1 Year Old!

[TKL]

Hey everyone, my leopard Bacardi is now a year old so I thought I'd post some pictures for you all to see!

Here he is on the day I brought him home, at the time he was 11 weeks old, 2" long and weighed 41 grams:


Fast forward 9 months to today and here he is measuring in at 5.25" in length and 498 grams:

I've had a great time learning and watching him grow so far and am looking forward to many more years to come! Hope you all have enjoyed looking at him as much as I do

 

[bouaboua]

WOW! ! !!

What a looker! ! ! !

 

[TKL]

Oh, almost forgot. Any early guesses on what "he" might turn out to be?

 

[bouaboua]

"He" still??

 

[Yvonne G]

Boy.

It's amazing how much they change in such a short time. I love his carapace pattern. He's a beauty.

 

[TortsNTurtles]

Beautiful you are doing a great job!

 

[christinaland128]

Very LoVely Tort!

 

[HLogic]

Oh, almost forgot. Any early guesses on what "he" might turn out to be?View attachment 119342

Absolutely, a tortoise!

 

[TKL]

I know they all grow at their own rates but just out of curiosity, at his size is he on-par, below, or above average for a yearling?

 

[Levi the Leopard]

He looks great!

I know they all grow at their own rates but just out of curiosity, at his size is he on-par, below, or above average for a yearling?

I think he's "on par" for humid raised leopards.

 

[diamondbp]

I know they all grow at their own rates but just out of curiosity, at his size is he on-par, below, or above average for a yearling?

I would say he is a tad large for his age. If started right (which yours obviously was) they can surely grow at the rate yours has grown. I think it's obvious that you've done a superb job.

It's still early to sex but I would say young male with unusually narrow anal scutes.

Where you did aquire it from when it was a hatchling?

 

[ShannonC]

BEAUTIFUL patterns on "his" carapace!!

 

[TKL]

I would say he is a tad large for his age. If started right (which yours obviously was) they can surely grow at the rate yours has grown. I think it's obvious that you've done a superb job.

It's still early to sex but I would say young male with unusually narrow anal scutes.

Where you did aquire it from when it was a hatchling?

Actually the story behind how I got this guy is that he was a replacement for another leopard hatchling that I had bought. The first one I'm sure was dry started and even though it was eating and active only lasted a month. One morning it was up and waiting in the food dish as usual but when I came back to check a few hours later the little one had passed away. I spoke to the reptile manager at the pet store where I had purchased it and he was quite understanding, as he keeps a few torts himself. As a result he was able to get me another hatchling from a different breeder. So not too long after I was able to bring Bacardi home, and ever since, I've had the pleasure of being able to care for and watch him grow.

 

[gingerbee]

You've got a beauty there congratulations on a job well done!!