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Thought I'd post an update on Scratch. I've moved him into a 120 gallon aquarium at my store as he quickly outgrew his previous enclosure. He is up to 500 grams and eating like a pig (except for greens).

Scratch is back to eating again. I learned that he is in fact a male after getting flashed when I picked him up to weigh him.

Today he ate some salmon. Hoping the trend continues. Still trying to work out the water issues.

Those are great ideas, thank you! I haven't tested the water with the new test kit yet, by the time I got done changing water and cleaning the filter I just didn't have the focus left to learn how to use the kit. So, I brought it with me to work and I'm going to read the instructions today and...

That is interesting! I do have sand! Not a lot, but it’s still a thin layer covering the bottom.

I just picked one of those kits up this afternoon when I picked up filter parts, going to use it tomorrow after work. I did a partial change, again, and cleaned the filter and replaced floss and foam. Hopefully that'll help!

Can someone with more experience look at these results and tell me what the best course of action is? I did a 50% water change this morning and re-tested and the results were the same. I've not done a 100% water change since I started the tank, which was last September. I am planning to clean...

Update on Scratch: up to 254g. "He" has recently become picky and has stopped eating, but I imagine it is temporary like in the tortoises. The leg is still the same. Assuming that the food tantrum stops soon, I'm planning on upgrading the tank this year. I'll get an updated photo soon.

In the winter I feed them escarole, endive, frisee, occasionally spring mix when I can't find anything else, Belgian endive and raddichio as treats, some mazuri here and there, wheat grass and a dried flower/weed mix that I sprinkle on top of their greens. In the nicer weather I feed them more...

Yeah, I guess it just depends. I've heard of some smaller than mine that are the same age and some that are bigger, so who knows :)

Ok haven't done measurements, but currents weights are 1934 grams and 1600 grams.

Beautiful Leo's!!!

I only weigh and measure my guys every month, so when I take their next measurements I'll post them up for you. Not sure about the mating behavior. Mine aren't allowed access to each other and back when they were, the mounting seemed to be more of a dominant behavior.

I don't have growth charts for my 2 Leopards, but they are 3 years old now and are siblings. One is nearly twice the size of the other. They were raised in identical conditions. Both of mine got sick when they were young but even after they recovered, they continued to grow at different rates...

No, it is still the same. The vet says it'll prob be that way forever. But he is obviously finding his food...lol.