Here are some beauties that @Tom brought into the world and I was lucky enough to acquire;) I'll try to update this every so often to share their progress. These 6 came from 2 different breeding pairs and hatched in mid May 2017. You can see Tom's thread about their life before I got a hold...
I have two young male South African leopards (GPPs) that I am looking to part with. They were hatched by Randy Limburg in August 2014. The lighter one (Mancha) is 9 1/2 inches and the darker one (Clover) is 10 1/2 inches. Both are strong, healthy, eating great and mounting anything that...
I am selling my beautiful 6 inch probable female leopard (babcocki) tortoise. She was hatched February 2014 and currently weights over 700 grams and is very healthy. She has a short tail, very flat plastron and was incubated for female but please look at the photos below and make your own...
I am selling my stunning sub-adult female leopard tortoise (regular type - babcocki). She was hatched April 2014 and currently measures about 8 1/2 inches SCL and weights over 1900 grams. At her current growth rate, she should be breeding size in about 2 years and produce beautiful hatchlings...
I've been meaning to start this thread for oh about a year or so but life kept getting in the way. I bought a dozen South African leopard hatchlings in September 2014 ... kept 4 and sold off the rest.
Here are some photos of them, their enclosure, and a few of their room mates - some regular...
There are so many posts on TFO from people asking about growth rates of their leos... "what is normal?" etc. so I thought I would post the growth charts of my 4 SAs that hatched in August 2014 so people can see some examples.
I named them Tri Dot, Clover, Mancha, Tiny II for now and they...
I’m selling my beautiful almost 7 inch leopard tortoise. Possible male. Hatched in June 2014 and weights over 750 grams already. Very solid and healthy with a perfectly smooth shell. I have put a lot of care into this animal but unfortunately I need to make room for other projects. Price is...
I have three Leos about the same size, 2 are 'normal' and 1 is a S.A. I have a good idea of the sexes but I would like input from those with more experience than me.
Tort #1
Normal leopard
Wt. 725 grams
SCL: 16 cm
Age: 14 months
Tort #2
Normal leopard
Wt. 500 grams
SCL: 14 cm
Age:17...
Any guesses on the sex on my Sully...I know there are a lot of these types of threads so what is one more right.
Here the details:
Weight: 4 1/2 pounds
SCL: 8 3/4 inches
Age: 25 months
Name: Kenya for now my have to change it to Ken;)
The plastron is pretty flat but not 100% there is a...
My Sully seems to be eating cuttlebones like candy. I always make sure she has one available and she always eats them on a consistent basis. She is currently 19 cm and 1270g and eats about 5 five inch cuttlebones per month.
Is that a 'normal' rate for her size?
Do I keep giving her constant...
I'm selling my 10 month old babcocki Leo to focus my time exclusively on my SAs. He was bread by Yvonne and started right by Will and been raised right (closed chamber and daily soaks) since I got him as a 35 gram hatching.
As of 5.1.15 he weighed 360 grams and has a SCL of 12.0 cm. He is...
I have some perfect South African Leopards (Pardalis Pardalis) for sale. They are about 3 weeks old and they are the real deal. They are eating everything in sight, fresh cut grass, greens, Mazuri, hibiscus leaves, opuntia, aloe, rose leaves, carrot etc. I'm keeping them in a closed chamber...
I have some perfect South African Leopards for sale. They are about 3 weeks old. They are the real deal. These are from the supper secretive breeder in So Cal that has been breeding them for over 20 years and imported the adults himself. They are $250 each but I will discount for multiples...
It's South African Leo season there is guy that has 30 hatchlings priced at $250/ea + shipping. I'm 99.999% sure they are the real thing. I contacted him and he would be willing to sell a 5 or 10 lot at a discount. I'm only interested in 1 or 2 and I don't want to pay his full retail price plus...
I'm looking for a few well started Leopard (babcocki) hatchlings to add to my little herd. Can anyone here recommend a breeder who starts them out hot/humid.
Hi Everyone,
I've been lurking on here for a few months now and getting GREAT advice on general husbandry. I'm new to torts but I have a long history with herps growing up with snakes and lizards mainly. My wife is ok with torts but the other creepy crawlies not so much so here I am:)...