New Leopard Tortoise

[DrLew]

Turtle gang:
I was at the Tampa show this past weekend and picked up a gorgeous little leopard tortoise. While I did a bit of research, there isn' t much out there regarding neonates. This little guy is out of the egg maybe a month, and while the guy who I got it from was helpful, he wasn't to clear about managing a little guy. Got him set up in a 10 gal aquarium with a neodynium light, heat pad for the night time, and got him out into the sun for about 30 minutes or so the last couple of days. Soaked him in warm water when I got him home.
Got some tortoise food - name escapes me as I am at work right now....but it is comprised of the natural grasses that leopard live on in the wild.
Any other helpful hints?

[llovelace]

Post pics of the little fella

[DrLew]

[llovelace]

Simply adorable! How big will it get?

[West Coast Jungle]

I love my leopard.
here is a link with some good tips
http://www.africantortoise.com/

[DrLew]

Simply adorable! How big will it get?

From what I've read - not very big 10-17 inches and anywhere from 6-25 lbs.
They can live to be 100 years old!!!!!!

[DrLew]

He's been awfully sluggish and can't really tell if he's been eating?
I've got him under a UVa and UVb lamp - hot end is around 100 - cool end around 75 - i've been soaking him x 10 minutes in 85' water daily.
Is this normal behavior for a hatchling? All the info I can find pertains to adults, any help out there would be appreciated?????

[reptilemama38]

Your tort is beautiful. Hope she is doing well. If it's over 60 degrees outside, you want her out there as much as possible. The real UV is very good for her.

[Christine]

Good Luck with with your tort. I have a hermans tortoise. Austins turtle page has a forum that has a lot or very experienced tortoise and turtle people if you need help. I know a few people there have leopards.
http://www.turtleforum.com/forum/upload/index.php
They have helped me a lot