Meet our adopted Leopard tortoise

[Ink]

I thought Hermann tortoise was shocking ..

 

[OkAdiza]

3700 g and just shy of 12 inches long.

 

[Ink]

She is looking good!

 

[TaylorTortoise]

Yes. So my family is from Ghana and I named my Hermann’s Otsokrikri (oh-choh-kri-kri), which is the name for the month of March in the Ga language. This leopard is going to be the Ga word for May. It is actually spelled with a different Alphabet, but the closest I can spell it in English is Agbiena (Ahhg-bee-ena).

What does the Ga language mean?

 

[OkAdiza]

What does the Ga language mean?

My parents and extended family are Ghanaian, from Ghana. There are several languages, but the one my family speaks is called Ga.

 

[TaylorTortoise]

My parents and extended family are Ghanaian, from Ghana. There are several languages, but the one my family speaks is called Ga.

Thanks for sharing!

 

[OkAdiza]

So...just checking again. Anyone have a better idea of whether Agbienaa is really a female? She's at least 4 1/2 years old, just at 12 inches long and 3700g.

 

[Ink]

Compared to mine, I say girl. However hopefully an expert can help. @Tom

 

[Tom]

So...just checking again. Anyone have a better idea of whether Agbienaa is really a female? She's at least 4 1/2 years old, just at 12 inches long and 3700g.

Looking female to me at this point.

 

[Ink]

Are you sure of her A's age?

 

[OkAdiza]

Are you sure of her A's age?

Yes. The original owner got her Dec.23, 2017 as a hatchling, a few months old. Though doesn't know the exact hatch date.

 

[Levi the Leopard]

So...just checking again. Anyone have a better idea of whether Agbienaa is really a female? She's at least 4 1/2 years old, just at 12 inches long and 3700g.View attachment 346028

She's beautifully light in color. I like that.

I also think it looks female. My male at that size was an obvious male!

 

[OkAdiza]

She's beautifully light in color. I like that.

I also think it looks female. My male at that size was an obvious male!

Thanks! I was excited when I first saw her. She had a very dry start and a lot of pyramiding before I got her, but she's still pretty. Also thanks for input. I'm thinking girl too, but just wasn't sure with how the anal scutes look.

 

[OkAdiza]

Yesterday marked 3 years having Agbienaa with us . She's about 5 1/2 years old now, and today she weighed 4626g (10 lbs 3.2 oz) and is 12 inches long.

 

[OkAdiza]

 

[Ink]

OMG getting really big. Looks great too.

 

[OkAdiza]

OMG getting really big. Looks great too.

Thanks! Yeah, I haven’t weighed her in awhile, but she’s still 12 inches long

 

[Ink]

Thanks! Yeah, I haven’t weighed her in awhile, but she’s still 12 inches long

Do a little bit bigger than Ink. Maybe she will be smaller due to her condition when you rescued her. Very pretty.

 

[OkAdiza]

If she’s healthy, I won’t mind if she doesn’t get much bigger . Also don’t mind if she is bigger too

 

[OkAdiza]