hi,
on my other thred wizzamum said that my leopard is prob import as it got such good growth etc,

please can anyone tell me what this means please,

i dont no if it changes the tort or what i shud do

thanks

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my leopard tort called lucky aged 4 yrs old hatched jan 04




my leopard tort thomas aged 4 hatched jan 2004.

I would take a poo sample to your vets to check for worms and protazoa. Most of these imports are full of worms.

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yea i have a vet appointment monday

have i done sumfin wrong if it is imported plz,

im worried now, is my tort gunna be ok.

sorry

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my leopard tort called lucky aged 4 yrs old hatched jan 04




my leopard tort thomas aged 4 hatched jan 2004.

Tortoises that have been wild caught have the most perfect growth, obviously! Captive bred tortoises tend not to have such uniform growth.

Sue (wizzasmum) has alot of experience of Leopards and having studied tortoises in their natural environment is really good at spotting an import!!

Tamie

Before its decided on whether its an import where is it from, how long you had it do you know what the husbandry was with its previous owner.

In general Leopards are not good at smooth growth as yours seems to be as this is usually down to a correct diet (wild grasses,flowers and herbs) in captivity they are often fed and reared on either far to much food or the wrong type of food which often causes excessive growth of the carapace plates which is usually seen in captive reared animals

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sorry what does husbandry mean?

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my leopard tort called lucky aged 4 yrs old hatched jan 04




my leopard tort thomas aged 4 hatched jan 2004.

How was it kept,fed housed etc

it was in indoor rabbit cage, feed weeds, and grass they had there own growing, i have only had it since yesteday, she is 4yrs old. thanks

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my leopard tort called lucky aged 4 yrs old hatched jan 04




my leopard tort thomas aged 4 hatched jan 2004.

So far the diet is good, so in the housing what light/heat system did they have , how long had they owned it or doid they breed it and do you know ifthey didn't breed it who or where did it come from

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they had them come in a few weeks ago from bristol, uk

they had a uv tube, a heat bulb for basking. not sure where it came from b4 that sorry am i in trouble if it is impoted thanks

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my leopard tort called lucky aged 4 yrs old hatched jan 04




my leopard tort thomas aged 4 hatched jan 2004.