Testimonies Needed!!!!

[Levi the Leopard]

I will presenting my leopard tortoise and husbandry methods at an upcoming CTTC show.
I plan to give as much information about the hot and humid way of raising leopards as I can.

I would like to add some testimonies to my binders. (I have some binders full of pictures I have been collecting for examples)

If you have been raising your leopard with the high humidity, would you care to write out a testimony that I could copy and share?

Include whatever information you would like me to list. Username or real name, location, etc.

I hope to collect as many of these as possible.

Thank you all!

The future leopard tortoises will thank you, too

 

[Tom]

You can use any of my threads or pics.

 

[Levi the Leopard]

Come on, where is,
Wellington, tortus, tortoiseboy..etc? I know you guys raise them with humidity!

Don't you guys want to help me spread the "good news"

 

[mctlong]

What CTTC chapter?

 

[kimber_lee_314]

Way to go!!! I can bring my new babies with me that day too!

 

[wellington]

I will right ya up something. The only thing is mine had already pyramided before I found this forum and Toms help. But if you want to use it, or anything else I might have written in the past, go for it. Anything to get the word out.

I raised Tatum in a semi enclosed enclosure. My heating and lights were on the outside of the enclosure. I cut holes in the lid just big enough for the lights and heat. I used two large totes that were joined together by a tunnel. The one tote was anywhere between 80-90% humidity by the use of a piped in humidifier and never under 80 degrees day and night and had the 95 degree basking MVB light. i use only coconut coir for substrate. The other tote was a dryer tote, but still had 80 degree temps, but the humidity was 80% with drops at night, as he only slept in the more humid side. Both sides also had humid hides. He also spent most of his time in the more humid side. His food was fed on the dryer side. I soaked him every day for 15-20 minutes, until he was approx. a 1 1/2 years old and then switched to every other day, which I still do now and he is 2. In the warm weather, I would have him outside everyday for as long as the sun shined in his enclosure and would spray it with water first to add some humidity. We live in Chicago, Illinois, so winter months he was fed grocery greens only, as he would not eat Mazuri or cactus. Summer time he would eat the grocery greens and graze on, Rose of Sharon, clover, dandelion, hosta and any other weeds he thought tasted good. He did not eat grass for a year and a half. I supplement with a cuttle bone always available and calcium with D3 2-3 times a month. A large water dish is available to him 24/7. Tatum had started to pyramid before using the humid enclosure. He has since grown smoother new growth and continues to do so. His top scutes, which were the most pyramided, is still the worse scutes. However, appears less pyramided as he gets larger.

If I knew then, what I know now, I would start my tortoise out from the very first day with the hot, humid, and hydrated "closed chamber" method. Although my set up worked really good for me. It would have been easier to have had it totally enclosed and I would have had to use fewer devices to keep the temps and humidity up.


Team Gomberg if you would like to use this, feel free to edit or make any spelling corrections I may have missed. If you need to shorten it, be my guest. If you want me to add more info, let me know.
Hope this helps. Good luck and get the word out to everyone you can. Would be nice if one day, the hot, humid and hydrated way, was the norm and passed on from even pet stores.

 

[Levi the Leopard]

Re: RE: Testimonies Needed!!!!

Way to go!!! I can bring my new babies with me that day too!

I want 2, puh puh please!!! I'm already making prep pans for them

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Thanks barb!

I'll use some of that for sure. Even though you started dry you are a great source to site. You did both methods and can truly compare them!
Thank you.

 

[BeeBee*BeeLeaves]

Well my leopard baby is way too new ... 3 months old only ... and he is as smooth as a baby's butt and I plan on keeping him that way so maybe I can contribute next year with a scrapbook and measurement chart and pics I am recording along the way.

I just want to say that this is an awesome idea for educating folks and knocking that whole mindset of desert = dry always which has created dehydrated spiky jerky torties! You go girl! Love-love-love that you are doing this for the greater good! Thank you! : )

 

[Levi the Leopard]

Thanks bee bee. After the event i will share lots of pictures and details about the show

 

[Levi the Leopard]

..I'm shocked. I was expecting lots of one liner responses.

"I love the humid way of raising my leopard, Leo is just so smooth!" -Bob in California

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Anyone else care to help me out with some simple expressions of how you like the humid method?

 

[wellington]

I didn't know you wanted one liners. Here's mine

I love the hot, humid and hydrated way of raising a leopard tortoise. Its easy and it will even help an already pyramided young leopard grow new smooth growth.

Oops, sorry, it's a two liner still short though.

 

[kanalomele]

Heres one from me.
I have used the hot, humid and hydrated method for years with several species of hatchlings. I have had nothing but success. I have never had a single case of respiratory infection, or any other health complication from doing this.

 

[Levi the Leopard]

PERFECT!! love it, both of you

...keep em' coming!

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Heres one from me.
I have used the hot, humid and hydrated method for years with several species of hatchlings. I have had nothing but success. I have never had a single case of respiratory infection, or any other health complication from doing this.

when I quote you, how would you like it "kanalomele from Sacramento" ??

 

[LeopardTortLover]

Here's my statement, hope its okay:

At 12 months old, my leopard tortoise was slightly pryamided when I got her, but with a hot and humid environment and regular soaks the pyramiding hasn't worsened, and in my opinion, has got better as the new growth is smooth.

And heres the evidence, Ive been keeping pyramiding progress photos:

http://www.tortoiseforum.org/thread-62920.html

You can use the pics if you want, but she isn't a smooth tortoise, just an example of one that hasnt got any worse.

 

[kanalomele]

PERFECT!! love it, both of you

...keep em' coming!

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Heres one from me.
I have used the hot, humid and hydrated method for years with several species of hatchlings. I have had nothing but success. I have never had a single case of respiratory infection, or any other health complication from doing this.

when I quote you, how would you like it "kanalomele from Sacramento" ??

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No you can use my name. Melissa Aipia

 

[Levi the Leopard]

They are perfect.
Thank you Laura

Thank you Melissa Aipia

 

[Levi the Leopard]

Anymore?? I only have 2. I'm aiming for 8 or 10... come on leo lovers

 

[AZtortMom]

I would love to help but I have a sullies that I raise in high humidity


Life is good

 

[Levi the Leopard]

I would love to help but I have a sullies that I raise in high humidity


Life is good

please, share a quote about how you like this method and what you like about it's results.

 

[AZtortMom]

Ok I think the high humidity method, along with the proper nutrition and exercise of raising hatchling tortoises is excellent because it mimics their natural environment quite well. It enables their shells and their internal organs to remain properly hydrated and warm. Thus allowing proper and even growth


Life is good