After reading through some of the posts, I think my 2yo Leo Tort may have an impaction. Not eating, lethargic and I haven't seen him poop in awhile. He does spend some time moat days in an outdoor enclosure and it would be difficult to see poop in there as it is grass and tort seed mix. I...
Hello, I'm in Central Florida and am coming through my yard with scissors (I think of you Tom) looking for weeds to feed my Leo and Sulcata hatchling. I use 2 different plant ID apps but still get nervous as multiple options usually pop up. This weed has a slightly fuzzy texture and gets tiny...
I posted yesterday about my 2yo Leopard Tortoise's gender and from the picture I posted, it was determined he is very small for his size.
I started looking around the tortoise health forum and am wondering if my Leopard tortoise might have MBD? I watched some videos and saw photos from other...
I'm in Florida and have tons of Virginia Buttonweed. I searched the forums and found a few posts on it but nothing definitive and its not listed on Tortoise Table. I've read Gopher Torts seem to eat it and there was a response on one of the threads that showed it as OK for torts...I have a Leo...
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What is a safe bulb to use for light purposes only? I have the incandescent basking light for that purpose, outside for natural UVB/UVA (Florida) and my nighttime CHE for warmth. But since moving my enclosure inside from our patio, I have lost my natural light on the side opposite of the...
I was soaking my Leopard hatchling and as he usually does, he poops and I noticed this clear 'flakes' floating on the top of the water? I assume it came out in his poop but he could be peeing but I wouldn't know as he was in water...
Having an issue with humidity over night...when the CHE is on it dries out the fir bark substrate and drops my humidity below 80. Not sure how to maintain that as it is damp and humid to start but then doesn't maintain...
Also any favorite brands of thermo/hygrometer combos? Bonus if its...
So I was in Petsmart getting substrate for my Leo baby and bought this guy/girl because they were breaking my heart. Clawing at the glass for the entire 15min I stood there waiting for my order. He was labeled as a Testudo but not sure what kind. Im going to call around to rescues to see if...
I used 2 different plant ID apps and both say Amaranth/Pigweed. I tried looking Amaranth up on Tortoise Table but it didn't have the one like this. I like to double and triple check a weed/plant to make sure its ID'd correctly. Want to make sure this is Amaranth and OK for my Leo Tort hatchling...
What should a healthy plasteon look and feel like on a 3 month old Leo Tort? Should it be as hard as the carapace? Should there be any 'give' to the plastron if you lightly depress it? Lol and no I am not squeezing him but I was checking for soft spots on his carapace while holding him between 2...
I have an 11 week old Leo and I hand feed him from time to time which he is very responsive to. Sometimes he likes to nip my fingers...and not accidentally when grabbing food. He will eat what I'm offering but then he will sniff my fingers and bite. It doesnt hurt because he is so tiny, but this...
I just purchased a Reptitherm RHP to install in the new enclosure we are building, but saw that it said not to put it where there is high humidity...since we are building an enclosed enclosure, the humidity will be in the 80s so Im not sure this will work? If we can use it, is it better to mount...
Hello, is there information somewhere regarding weights for hatchlings? I'm waiting on the breeder to get back to me on the age of my leo tort when I received him so that I can track his age but would like to know what should be expected regarding weight. His carapace is about 2" long. Thank you!
I have a Leo Tort hatchling and I want to take him out to a grassy area (no pesticides) to walk around, get sunlight and do his tortoise thing. But I worry he will eat something he shouldn't. I'd like to think that when they are in the wild, there isn't someone monitoring what they are and...
Hello! I'd like to get some guidance on my situation please (: Im in Central Florida and have my Leopard Tort hatchling in our Florida Glass screened patio in an enclosure. Because the screen is not permeable, its pretty humid all on its own, but I also have a humidity box my little Tort can go...