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[MoHappyDesert]

Hello all. New member here. Say hello to my baby leopard tortoises.

 

[ALICE_in_Wonderland]

They are so beautiful and unique! I can't get over their markings!! Did you name them yet??

 

[Lyn W]

Hi and welcome
They are beautiful.
My leopard was already a few years old when he adopted me. I can't imagine him that small.
Will you be keeping them separately? They don't like company.
This is the caresheet you need to help your babies thrive

The Best Way To Raise A Sulcata, Leopard, Or Star Tortoise

I chose the title of this care sheet very carefully. Are there other ways to raise babies? Yes. Yes there are, but those ways are not as good. What follows is the BEST way, according to 30 years of research and experimentation with hundreds of babies of many species. Babies hatch during the...

tortoiseforum.org

 

[Jacqui]

Good morning! Beautiful wee ones. Are they your first?

 

[Yvonne G]

Welcome!

 

[Ink]

Welcome leopard tortoises are wonderful ?

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Hello and welcome from Florida

 

[MoHappyDesert]

They are so beautiful and unique! I can't get over their markings!! Did you name them yet??

Thank you. No names yet.

 

[MoHappyDesert]

Hi and welcome
They are beautiful.
My leopard was already a few years old when he adopted me. I can't imagine him that small.
Will you be keeping them separately? They don't like company.
This is the caresheet you need to help your babies thrive

The Best Way To Raise A Sulcata, Leopard, Or Star Tortoise

I chose the title of this care sheet very carefully. Are there other ways to raise babies? Yes. Yes there are, but those ways are not as good. What follows is the BEST way, according to 30 years of research and experimentation with hundreds of babies of many species. Babies hatch during the...

tortoiseforum.org

Thank you. They will be together, for now, until they start showing aggression.

 

[Lyn W]

Thank you. They will be together, for now, until they start showing aggression.

You may be OK for a while but there are very subtle signs of bullying behaviour which starts before aggression - staring, nudging, following, close contact, climbing over hogging food and basking spots etc. A lot is mistaken for affection but is pretty stressful for them. So keep an eye on them, it can start at a young age.
My leopard lives in an adapted room and he doesn't even like me in there and will try to barge me out if I overstay my welcome.

 

[MoHappyDesert]

Good morning! Beautiful wee ones. Are they your first?

Yes.

Good morning! Beautiful wee ones. Are they your first?

Yes but I do have a couple of years of experience caring for tortoises from a family member.

 

[MoHappyDesert]

Welcome!

Thank you.

 

[MoHappyDesert]

You may be OK for a while but there are very subtle signs of bullying behaviour which starts before aggression - staring, nudging, following, close contact, climbing over hogging food and basking spots etc. A lot is mistaken for affection but is pretty stressful for them. So keep an eye on them, it can start at a young age.
My leopard lives in an adapted room and he doesn't even like me in there and will try to barge me out if I overstay my welcome.

Thank you for the advice.

 

[Karen(pebbles)]

hi and welcome to the forum