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[Yashil Ghazi]

Ive spoken to one of my friends from school today.he says his mum and dad will be able to take us along to the KZN iTaala game reserve. They apparently also have an area with a large collection of torts that they have found in the reserve.( just incase we dont see some in the reserve ) aswell as a large population of wild ones in the reserve.

IL be going in two weeks (im in the middle of my trials exam ) but I will be sure to report back to TFO.

I must say that I am not an expert on leopard torts , as I am simply a rookie owner who is looking to learn more about my beautiful pet .

Ive added some pics of the lions that they have in this park (taken by my friend just recently ) just to give you an idea of the type of landscape that we are talking about.

May God bless all reptiles.

 

[BeeBee*BeeLeaves]

Oh goodness. Oh goody. I cannot wait to hear about your trip! Yay! Thank you for thinking of us!

 

[yagyujubei]

I love the lions.

 

[Levi the Leopard]

Re: RE: South African Leopard and hibernation

I must say that I am not an expert on leopard torts ,

Dude, that's ok. You have something amazing to offer us..you live on location

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[Tom]

I don't know about you, but I'M really looking forward to your trip!!!

Thanks so much for sharing this with us.

 

[BeeBee*BeeLeaves]

The lions are majestic. Just a gentle reminder Yashil. Personal space. Give those lions personal space. I have seen pictures on the web of lion cubs playing football with a tucked in leopard tortoise. (The photographer had a note that all was well with the tortoise after the game he was forced in to). : )

 

[mike taylor]

Re: RE: South African Leopard and hibernation

Ive spoken to one of my friends from school today.he says his mum and dad will be able to take us along to the KZN iTaala game reserve. They apparently also have an area with a large collection of torts that they have found in the reserve.( just incase we dont see some in the reserve ) aswell as a large population of wild ones in the reserve.

IL be going in two weeks (im in the middle of my trials exam ) but I will be sure to report back to TFO.

I must say that I am not an expert on leopard torts , as I am simply a rookie owner who is looking to learn more about my beautiful pet .

Ive added some pics of the lions that they have in this park (taken by my friend just recently ) just to give you an idea of the type of landscape that we are talking about.

May God bless all reptiles.

If you see hatchlings please post pictures of there habitat . So we can prove they live humid . And not dry and sandy. Good luck hope you get to see tortoise in the wild . I'm so jealous.

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[mikeh]

Yashill,
If you could bring with you humidistat and thermostat and take some actual readings at their sites

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[Yashil Ghazi]

I will be sure to do that. I think that my school's geography department will have one of each.

I will put whatever I find in a new thread ( sorry to completely change the subject of your thread )


May God bless all reptiles.

 

[Tom]

( sorry to completely change the subject of your thread )

Are you kidding? All of this totally relates to the original topic, AND everyone here wants to learn from every detail of the info you can give us.

 

[Levi the Leopard]

( sorry to completely change the subject of your thread )

Are you kidding? All of this totally relates to the original topic, AND everyone here wants to learn from every detail of the info you can give us.

Can I second this?!

If you do create a new thread, please link to it in this thread so I don't miss it...

 

[Yvonne G]

Leopards don't hibernate

I have had several babcocki for many years. When I first got into the species, I noticed that one of them sat in a cooler corner of the warm house (during the winter months) and didn't move. Thereafter, each winter, I would package that babcock up in shredded newspaper and put her in the hibernatorium. She's been doing this now for about 10 years with me. When I first joined this forum I used to say that some of the babcocks hibernate, and some don't. I really got shot down, even though I was speaking from experience. So I've just kept quiet about it.

I now have two pardalis pardalis with a hatchling on the way, and if they act like they want to hibernate, I will make arrangements for them to do so.


Just look at that land in the lion pictures. You can't even see dirt. This only goes to prove that the ground is probably pretty moist with all that cover over it. And the baby tortoises would be way down under all that dead grass, where it is moist and humid. And so much food for them to eat!

 

[Neal]

Leopards don't hibernate

I have had several babcocki for many years. When I first got into the species, I noticed that one of them sat in a cooler corner of the warm house (during the winter months) and didn't move. Thereafter, each winter, I would package that babcock up in shredded newspaper and put her in the hibernatorium. She's been doing this now for about 10 years with me. When I first joined this forum I used to say that some of the babcocks hibernate, and some don't. I really got shot down, even though I was speaking from experience. So I've just kept quiet about it.

I had a small male babcoci that behaved the same way as yours Yvonne. Every winter he would almost completely shut down for a couple of months. He would eat here and there and never had a runny nose or sign of illness so it didn't concern me too much. But comparing to how he behaves in warmer weather, it was a very noticeable change.

 

[Torts"R"Us]

Very interested thread! So anxious to see pictures .