Recent content by Camo

I'm getting more and more worried about my leopard tortoise's growth. When I went to a reptile shop just now, the leopard tortoises there are much bigger than mine, and the person there said it is 1+ year old. Ive gotten my leopard for almost a year now. I didn't record the size, but I think...

I have grown three prickly pear cactuses since several months ago, for my tortoise. I don't know the technical terms, but how long will the next batch of pads grow. I mean, I bought four pads, and planted them. After a few days/weeks, new pads started to grow. So I want to know what is the...

Thanks for the response! I will try my best to follow your advice.

There is moss growing in my garden, and I sometimes let my leopard tortoise roam around there to bask under the sun and eat some weeds. And every time when it sees moss, it would nibble on them. When I see this, I always pick it up and put him/her somewhere else because I'm scared the moss might...

Thanks for the tips!

Thank you! Now I don't have to waste time every morning picking grasses just for them to be ignored by my tortoise

Thanks a lot. Just found out quite a lot of plants around my house can be fed to the tortoise thanks to the list you gave. In the last few days, I've been feeding my tortoise some banana leaves, hibiscus leaves, yucca and weeds. I have also just bought some cactus pads (I can't find cactus in...

Do you have info for Bougainvillea leaves/flowers?

I've read that grass should be a big part of leopard tortoise diet. However, he/she refuses to eat them. I also give him/her some lettuce. Once, I gave some kale and carrots too for a few days. And everyday, I mix the grass with the lettuce (and other vegetables, depends on what vegetables are...