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| Posted | leopard tortoise |
| 14-03-2006 by sam | does anyone know anythink about these? i have two 3 year olds and keep them in a 4by 1.5 by2 enclosure. |
| 14-03-2006 by Linda Chenapa | Found this info on a web site if it is of any use.
Feeding: Herbivorous grazers - their ideal diet is high fiber grasses and greens. Pesticide-free grass is good for grazing, and the diet should primarily consist of grasses such at timothay or orchard grass or hay. Small amounts of vegetables can be offered too. Don't feed foods high in oxalates (beet greens, chard, spinach) or fruit (can cause digestive upsets). Also, never feed dog or cat food or other animal protein. Supplements: Calcium/vitamin D3 supplementation is recommended (D3 is especially important when housed indoors). Pieces of cuttlebone can also be provided for gnawing and extra calcium. Housing - Outdoors: Outdoor housing is preferable where the climate allows. Daytime temperatures should be 80-90 F (27-32 C) and nighttime temps can fall to 65-75 F (19-24 C). They cannot tolerate cool or damp conditions. A large sturdy enclosure with protection from predators is necessary, along with shade, hiding spots, and access to a shallow pan of water (deep enough to soak in but shallow enough that drowning isn't a possibility). A dry grassy area that allows grazing is ideal. Housing - Indoors: You may need to bring your leopard torotoises indoors for part or all of the year. Provide a large (4 feet by 8 feet minimum) enclosure. Grass hay makes an ideal substrate. A UVA/UVB lamp is vital. A basking spot at 95 F (35 C) should be provided, while the rest of the enclosure can be heated to 80-90 F (27-32 C) during the day and 65-75 F (19-24 C) at night. A shallow pan of water (deep enough for soaking but shallow enough to prevent drowning) should be provided. Notes: Do not hibernate, although they may slow down in the cooler months.  |
| 14-03-2006 by sam | thanks alot for the info i knew most of the above but was just checking to make sure excatly just in case. 8 by 4 is very big. |
| 15-03-2006 by Linda Chenapa | Yeah, that's what I thought. |
| 15-03-2006 by sam | a bit big |
| 15-03-2006 by Linda Chenapa | More like a small bedroom!!
You could use a rabbit hutch that has a built in run. You could put the light in the hutch and 1 outside, depends on how much room you have? Any chance of some photos? |
| 16-03-2006 by sam | i will try and put some photos on the weekend |
| 21-03-2006 by lexter | How they getting on Sam? |
| 22-03-2006 by sam | getting real big lex im in the process of building a 6x2x2 vivarium need to go down to b&q for some materials it will work out alot cheaper to make one this size than by one already made. |
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