Received my new leopards!

[myrtle651]

Just received my two leopards in the mail today. They began walking around in the setup I made right away.(wrapping paper bin) Did not receive all my supplies yet. Right now I have 1 side with bermuda grass that stays about 90 and the other end with newspaper at 78 and a low smooth rock on each end.
They were active for about 5 hours. Gave them some carrot which they ate fast. Now one is under the grass and the other on top. They seem to be sleeping. Is this what they should be doing?
When should I feed them again? Tonight,tomorrow.
Thanks, Kevin

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I am Josh. I am the site admin/moderator/what-have-you. I love learning about tortoises and currently care for 2 desert tortoise hatchlings.
Please use this space to introduce yourself (and your tortoises).

I am kevin and have been reading up on tortoises for about 2 months now. I finally decide to own one. I have not received my leopord tortoises yet! Should have them on 6/8 I am all ready to go with my plastic storage bin. I have evevything set up. I am sure I will be having some question this week.

 

[dmmj]

gratz, and babies sleep a lot.

 

[Yvonne G]

Hi Kevin:

I feed babies every day. Some folks feed babies twice a day. I put out enough food for them in the morning, and I leave it there all day. By the end of the day its pretty much dried out and crisp, however, they'll still snack on it a bit.

When you get used to the forum's format, I'd love to see pictures of your babies.

 

[Traveller]

G'day, welcome to a great forum!
Looking forward to some baby pics.
I'm no expert but I find feeding at the same time each day,
whether it's twice or once a day works really well.
Not sure about feeding carrots to leopards but as I said I'm no expert.
I feed a lot of weeds, spring mix, hibiscus leaves, grape leaves, Mizuri occ.,
Zoo meds grassland occ., and hay to my older lady.

 

[Seiryu]

Welcome! I feed my 14 month old Leo twice a day. Less if he gets to go outside that day because he snacks on weeds/grasses.

Just make sure that when you feed him, he has at least 2 hours after he's done eating to bask for proper digestion. So don't feed him and then shut off the lights an hour later.

As far as the carrots, keep it as a once every 3-4 week thing. You want to stick to weeds, greens and if they'll eat it, grasses and hays.

 

[myrtle651]

G'day, welcome to a great forum!
Looking forward to some baby pics.
I'm no expert but I find feeding at the same time each day,
whether it's twice or once a day works really well.
Not sure about feeding carrots to leopards but as I said I'm no expert.
I feed a lot of weeds, spring mix, hibiscus leaves, grape leaves, Mizuri occ.,
Zoo meds grassland occ., and hay to my older lady.

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Now using snap peas which they seem to like. Growing mustard and spinach which is sprouting already. I also have grape leaves to try. They are walking around again. Will try to get pic`s ASAP

 

[terracolson]

i want pictures!!!

 

[DeanS]

Pictures! We NEED pictures!

 

[reptylefreek]

I also believe peas should be a very occasioal treat. Pea i beleive is a legume which isn't too healthy for weed and hay eaters like a Leopard. My baby leopard loves to be sprayed down often. I take a water bottle and spray her down till she's dripping wet. Congrats on your baby! Cant wait to see pictures.