Barb (Wellington) and I were chatting recently about our GPB Leopard's personalities. We noticed some similarities and we're curious to see if anyone else would share their input.
Both of us raised a single Leopard tortoise. Her Tatum is 2+ years and my Levi is almost 2. They are similar in personality from what we discussed. Not too active. Indifferent to our company. They don't even utilize their entire outdoor yard.
Both of us also have a pair of Leopards that have been raised together to compare to. She has spent a month babysitting some little guys and I adopted a pair of yearlings this past summer. We noticed that the ones raised together have similarities, too. These guys are super active, all over the place, alert and more personable.
Now my adopted pair is housed with Levi, the one who was raised alone. This trio has no problems being together. They eat, bask and live a fantastic tortoise life. BUT I see huge differences in their personalities. Levi is still very laid back and doesn't even explore the whole yard. He was always this way and is still exactly the same as he was before the new additions. The 2 adopted yearlings have just been so different. From day 1 they are all over the place, all the time. (Which I love, not complaining at all!) I just always figured it was a "different" personality thing. After talking with Barb and hearing that she has the same observations from her "raised solo" leopard Tatum and the "raised with company" babies it made us wonder if raising them with/ without company impacted their personality?
What do you guys think?
If you have a single leopard, what is he like?
If you have a group of leopards, what are they like?
Barb, chime in and help me explain what we were talking about
Both of us raised a single Leopard tortoise. Her Tatum is 2+ years and my Levi is almost 2. They are similar in personality from what we discussed. Not too active. Indifferent to our company. They don't even utilize their entire outdoor yard.
Both of us also have a pair of Leopards that have been raised together to compare to. She has spent a month babysitting some little guys and I adopted a pair of yearlings this past summer. We noticed that the ones raised together have similarities, too. These guys are super active, all over the place, alert and more personable.
Now my adopted pair is housed with Levi, the one who was raised alone. This trio has no problems being together. They eat, bask and live a fantastic tortoise life. BUT I see huge differences in their personalities. Levi is still very laid back and doesn't even explore the whole yard. He was always this way and is still exactly the same as he was before the new additions. The 2 adopted yearlings have just been so different. From day 1 they are all over the place, all the time. (Which I love, not complaining at all!) I just always figured it was a "different" personality thing. After talking with Barb and hearing that she has the same observations from her "raised solo" leopard Tatum and the "raised with company" babies it made us wonder if raising them with/ without company impacted their personality?
What do you guys think?
If you have a single leopard, what is he like?
If you have a group of leopards, what are they like?
Barb, chime in and help me explain what we were talking about