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Leopard Tortoises
The Leopard Tortoise is an African mainland tortoise that typically grows to a length of 14 to 18 inches.
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They have a strikingly marked shell and adapts well to captivity. As for all hot climate and tropical tortoises, Leopards should not be hibernated.
Housing
Leopards are a relatively easy species to maintain in captivity. As hatchlings they should be housed in a vivarium of approximately 2ft in length, with the temperature in the 80F to 86F range.
The size of the housing should be increased with the growth of the tortoise and as adults they can be successfully kept in an insulated and heated garden shed. In good weather they should be allowed access to an outdoor area for exercise and grazing.
Whilst the tortoise is maintained in a vivarium, it is vital that it recieves the correct UVB lighting to aid vitamin D3 production and utilisation. It is also advisable to use calcium additives such as Nutrobal to supplement their calcium intake.
In the summer, when temperatures permit, the tortoise should be put in an outside enclosure or pen in order to benefit from natural sunlight. It is imperative that, should you put your tortoise out into sunlight, you provide a dhaded area. This can be achieved with clumps of hay or grass.
Diet
Your tortoise will thrive on a diet of 80% green matter and 20% fruit matter. The green should consist of kale, spinach, greens, brussel tops, parsley, water cress, mixed with 20% banana, tomato, melon and grape. Forest Hingebacks are also very partial to mushrooms.
Do not feed your tortoise iceberg or round lettuce, although you can feed mixed lettuce obtainable in most supermarkets this will contain chinese lettuce, raddico etc. Lettuce should be viewed as a once-a-week feed as it contains a high amount of water and not as much goodness as the other foods mentioned.
All foods should be supplemented on a daily basis with Nutrobal. Also, fresh water should be made available at all times.
There are also to other alternatives available to feed your tortoise, one is Zoo Med Tortoise Food, and the other is T-Rex Dry Tortoise Formula. These can be used occasionally to avoid having to chop fresh food daily, and provide a handy fallback.
Hingebacks are omnivorous and are also partial to snails, slugs and worms, and these can be used to vary their diet.
On Receipt Of Your Tortoise
On arrival, soak your tortoise in tepid water in a cat litter tray. Do not use cold tap water as this will be a shock to them. Soak them for approximately 30 minutes and then offer them fresh food.
When you recieve your tortoise they may have their eyes closed. They may have fallen asleep in transit. When you pick up your tortoise they should open their eyes withint a few seconds. If it is sluggish in opening its eyes then bath them with clean tepid water.
To ensure that your tortoise stays hydrated, soak every other day as you did on arrival. You will notice that your tortoise will drink and then defecate. Leave them in the tray to soak for approximately 30 minutes.
Remember to clean the vivarium at least once a week and remove droppings daily.
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Please only take the information given in any of our caresheets as general advice. They may not provide an exact answer to your particular reptiles problem and are to act as a general guide and 'heads-up' to keeping reptiles.
We cannot be held responsible for any problems your reptile encounters following the reading of these pages.
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