Thanks for the info Tom, much appreciated. Once leopards are adults, what humidity do your keep your night box at? Or is it no longer that important?
Thank-you :)
Tom - thanks for your reply (I was hoping you may spot this post!)
I appreciate this is a heavily debated topic & not everyone agrees.. but I was hoping to get a summary of humidity ranges for the species in my care that majority of experts on this forum would agree with!
When you say "too low...
I've spent hours & hours trawling through lots of (v interesting, informative & lively) posts on this forum to try to find a summary of recommended humidity for the age ranges (or sizes) for Leopards, Testudo & Radiated.... but I can't find a nice concise summary, please can anyone tell me if my...
Thanks so much for the reply & info Tom, much appreciated.
Yes, I think I'll get her x-rayed for peace of mind (although she's back to her relaxed self today! ...so I'll monitor her closely over the next couple of days & if she starts pacing I'll get her booked in!) :)
My leopard tortoise has been laying eggs with no problem until recently.
Normally she lays 4 clutches (sep-dec), between 9-14 eggs, like clockwork, every 4 weeks (almost to the day).
This year, she's laid from July to Jan. Again like clockwork (but for some reason she started earlier this...
Oh yours do the same too?? Maybe this is normal for this species then & nothing to worry about after all? Yes CB 2016 from the same breeder (doesn't say which month on certificate). The breeder did check all the shells (both carapace & plastron) of the babies he had left & advised they were all...
It's like a margarine carton or like a 4-5 month old leo hatchlings shell. Maybe this is normal for this species???
Thanks for nutrobal info too - I already use this but zovick suggested I use repcal instead, will see how i get on sourcing this from US!
Wonderful! All makes perfect sense.. although I do feel I've completely failed them :(
I'll get onto all the changes you recommend straight away & hope things improve.
Thanks again for your help :) :)
Thanks for the info/advice.
They do occasionally bask directly under the bulb but mostly around the edge of it. Do you think the basking bulb is the cause of the shell problems? (Ie drying effects of bulb has resulted in softened shells?)
I do spray them & their soil daily, & give them baths...
Thanks so much for your advice.
My radiateds are 3" & 3.5".
The calcium powder I've switched to is "calci-dust", is this the same as Rep-Cal? (It says on the back of the tub "a pure natural calcium compound feed material... ")
Thanks also for the UV reading recommendations, is this across...
Thanks so much for your reply. I forgot to mention that I also have a uvb tube but it's about 20" away & covers half of their tub & half of another tub with Leo hatchlings (that also shares their closed chamber). The uvb tube is on 7am-7pm & the basking uvb is on 4 hours a day in their tub.
Out...
Hello,
My first post on here, so I'm hoping someone can help me.
In Nov 2017 I bought 2 baby radiated tortoises from a reptile show (CB 2016). A month later I noticed the shells on both the babies were bouncy when lightly pressed, rather than hard as I would expect. I must admit I hadn't...