squamata said:has anyone ever seen a pic of a hatchling,of this color phase?
egyptiandan said:Genetics plays a part, but the color or lack of color on a Leopard tortoise can be influenced by the base temperature you keep the tortoise at. If you keep a Leopard with a base temperature in the mid to high 80's you will get a light colored Leopard tortoise. If you keep a Leopard with a base temperature in the 70's you will get a dark colored Leopard tortoise.
Danny
Macheteslaststep said:egyptiandan said:Genetics plays a part, but the color or lack of color on a Leopard tortoise can be influenced by the base temperature you keep the tortoise at. If you keep a Leopard with a base temperature in the mid to high 80's you will get a light colored Leopard tortoise. If you keep a Leopard with a base temperature in the 70's you will get a dark colored Leopard tortoise.
Danny
Say that to my two males lol. I raised them exactly the same (temps, diet, habitat...unforunately that led to pyramiding *kicks herself* ) and I have one normal colored and one blonde
As far as I and both breeders know - the parents are all normal phased. If base temp plays that much of a part...shouldn't they be more alike? And by blonde I mean blonde lol. I have pics on here somewhere and he just keeps getting lighter and lighter