hi ,i know it been asked time n time again, what do we feed our leopards when the weather turns bad, should i be planting now for the winter months or collecting and drying for the winter months,

and just in general what should we never feed leopards thinking food most of ushave in the fridge

the reason i ask on a visit to Colchester Zoo there leopards appeared to have avariety of food which i would say looked left over veg from the fridge ; mushrooms peppers cant remember what else was there.

this for me as well as other people trying to research what they can have

sorry thought this might be seen more in this forum? Hope you don't mind me moving it?

Anyhew, hopefully Terry will be along shortly this is his territory

Hi, I have found a link to a post Terry put on here a while ago. It is very informative of how he feeds his hatchlings through the winter.

my-hatchlings-winter-diet-t447.html

I hope it helps

Gail
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brilliant .i use the mix bag of lettuce normally at the end of week when its past human crunchiness


and i dont mind you moving request i probably had a brainwave and just typed my request anywhere.

thanks Gail for the link to that topic.one thing i would say is you really need to keep them eating overwinter .preferably if they are large enough they can graze at times once warmed up.just be careful you dont want them left outdoors for too long during winter.adding cut grasses to their food will help increase the roughage.this is a very important part of leopards diet if you want to keep them healthy.i also increase the percentage of coarse weeds in the mix as winter progresses,depending on availability.if you want to direct people even non members to the diet, it is in the orange linkbar at the top and bottom of the index page

thanks Terry. mine have weeds from around the garden, with flowers and a sprinkle of nutrobal and theyeat everything and they have thegrass nclover when outside in the run. thye have hay for bed time to eat or sleep. but ive looked at your photo and yours has a smooth shell mines are lumpy, im worried bear in mind ive only had them 2 weeks

Terry, can I ask (and I hope you don't mind me putting a question in your post) but can leopards havce readi grass?? I am only asking as I managed to get a big bale of it for £10.00. I don't use it as a feed, just as bedding for Tilly on top of her soil.

Gail
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hi Gail readigrass is great and when they are bigger they will take it if it is mixed with other food .if you are using it as bedding.be aware that being dry grass any moisture( leos urinate into their bedding frequently) will be absorbed causing it to compost.damp grasses harbour mold spores which can cause respiratory diseases.and when it starts to degrade and compost, it breaks down into a fine dust.personally i have stopped using it and have gone back to aspen which doesnt appear to have these properties.i know it has its own dangers but just used in the bedding area which needs to be seperate hasnt caused me any problems yet.

Terry is aspen the same as ambiouse? I always used ambiouse with no problems, its only cos they got a pit out there now that I no longer use it..

i think its all hemp Dawn.at one time it was the in thing for the tortoise tables, then lots of horror stories about it being ingested then it all died down again.i tried grazeon/readigrass for bedding but found it spoilt quickly.i have a small plastic tub of hemp in all my tables but really they go through phases when some use it for sleeping in and then none use.i do discourage the leopards from sleeping on damp soil so it is important in their table.ifyou prefer you can supply an area of smooth stones as a dry sleeping place.