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Well I had a great birthday surprise from my family. I just wanted to show off my two new little Leo's! Both have some interesting colors. The first guy here is very brown, almost a chocolate color. The breeder said she has never seen one with so much dark coloration not to mention this brown...

So I started seeing some possible bullying between my two Leo babies, AND I WAS PREPARED, and have them separated. Their still tiny, the older, bigger one about 18 weeks and the smaller one a month younger. I knew this was likely to happen, but hoped I had more time and would be able to put them...

With a heavy heart I write this, my poor Jesse was taken from our yard. Earlier this week we had a nice warm day finally and I put Jesse out in her new yard my husband built for her this winter. It was a bricked section of yard 8 ft tall (to match the other section of yard that keeps the boxer...

I have a question about something I noticed on one of my babies today. He has an indent on the right side of plastron about thumb sized. This side appears to be slightly more soft than the other. I noticed it after their soak today. He appears to be acting normal, he pooped in the soak and...

I am in the process of trying to make my enclosure a little more appealing to both my and my leo babies. I picked up a lovely Bromeliad and Spider plant (pictured below) They had a few others that I was interested in, but either the sales guy didn't know that name or the name he gave didn't...

I was admiring all the new SMOOTH growth in my 4 year old Jesse and I noticed the growth between her side scutes and marginals was pinkish. Is this normal or should I be concerned?? As you can see here, her growth between her pyramided scutes is smooth and white Any comments or...

After the babies morning soak I noticed little Bobbie had a tiny scratch on his head. I asked the kids about it and my oldest son admitted that he accidentally let the cat in the room and he was 'messing' with the turtles when he caught her. AHHH! Anyhow, the scratch is tiny, maybe 3mm, and...

We have a thread going on my ferret forum, about turtles. Go figure! Anyhow, one of the members has a large pond nearby with turtles in it that he photographs often. There's a new one that a friend of his has ID'd as a red ear slider without the red. I don't think that's the case. It isn't so...

I have literally had lil Teddy for under a week still so she and I are both still adjusting to things, but I have a few questions. She has been sleeping pretty much nonstop since she came home. I wake her up for soaks (30 minutes once a day with water around 85-90), she eats a bit and explores...

We are expecting two little Leo's to join our family. Little Bobbie was not eating as well as the breeder would like so she's going to stay for another week or two, but we are excited to welcome Teddy home! She came out of the box kicking! Got a warm bath and was not wanting to be patient and...

We are happily anticipating the arrival of some new Leo's next week and wanted to share our attempt at a closed chamber and see what you think. Also a few questions. (Will post pics tomorrow if I can) The basic set up is a 60 gallon tub with 6 inches of peat moss and a humid hide with Sphagnum...

Can someone explain, maybe with pics, what 'an extra scute' or a 'split scute' means and why it seems to be a bad thing? I tried searching it, but again with the too much info. Does it cause health issues, is that why it is not desired or is it mainly a looks thing? Thanks!

So, a couple questions, just clarifying things.... 1. My leo tort is about 4 years old now, I am guessing that would classify her as a juvenile now, correct? 2. IF SO, does the high humidity still need to be a huge factor. From reading through threads it sounds like it is most important for...

Hello all! I just wanted to give a quick intro to myself and my Leopard Tortoise, Jesse. I am a 29 year old mother of 3 (skin-kids, many fur and scaled kids too) living here in sunny New Mexico. I have had critters my entire life, as most of us avid animal lovers do I am sure. Jesse, however...