leopard tortoise

Hi all! I have been doing some looking for orchid bark and I can’t find any that have a ton for the money. I noticed that the Zoo Med Reptile Bark is 100% fir and was curious if it would be beneficial to use? If not, what are the brands of orchid bark that y’all use? Thank you in advance!!

Hello all!! My family and I are looking for a juvenile/adult Leopard Tortoise! We are in SoCal but would be willing to drive a bit, so please offer! I look forward to hearing from you all! Thank you!

Hello. This is my first time posting a question, but I needed some help. I have a 2 year old Leopard Tortoise, and I have him in a 4 foot long x 2 foot wide wooden open top enclosure. I have been reading a lot of threads here, and some have said an open top enclosure is ineffective for young...

I've been looking into getting a ceramic heat emitter for my baby leopard tortoise.. but I have some questions. My first one is what fixture do you use? I've seen those cage ones, but is that the only type of fixture you can use? My second question is what wattage should I get? My tortoises...

Hi Everyone, I have this plant in my garden: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ixora I was wondering if it is safe for my leopard tortoise to eat as I'm still looking to plant some plants that I know are safe for him, such as hibiscus, dandelions etc etc. Responses will be much appreciated.

Hi all.. I get a leopard tortoise on September 2020. He weighted 45gram and 6 months old at that time. Now end of January 2021, he weighted ranging from 46 grams to 51 grams (as I weight him everyday). Is it normal? It may 48 gram today , then 51 gram the next day, back to 46 gram the next day...

Hey all! I have a seven-month-old baby Leopard Tortoise. About a week ago I rescued a one-year-old baby Leopard Tortoise. My Leopard Tortoise is half the size of the one that I rescued and still weighs more than the rescue. I’m trying to help it put on a little weight as it feels really light...

Food morning everyome, I have a leopard tortoise for the last 3yrs is a female, I've noticed that in the last few weeks she wakes up around 1/2am (I use a red basking light for the 24H whit a Digital redeem whit different settings of temperature from 22° C during the night to pick of 28°C...

Hi I’m new here, I have a 3 yrs old leopard tortoise, this week I found a split on his shell under the neck. I wondered how serious is this, and what should be done? Some online sites said we can do DIY repair, but I’m not sure if this is suitable or not. If needed, I’ll take to the vet. Any...

Hello everyone! I very recently acquired my first ever tortoise! This is NOT my first reptile, but it is my first tortoise and I want to be absolutely sure I am giving him the best care. I decided to start this thread because: There is much less out there on leopard tortoise care than I had...

my tortoise was acting weird today and i gave him collard greens and baby arugula this morning and put him outside on the grass in the sun so he could eat and he barely ate and had his head out a lot so i brought him in and put him on the carpet and when i came back he was in his shell and...

Hi I’m going to be getting a young leopard tortoise in a few weeks and I really want to make sure I get everything as right as I can. Does anyone have any recommendations on lamps and bulbs that they found work for them?

My 10 month old leopard tortoise is not eating and is losing weight. I’ve had it for about 6 weeks. The last two times I’ve weighed him he was 85g and then 82g. I’ve attached some pictures of the tortoise table. Is there anything that you can see that I’m doing wrong? Any help would be appreciated.

I just ordered a new terrarium hood and bulb for my leopard tortoise. I was planning to set the uvb hood on top of the light fixture holders that I have, however, the uvb is too far away. Are there any diy things I could do to get it closer? The light fixture holders are already as low as they...

I have found this greenhouse cover and was wondering if it would be effective in holding heat and humidity in my tortoise table? Also can anyone confirm it would be safe to use with my CHE as I don’t want to burn my house down lol

Could anybody help me out with the position to which I should place the ceramic heater in my tortoise table to provide heat for my leopard at night? Should it be nearer to the basking area or nearer to the my tortoises hide? (on the opposite end of the table) as the majority of the table is...

Found this leopard tortoise for sale and was wondering if anyone can tell me if it’s Babcocki or Pardalis Pardalis? Looks pardalis to me but I’m no expert. Would someone help me out? Thanks

So I let my tortoise out on a nice day and didn’t realize until he was already eating it that he got into some Ground Ivy, or Creeping Charlie (Glechoma hederacea). I’ve scoured the internet reading every possible thing I can find and really am not getting a good answer. Most sites say it’s...

Good evening fellow tort parents! Since my last post my little Boomer has been thriving. I have planted a prickly pear cactus, some succulents, and grass in his enclosure. I’ve also bought a humidifier for his cage that I run during the day that keeps the humidity low 90’s to high 80’s. The temp...

Hi, I have a 1 year old leopard tortoise, I go back and forth between my mom and my dads house and I recently set up a second enclosure for him at my dads. Initially, he lived at my moms in a 20 gallon tank, and I gave him the exact same set up at my dads. I’ve heard that with some turtles and...