On November 26, 2018 I found a nest of hatching leopard tortoises. November is pretty cold around here and the babies in the nest were ice cold. I have no idea why they didn't just wait in the ground until the earth warmed up around them, but hatch they did. I decided to keep Zipper:
And here he is exactly 3 months later:
He's 3" front to back and slightly pyramided. He lives in a warm, humid closed chamber with no incandescent or desiccating heat/lights. We'll see if the pyramiding gets worse as he grows.
And here he is exactly 3 months later:
He's 3" front to back and slightly pyramided. He lives in a warm, humid closed chamber with no incandescent or desiccating heat/lights. We'll see if the pyramiding gets worse as he grows.