Right enclosure for baby leopard?

[littleleo]

Just making sure this is okay for my baby leopard? I monitor his temps and it is usually 100 at basking and stays at 80 at night. A new hut is coming tomorrow for him to replace his little cardboard box. Also getting a misting bottle to increase humidity. Any other tips?

 

[littleleo]

Looks quite messy at the moment because my baby is constantly active in the morning and always pushes up against the glass.

 

[JoesMum]

Get rid of those dishes. The sides are too steep and torts tip over in them. Use a terracotta plant saucer sunk into the substrate for water and a flat piece of slate or tile for food (which will also help with beak maintenance)

The substrate looks quite dry - orchid bark or coco coir hold the moisture better.

What lamps do you have in those holders? I am particularly concerned about UVB. The compact (coil type) bulbs cause eye problems.

 

[littleleo]

JoesMum: Normally they are plunged into the substrate but he makes a mess and shifts everything around! Everything is always fixed in the morning when he's awake. I just don't want to disturb him when he's asleep. If I get a mister will I be okay to keep the substrate he has now? And no they aren't coil types. Its the zoo med repti lamps.

 

[Yvonne G]

That's good, however, when he's inside the dish, climbing out is when the steep sides might cause him to tip over backwards into the water and drown.

 

[littleleo]

Yvonne: I will post a picture tomorrow morning how it normally looks! I put enough substrate so that way there are no steep sides for him to fall on. Normally, it looks like a ramp. This is post-running around activities !

 

[Yvonne G]

We're talking about the steep sides on the INSIDE of the dish. When a baby is inside the dish and he tries to climb OUT, he might tip over backwards and land upside down in the water. A plant saucer, sunk into the substrate, offers slanted sides so the baby doesn't have to over balance climbing out.