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I am on the search for a Blonde Female Leopard (Babcocki) for my male. He is 11", so I am looking for a gal of breeding age. I am willing to pick up OR pay for her flight to us. Thanks for your help!
egyptiandan said:Hi Jennifer,
You really don't need a blonde female. You can easily make blonde Leopard tortoises by raising them very warm. The blonde color isn't a genetic trait.
Danny
egyptiandan said:I haven't personally done it with Leopard tortoises as I don't like them blonde , but I know plenty of people that have.
If you raise your daytime base temperature to about 86F, you'll get blonde Leopard tortoises.
I seem to be doing an experiment with Golden greek tortoises and it works just the same. The ones higher up in my room are much lighter than the ones that are lower down in the room.
The higher base temperatures stop the production of melanin, so making a lighter animal that doesn't over heat in the hot temperatures.
Danny
turtles1957 said:I am on the search for a Blonde Female Leopard (Babcocki) for my male. He is 11", so I am looking for a gal of breeding age. I am willing to pick up OR pay for her flight to us. Thanks for your help!
Lil' Tortie said:turtles1957 said:I am on the search for a Blonde Female Leopard (Babcocki) for my male. He is 11", so I am looking for a gal of breeding age. I am willing to pick up OR pay for her flight to us. Thanks for your help!
If you live around the San Jose are, there's a post for pair leopard tortoise on kingsnake.com. The seller is wiling to sell the 6 years old female alone and she's blonde. Check it out. I was inquiring it but he doesn't do shipping and I couldn't find anyone from SJ to assist me. Good luck!