leopard tortoise

Hello! I am new here but have been using this forum as a heavy mentor for my leopard tortoises care. I got a young leopard tortoise on February 27th 2026. At the time, they said she/he( i call her petunia rose, i assume female until i find out otherwise, she had the shortest tail of her...

Hello my baby is almost two! 7.5 inches long, I was reading this should be a good size to be able to sex. Took some pics hopefully of the right angles needed. Are they big enough to accurately sex and can anyone confirm? Bottom seems pretty flat and would be female But the v/u butt part has...

Hello my leopard tortoise has not been eating ( that I know of) and hasn’t really been moving around. He also sleeps most of the day. He is about a year old when I last weighed him his was 228g. I feed him romaine collard and dandelion leaves with Timothy hay mixed in and also have grass and...

Here are some pictures of our new leopard tortoise! Sorry if this isn’t the right place, I’m just excited and wanted to share. -Matt

Hey, I just got two baby leopard tortoises about four days ago. I got all the UV light things and the heat lamp in the heated mirror and the humidifier. I’m just trying to figure out where do I buy grass because I think I seen that it’s best for them for majority of their diet they have grass do...

I’m unsure about this behavior. We were told she was about 1 1/2 yrs. We’ve had her going on a month. She gets calcium supplements on her food. We’ve done the cuttle bone, but we’re waiting for another one to come in. She powered through the first one, but she seems obsessed with grinding her...

Hi, I am preparing an outdoor enclosure for my leo (6 inches) to roam free only during the day (i’m in tropical country) to browse the grass and some plants i specifically plant there, like hibiscus, lavender, coleus, zinnia, and of course grass. All other wild plant i have identified and cross...

Hi All its been a while. I have a 3.5 year old Leopard tortoise that I have raised in a closed chamber since as a 2wk hatchling, as suggested on here with perimeters as suggested, he outgrew his enclosure of course. I converted a spare bedroom into a torty room . I'm asking all to the community...

He is about 7 months old and he started to develop these lines about a month and a half ago. I see online that it’s just growth lines but I feel like they’re so big.

Hey guys , can you help out figure out the gender of this leopard tortoises.

Long time lurker first time poster. I have created a very large palladium for my 2 tortoise hatchlings. I've had them for just over a year. 1 is a leopard tortoise and the other is a hermanns tortoise. They have lived together in a rather large environment sharing a food bowl and water bowl for...

Hello! I am currently building an outdoor enclosure for my leopard tortoise. I live in North Carolina. What base substrate should I use? The natural soil we have is very sandy.. I plan on growing a variety of grasses and weeds inside the enclosure. Is the natural soil okay? Thank you!

A beautiful day to explore! This was Sumos first time outside a few months ago!

I love that face!! 🐢🥬❤️

Hi everyone I wanted to start this post with some bad news. Some of you may remember I made a post early May about my leopard tortoise Kimchi being too small for his age and I continued to do everything I could for him. Unfortunately it wasn’t enough he just couldn’t push past 50 grams and...

Hi everyone, I recently returned home from college for a few weeks, and was spending some time with my 15 year old leopard tortoise that my mom has been looking after while I've been away. She is very personable and active, eats very well, and lives in our back yard here on the central coast...

Hi I got my leopard tortoise from a breeder at Repticon January 21st of this year and his first documented weight was 43 grams it’s now a little over three months later and he’s only about 2.25 inches long and he kind of fluctuates between 46 and 50 grams. I was not told a hatch date so I’m...

Hi all, in need of advice, I’ve recently taken in a leopard tortoise from someone I know, he’s roughly 4 years old and has some bad pyramiding. He was in a small vivarium and I’ve recently built him a new enclosure. He’s not happy and not coming out but think it’s going to take some getting used...

Hi! I wanted to share everything I provide for my baby Leopard Tortoise it’s going to be a long list but I’d like to know if anyone thinks I am missing anything important or need to take anything out! Fresh greens: - endive - escarole - arugula - hibiscus leaves - spring mix (spinach removed) -...

Really enjoyed todays meal! Kale, hibiscus leaves, arugula, mazuri LS pellets, and a small cactus bloom