Upside down is like slanting position with head low just like shown in kamp kenan.!
She is currently housed in a box with dry grass as substrate and hiding box and she stays outdoors !
My concern is that she lost almost 150gms of weight in past 2 months.
Previously I was told tht it might be...
My female Indian Star tortoise has stopped eating once again from about a month.!
She has now once again been seperated from the larger female she used to stay with and has been put in a diff box.!
As summer temp were reaching around 40-44 C both of them had reduced diet but now larger one is...
Well I have good news..
After just nibbling on some food for two days the larger tort yesterday pooped a bit stiff poop..
It was harder in contistency than normal after which she ate..
And from today morning she is back to her older days of eating whatever she can find..
The smaller one is also...
It rained today and weather cooled down a bit plus as per the instructions I gave dried grass in their hideout hut to give some comfort..!
They have stayed together all life so can they be fighting..!? Both are female Indian star tortoise only..!
Plus can the small tortoise dominate the larger...
My tortoises have suddenly stopped eating lately..!
The larger tortoise has stopped eating since two days..!
It even has stopped its normal movements and likes to hide much.!
The temperature has increased and many other experienced India keepers adviced that it is due to high temperature.
She...
Hello @Markw84 , it seems tht you got a bit angry on me, well i was just asking what happens to “their wild cousins” out of curiosity.
I had already taken measures tht YvonneG had suggested and my little tort has started to eat once again..
Still she comes in for night to sleep and gets a...
I have started keeping her inside for night and morning we keep her in bright sun for a good two three hours temperatures have started to rise and lowest is around 18 centigrade but is rising everyday..
I have a question what happens to their wild cousins as they face even more colder...
In india we are experiencing a winter and out of my two female indian star tortoise the smaller has developed cold.!
She was kept outside as we live in their natural range but they are kept dry.
I noticed bubbles coming out from her nostrils so as seen in kamp kenans videos I kept her in sun...
I saw some of the signs of aggression on youtube and none is exhibited here..
Plus Indian St. are not known to exhibit aggression towards each other..
At the time of food smaller one is seperated amd she finishes off her meal plus they both have seperate sleeping preferences and actually never...
If you live in India is it possible to get her Xrayed without the knowledge of authorities..?
Because we all know that keeping a star tortoise is illegal in India..!
Which state do you live in..?
And yes best of luck for your tortoise..!
Is it possible for any female Indian star tortoise to stay active, eat all you give, still weigh the same..?
Both of my female Indian stars are eating well now but the weight of the smaller female is not increasing..!
The weight of my larger female had increased greatly and she took only 4-6...
Yess I noticed that he is not on this forum and it would be nice to hve a productive debate from the ones who are knowledgeable...
Looking forward for the day that happens..!!
I have viewed a lot of episodes of kenan harkin in youtube and he seems to love his work..!
Anybody here having experience who can tell how he actually is a breeder and supplier..!?
My personal impression is that he is good but tht goes by the videos..!!
Thnx in advance..!!
Well I live in India..!!
Their enclosure gets moisten with water every morning and then it gets dry in afternoon with sun coming for two hours daily..
They have a hideout in their enclosure..
Lately they have started scaling the stairs and other obstacles...
They get bottle gourd, lady finger...
Wow your males are beautiful..!!!
No problem I understand you guys take time to give amateurs like me the proper guidance for a healthy tortoise..
I am aiming for a proper shell on this two angels of mine.
Can you give me suggestions for a proper shell now...
Like to prevent its pyramiding...
Actually Right now I am studying and cant give them one...
But nice Idea I will definitely give them the best enclosure once I start earning..!!!
Thnx for the suggestion..!!!!