Hello & thanks for your support in Uganda! 😊 Wow - that would be amazing to see leopard tortoises in the wild (one of my dreams!) - Do you get to seem them very often or are they fairly well hidden? Glad you found my videos interesting 💚🐢
happytortoises I only really see them when they are crossing the roads in the game parks. They live alongside the Bell’s Hinged Tortoise quite frequently and love a good rabbit, or aardvark hole to sleep in at night. There are also lots of captive bred ones kept as pets in Kampala.
😂 They are taking over!! Aww - thanks for the lovely feedback, it means a lot! 🙏😊 Russians are cute too 💚🐢 (mind you, I've yet to find a tortoise that I don't like!! 😂)
happytortoises It almost reminds me of an ant colony...I mean that is a stampede lol. And I am the same way, all torts are cute. By the way your accent just makes me want a cuppa in the worst way lol.
do you think you could do a q&a video, also, can you tell me what foods my leopard tortoise can and can’t eat? everyone says they can have carrots but in your other vid it says not to feed them root veg. just looking for the correct answer lol
Hi, I am new here and I love your channel, since you are a succesful tortoise breeder, could you please make a video how you started and how to start breeding them! Thank you
Thanks for your lovely feedback 🙏😊 Of course I can do that for you, thanks for the video suggestion! I have been filming clips over the past few months, so will hopefully will be able to move onto preparing these videos soon! 😊🐢
Hi, there. I have a question about heating and lighting. Does it require for a baby tortoise to have basking light and another UV light for the indoor enclosure? or is it enough for just the basking light on it?
Hello! There are lots of different options/combinations.. They require UVB and temperature gradients so they can thermoregulate... examples of how you can provide this are a) having a UVB strip light and a separate heat source like basking bulb down one end (to create the warmer end where basking bulb is and cooler area at the opposite end to basking bulb) or b) having a basking bulb with UVB (this will provide the necessary UVB and heat in one area... and the opposite end will be cooler with no UVB) c) use multiple UVB basking bulbs if you have a large tortoise table/enclosure and/or you have more than one tortoise … (lots more combinations options are available too, but hopefully you get the idea!)😉💚🐢
😊 The one you spotted does have a pattern but is very faint (I think the lighting in my video doesn't show it up very well at all!)… 4:28 is the photo of the top view of each of the babies in this tub so you may be able to pause it (if you're quick enough!😂) to see the two hatchlings that have very faint markings!
Hello, it could be the substrate is too damp (or they were already in the substrate you were using) - I suggest changing the substrate & making sure it doesn't get too damp. Do you have plants in your enclosure? If so, these could also be attracting the little flies. Hope this helps? 💚🐢
happytortoises Thankyou. I thought you were supposed to keep the soil nearly damp for humidity? Yes I have succulents and aloe vera in Leaf’s enclosure. I use a soil marketed at tortoise substrate, are you saying the bugs could be from that?! What would you recommend I use instead?
I use a mixture of UVB tubes and UVB basking bulbs in my setups. I have a video "Getting set up for your baby tortoise" that goes into lots of detail on the equipment I use for hatchlings if you want more info 😊💚🐢
I LOVE your enclosures, especially the connected ones with the tubes. Beautiful.
thats dedication for you.i have 6 spur thighed ages ranging from 20 to 107 and they are all a pain in the arse 😆
I can't do what you do. It's just over commitment. but I like how you care for them all. More power to you happy torties!
I live in Uganda, where we have lots wild leopard tortoises. This is really interesting, thank you.
Hello & thanks for your support in Uganda! 😊 Wow - that would be amazing to see leopard tortoises in the wild (one of my dreams!) - Do you get to seem them very often or are they fairly well hidden?
Glad you found my videos interesting 💚🐢
happytortoises I only really see them when they are crossing the roads in the game parks. They live alongside the Bell’s Hinged Tortoise quite frequently and love a good rabbit, or aardvark hole to sleep in at night.
There are also lots of captive bred ones kept as pets in Kampala.
DAMN that’s a lot of torts lol. Love seeing a knowledgeable owner with a bunch of torts. I want one...I love my Russian’s, but Leo’s are so cute..
😂 They are taking over!! Aww - thanks for the lovely feedback, it means a lot! 🙏😊 Russians are cute too 💚🐢 (mind you, I've yet to find a tortoise that I don't like!! 😂)
happytortoises It almost reminds me of an ant colony...I mean that is a stampede lol. And I am the same way, all torts are cute. By the way your accent just makes me want a cuppa in the worst way lol.
Please continue your videos I like watching the turtles roam around your adorable
You are incredible x and these videos informative and inspiring
Aw thanks for the lovely feedback, I'm glad you found the videos helpful and inspiring 😊
I know this is old but I just want you to know you are the best turtle nurse ever! Most informative, you have to be a kindergarten teacher also lol
Aw thanks so much for your feedback! 😊 (haha - no I'm not a kindergarten teacher!!)
thank you for this information !!!! you are the best!
great video
Very nice to view your vid!! 👍🏼
Nice turtles a question at what temperatures do the leopards babys? Day and night and how much moisture thanks :)
So adorable 😍💖🐢🐢
Thanks v much! 😍🐢
And I give 1 or 2 a helping hand to make sure they all get to eat... continues to move 13 to the food dish😂
do you think you could do a q&a video, also, can you tell me what foods my leopard tortoise can and can’t eat? everyone says they can have carrots but in your other vid it says not to feed them root veg. just looking for the correct answer lol
Soooooo cuteeeeeeeee 😍😍😍
Hi, I am new here and I love your channel, since you are a succesful tortoise breeder, could you please make a video how you started and how to start breeding them! Thank you
Thanks for your lovely feedback 🙏😊 Of course I can do that for you, thanks for the video suggestion! I have been filming clips over the past few months, so will hopefully will be able to move onto preparing these videos soon! 😊🐢
wow if only most breeders monitor like you do , btw are the plastrons hard ,and water straight from the tap ?
Thanks so much for your feedback 💚😊 The shell (plastron and carapace will harden up after 6-12 months.. I use filter water 😊
Sooo cute...
Thank-you so much 💚🐢
Hi, there. I have a question about heating and lighting. Does it require for a baby tortoise to have basking light and another UV light for the indoor enclosure? or is it enough for just the basking light on it?
Hello! There are lots of different options/combinations.. They require UVB and temperature gradients so they can thermoregulate... examples of how you can provide this are a) having a UVB strip light and a separate heat source like basking bulb down one end (to create the warmer end where basking bulb is and cooler area at the opposite end to basking bulb) or b) having a basking bulb with UVB (this will provide the necessary UVB and heat in one area... and the opposite end will be cooler with no UVB) c) use multiple UVB basking bulbs if you have a large tortoise table/enclosure and/or you have more than one tortoise … (lots more combinations options are available too, but hopefully you get the idea!)😉💚🐢
Where do you sell them??? PS my mum has that jumper.
So cute... are you selling the hachlings?
Aw thanks! 😊😊 Yes I sell the hatchlings 💚🐢
How to make pardalis snowing from baby?
Hi where are your bowls from I want to get them for my tortoise
The long plastic food trays I got from my local garden centre
How frequently do tortoises lay eggs?
I am looking for a tortoise, do you have any available currently?
2:13 the one in the left is patternless or what ??
😊 The one you spotted does have a pattern but is very faint (I think the lighting in my video doesn't show it up very well at all!)… 4:28 is the photo of the top view of each of the babies in this tub so you may be able to pause it (if you're quick enough!😂) to see the two hatchlings that have very faint markings!
happytortoises thanks for explaining 😁😁😄😄
no problem at all! 😁
What is the things that you put it in water then in the cave?
Is it used to increase the humidity of cave?
kent lam sphagnum moss.
Yes this is Sphagnam moss and it is used to increase humidity in the hide 😊💚🐢
Are they fore sale?
Would love to find a awesome breeder like you in the united states..
Aw, thanks v much!🙏 That means a lot! 😊💚🐢
My enclosure has lots of tiny little flies! How can I get rid of them?
Hello, it could be the substrate is too damp (or they were already in the substrate you were using) - I suggest changing the substrate & making sure it doesn't get too damp. Do you have plants in your enclosure? If so, these could also be attracting the little flies. Hope this helps? 💚🐢
happytortoises Thankyou. I thought you were supposed to keep the soil nearly damp for humidity? Yes I have succulents and aloe vera in Leaf’s enclosure. I use a soil marketed at tortoise substrate, are you saying the bugs could be from that?! What would you recommend I use instead?
Which light use for tortoise
I use a mixture of UVB tubes and UVB basking bulbs in my setups. I have a video "Getting set up for your baby tortoise" that goes into lots of detail on the equipment I use for hatchlings if you want more info 😊💚🐢
Do you still sell them if so how much xx
Yes I do sell them (UK only), they are £99 each 💚🐢
damn i am not from uk , would have buy from you
What is the latin (zoological) name of leopard tortoises?
Das Hippo Stigmochelys pardalis
they are three sub species , biggest should come from somalia
I wish I had a garden with enough space. Than I'd have 10-15 of these cuties.
10-15 ? you stay at tropical area ?
sdq sdq Unfortunately not, but I love tortoises so much.
Mam can I get 1 plz because I had male only 1 so to make my tortoise happy can u give me female plz!!!!