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  1. arotester

    Calling on indian star owners residing in INDIA

    You shouldn't use a glass enclosures as they don't allow UV light to pass through it, which is necessary for the torts to develop vit D. (LET THEM BASK IN THE SUN) Also, you shouldn't be keeping two torts together as tortoises are territorial and they can injure each other by indulging into a fight.
  2. arotester

    Calling on indian star owners residing in INDIA

    what about whatsapp?? Is there any group there
  3. arotester

    Calling on indian star owners residing in INDIA

    Hi, How do you know it's a female tort? because in India you get wild caught torts and there is no way of telling the gender until tort becomes of a sufficient size. Also, i would like to tell you that the food that "she" likes is not good for "her".Try some grasses and weeds . tc ;)
  4. arotester

    Indian star dragging its leg

    Hi, what is his diet and what substrate do you use? do you soak your tort?
  5. arotester

    Calling on indian star owners residing in INDIA

    Actually that white waste is urates and it's fine for a tort to do that.About rice i agree with you . We just need to give tort a lot of space ,sunshine and food (with water) that's it :)
  6. arotester

    Calling on indian star owners residing in INDIA

    i do feed the hibiscus regularly as a part of varied diet and they grew up great.Also flowers can be fed as they are but if the tort is small then you should cut it in small parts,they love the flower and they always find a way to eat it. :)
  7. arotester

    Calling on indian star owners residing in INDIA

    there must be water dish big enough so that he can get into it but not so big that he will drown into it.Water must be in their enclosure 24x7 and i think cuttlebone is good as i provides cal as well as trims down the beak if overgrown.If you want to try anything else for cal, use alfalfa hay...
  8. arotester

    Calling on indian star owners residing in INDIA

    Star tortoises need extra attention when they are small.You need to keep your tort in luke warm water for 20 mins(water level till lining joining plastron and shell),doesn't matter if it wants to get out . Also ,bhindi is fine in once or twice a week(without seeds). Keep the diet varied ....do...
  9. arotester

    Calling on indian star owners residing in INDIA

    You can use use the shelcal tablets from med store .But personally i am not big fan of supplements,so i feed my torts the varied diet for their nutrients.I have never fed my torts cal supplements and they are doing well.
  10. arotester

    indian star tortoise

    your tort isn't a juvenile instead it's just a baby of 6-7 months is guess.Babies grow fast and then they slow down a bit.(it all depends on the diet,healthy one )I would like to add alfalfa hay to the above list,that's the main course for my torts
  11. arotester

    How many times should i feed my baby star tortoise ?

    Hi Diya, actually bubbles from nose is not always a sign of URI, but it can also mean that they are stressed. Just to be safe, increase their time in the sun(beware of the predators),keep them soaking(20-30 min). If they are not eating anything other than cucumber then try chopping it finer and...
  12. arotester

    STAR

    is that a new one??? can you post the growth rates ??? they look good :)
  13. arotester

    How many times should i feed my baby star tortoise ?

    It's natural for babies to sleep that long.If they are eating well and if they are active then there's no need to worry. If they are not doing so then there's something wrong with the routine or habitat.
  14. arotester

    Calling on indian star owners residing in INDIA

    So you used both the methods and by jackson's ratio you found that your tort is a bit light in weight,so did you measure the weight before your tort pooped or after.Is there any such guidelines to measure the weight? I am a bit confused in this part of the procedure ;)
  15. arotester

    Calling on indian star owners residing in INDIA

    has anyone used Jackson's ratio to judge their torts......If yes then plz share your thoughts about it :)
  16. arotester

    Calling on indian star owners residing in INDIA

    Actually best place to get alfalfa hay is the farm(they call it ghaas),just ask the farmer for it and he'll give it to you(farmers in India are nice aren't they?).Alfalfa hay is safe for torts. About prickly pears(a type of cactus),you must find it in the reputed nurseries or if not then hilly...
  17. arotester

    Calling on indian star owners residing in INDIA

    you never feed any seeds to the tort.I am talking about the alfalfa hay that you feed to the cattle's. If you can't find the cuttlebone then it's ok,you can feed them prickly pears pads. Weeds,well i am not sure about the indian names but this site might help...
  18. arotester

    Calling on indian star owners residing in INDIA

    young torts get used to a particular food and then they tend to deny other things.That's why i insisted in adding lots of variety to the food. Now,to solve your problem you must firstly add 50% gherkin and add other veggies such as methi,dill,coriander etc and also you can add...
  19. arotester

    Calling on indian star owners residing in INDIA

    Normal Heat bulb of around 40W will work fine.But you just have to adjust it's height to control the temp. Do not even try and give khilli to tort it contains lot of chemicals to make it pasty which can hurt the tort.Why don't you try cuttlebone or prickly pears catus pads,they are good for...
  20. arotester

    Calling on indian star owners residing in INDIA

    As i said earlier that the pattern depends on the genes of the tort which in turn depend on the mom and dad of the tort and not on the shell smoothness. Well the 20cm mark will take around 7-8 yrs on an average growth rate,but as shanu said it depends a lot on the tort.We had torts for 20 yrs...
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