Well, I picked up the Leo from the pet shop tonight, and I'm happy to report that very shortly after being placed into her new home, she began to dart at crickets already! She wasn't traveling long, but I did think that she might take a while to explore much - not the case at all

Anyway, without further ado, here's Big Bertha (for the love of all that is sacred, I need a new name for her!):



I'm not sure, but she looks awfully large to me! Seeing as how this is the first adult Leopard I've ever seen, I don't have much to judge on. Anyway, what do you guys think about her size? She's certainly not malnourished! The brown dish is water, and the green is calcium. She's got multi-vitamin dusted crickets hopping to and fro.

Anyway, after getting the tank set up, I instantly had some new questions that I didn't have before:


  • How do I keep the paper towels from acting like a cricket hide-away at the edges and corners?
  • How large should her humid hide be, and should it be in place 24/7? It's not in there yet, but the two rocks are hides.
Well, that's all the questions I have for now. If you guys have any questions or concerns with how her tank is setup, please let me know!

Her hot side is set on the thermostat (I watched the temp rise, then turned the nob till the light went off) at 92-degrees, and the cool side is about 80- to 85-degrees, humidity at about 30% because I dampened the paper towels to get them to lay a little flatter.