Not as lumpy as they are (george more lumpy than frankie) They both suffered pyramiding when younger, despite keeping their home moist, I feel that over feeding, resulting in growing faster, didn't help either.
I believe this is Chickweed, but can someone please confirm.
It has these little seeds where the white flowers were, probably why it grows is such abundance.
Thank you in advance for your replies.
I have two stars, one that is two and half and the other will be two in a weeks time - they have always loved their sleep, some days they are up early ready to eat, somedays waiting for the food to come and there are other days when they won't get up until 10/11am (lights go on at 8.00am) I...
Hello SILVERSTAR - I use a CHE 24/7, my two stars will sit underneath it for short periods through out a day but at night they like to start their sleep pattern by starting off just on the perimeter of the ceramic, after digging down in substrate, and at some point in the night they will move...
You may well laugh Tracy but they WERE staring at each other across a plate of greens, for more than half an hour! :P It must be love LOL[hr]
On a more serous note because believe it or not I was serious guys :D
I am not sure Danny that they are both males, the shape of their shells...
Does anybody know what types of behaviour a tortoise will display when becoming sexually active?
Do the females give of a scent when they are ready or is it all about the males?
Do the females rub their bottoms with their legs swishing their tail backwards and forwards - saying here I am...
I've put this under food and diet as the're eating the dirt whilst eating the grass. So is small amount of dirt/ organic soil OK?
I am growing grass seeds and they are pulling the whole shoot/root out and eating small amounts of soil - is this ok?
Hello
I've been out and about trying to find plants/food which would be good for my stars. Could someone confirm that the lettuce in the link below is the correct one to buy
http://www.localharvest.org/endive-escarole-mix-greens-seed-C14350?r=fr
and is crassula a good plant to have in...
Hello geekinpink - i have two stars and when i got the first one i also did a lot of research about their enclosure and also read that hides are good, which i believe they are, so i made one out of a tub with a wet sponge stuck to the roof as well as a cork cave. i found that george would go in...
I totally agree! my babies are not usually in their house if i am fiddling for ages and definately not when cleaning but i had no choice on this occassion - i walked into their room to see the light slipping nearly all the way out of the clamp, i jumped on my stool and held the ceramic bit, temp...