new leopard owner- diet help.

[y4433264336]

hi, i just purchased a 2.5inches baby leopard.
thats how i plant to feed him/her:
"spring mix" mix with "Organic Herbal Salad Mix "( it contains Timothy Hay,lavender flowers,Oat Hay,Red Clover,Strawberry leaf,Chamomile blossoms,Dandelion and leaf Plantain Leaf) on everyday, add some mazuri 2-3 times a week. plus TNT twice a week.

hows that sounds?

thanks...............

 

[dmmj]

I don't own a leopard (yet) but that diet sounds pretty good.

 

[ascott]

I don't keep leopards personally...but have a huge interest in their care....and what you outlined sounds bang on...... and really yummy too

 

[Tortoise]

Wow sounds very varied. can you buy such a mixed salad/herb mix year round(or is it your own mix). The best we get is organic Spring mix lettuce with various lettuce types. That is any time of year.
At least in Summer we can harvest our fresh weeds etc.(but now we are white over as of Sunday!!!

Sounds like you are carefully selecting the right diet.
What is TNT?

Best of luck with your new baby!

 

[y4433264336]

Wow sounds very varied. can you buy such a mixed salad/herb mix year round(or is it your own mix). The best we get is organic Spring mix lettuce with various lettuce types. That is any time of year.
At least in Summer we can harvest our fresh weeds etc.(but now we are white over as of Sunday!!!

Sounds like you are carefully selecting the right diet.
What is TNT?

Best of luck with your new baby!

i bought Organic Herbal Salad Mix at carolinapetsupply.com and i guess its all year around. but im only feed them herbal salad mix on winter time.. ill plant "Grazing Tortoise Seed Mix" at spring. so he/she can graze out there...
here's the web for seed:
http://www.carolinapetsupply.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=179

and TNT is Total Nutrition for Tortoises that made by carolinapetsupply....

 

[Tortoise]

Wow sounds very varied. can you buy such a mixed salad/herb mix year round(or is it your own mix). The best we get is organic Spring mix lettuce with various lettuce types. That is any time of year.
At least in Summer we can harvest our fresh weeds etc.(but now we are white over as of Sunday!!!

Sounds like you are carefully selecting the right diet.
What is TNT?

Best of luck with your new baby!

i bought Organic Herbal Salad Mix at carolinapetsupply.com and i guess its all year around. but im only feed them herbal salad mix on winter time.. ill plant "Grazing Tortoise Seed Mix" at spring. so he/she cant graze out there...
here's the web for seed:
http://www.carolinapetsupply.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=179

and TNT is Total Nutrition for Tortoises that made by carolinapetsupply....

Oh I think I have the TNT for my Hermanns-just didn't know what it was called-green fine powder? A friend got it for me and it was from the US i think.
Thanks for clarifying that.
Thanks for the link for seeds too.

 

[Neal]

Diet sounds good.

A lot of people on the forum, myself included, have had a lot of good experience feeding Mazuri to our leopards.

 

[y4433264336]

Diet sounds good.

A lot of people on the forum, myself included, have had a lot of good experience feeding Mazuri to our leopards.

thanks Neal,
is that okay im giving TNT twice a week?
im using zoomed MVB.. and its on 11hours a day...

 

[Neal]

is that okay im giving TNT twice a week?
im using zoomed MVB.. and its on 11hours a day...

Sounds like you know what you're doing!

I've forgotten all the good stuff they have at carolinapetsupply. Thanks for posting and reminding me, time to place an order!

 

[Greg T]

you diet and plans are just right for a leo. I feed mine similarly, although not as well apparently, and they are growing and active. Lettuces and a mix of mazuri is a great combination that works well for me. Try to get him out in the sunshine several time s a week if you can.

 

[y4433264336]

is that okay im giving TNT twice a week?
im using zoomed MVB.. and its on 11hours a day...

Sounds like you know what you're doing!

I've forgotten all the good stuff they have at carolinapetsupply. Thanks for posting and reminding me, time to place an order!

oh one more quick question for you`` sorry..
im using zoomed powersun 100W for my little baby leopard, can he/she get D3 from zoomed powersun mvb??? or i still need to give him/she powder with D3?

 

[y4433264336]

you diet and plans are just right for a leo. I feed mine similarly, although not as well apparently, and they are growing and active. Lettuces and a mix of mazuri is a great combination that works well for me. Try to get him out in the sunshine several time s a week if you can.

thanks for the help`````
one of my friend told me that leopard get diarrhoea easily`` is that ture???
how can i prevent it happen??

 

[Neal]

oh one more quick question for you`` sorry..
im using zoomed powersun 100W for my little baby leopard, can he/she get D3 from zoomed powersun mvb??? or i still need to give him/she powder with D3?

If you are not getting your tortoise outside at all...I think it would be good to have some calcium with D3, I wouldn't use it as often as the type without D3...maybe once a week or two. If your tortoise is getting outside, even just one day a week, I don't think there is much need for the D3.

 

[y4433264336]

oh one more quick question for you`` sorry..
im using zoomed powersun 100W for my little baby leopard, can he/she get D3 from zoomed powersun mvb??? or i still need to give him/she powder with D3?

If you are not getting your tortoise outside at all...I think it would be good to have some calcium with D3, I wouldn't use it as often as the type without D3...maybe once a week or two. If your tortoise is getting outside, even just one day a week, I don't think there is much need for the D3.

but im using zoomed mvb ``` can leopard get D3 from it??

 

[Neal]

but im using zoomed mvb ``` can leopard get D3 from it??

Yes, and it's probably enough...but a little bit extra here and there is something we do, and it has worked well for us so that is what I recommend. Whether that's too much or not enough, it's difficult to determine.

 

[y4433264336]

but im using zoomed mvb ``` can leopard get D3 from it??

Yes, and it's probably enough...but a little bit extra here and there is something we do, and it has worked well for us so that is what I recommend. Whether that's too much or not enough, it's difficult to determine.

okay`` thats how i plant, " TNT twice a week and cuttlebone once a week....

one of my friend told me that leopard get diarrhoea easily`` is that ture???
how can i prevent it happen??

 

[Neal]

We've raised quite a few, and I've only seen this in one of our tortoises...just recently too. I can't comment if they are more prone to it than another species of tortoise, but, as with all ailments, good consistent overall husbandry should eliminate any serious issues. Specifically with diahrea, higher protein foods like alfalfa or mazuri should help.

 

[y4433264336]

We've raised quite a few, and I've only seen this in one of our tortoises...just recently too. I can't comment if they are more prone to it than another species of tortoise, but, as with all ailments, good consistent overall husbandry should eliminate any serious issues. Specifically with diahrea, higher protein foods like alfalfa or mazuri should help.

Hi Neal``
my leopard got diarrhoea!!!!!! what should i do???

 

[pk2610]

My little leopard baby that died recently had diahrea when I first got him... then his ate very slow and little.. he was very light and did not gain weight since I had him. So finally, I lost him. I regret that I was not alarmed by these symptoms and took him to the vet. May be I could have saved him.

 

[laramie]

Congrats on your new babies. Here are two really good websites:

http://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/site/tortoise_home_1.asp
and

http://tortoiselibrary.com/

I hope that helps