Recent content by AriadneHam

Thank you all for your support and advice! More updates on my little tort will be up soon!

I have heard many great things about mazuri tortoise food, the original, I have looked for it but they only sell in bulk. Do you know of any retailer that sells in small quantities?

Thank you so much!! It means a lot coming from such an experienced owner. Do you have any tips on fixing bad eating habits? Because the only time he will try something somethig that's not lettuce is if I chop up everything into mush, but that is not really good for him, as he should be...

@Tom, @Markw84, @G-stars. Would love for y'all to take a look at my tortoise and see if he's growing nicely. I worry about pyramiding and some lighter spots on the points of his scutes. More info about his upkeep at he top of the thread. Also here are some more pictures of him. More...

Do you just feed your torts different stuff everyday or mix everything up or...?

He is 2 months since hatching. He was born sometime in May.I bought him from Chris in June and have had him for almost 2 months now.

Hello all, Baby Hannibal the Burmese Star Tortoise is a little over 2 months old now. He weights on a good day 40g. I have him eating a salad mix of grass and weeds, kale, romaine, chard, mustard, collard, and turnip tops. For some reason he does not like to eat dandelions. I have been trying...

I recommend starting out with a leopard tortoise. They are just easier to take care in comparison to the needs of an Indian star. definitely leopards are easier to breed. However if you are dead set on a star tortoise. Might I suggest getting a Burmese star? They are a lot more robust and...

So if you want to have a Indian star tortoise, you're going to have to invest some time and money into husbandry of the animal. Indian stars are notorious for being temperamental to climate change. You have to keep them at a consistent warm temp and humidity for them to thrive. Consider where...

How's the little Indian star tortoise doing? Any updates or changes?

Is he eating on his own in his enclosure or are you hand feeding him. Try holding him and when he calms down hold out some leafy greens for him to smell. If he doesn't bite, break or tear the leaf so he can smell better. If he still doesn't go for it, try soaking him in 95F water for 15-20...

Also I just found my little guy's favorite treat. Blueberries. Gave him one the other day and he gobbled it up, then looked at me for more. Sorry bud, only only on special occasions. Anyone else notice particular foods or treats their star tortoises likes?

That's funny how he falls asleep on the spot. Yeah, I heard that Indian stars are a bit more temperamental with human socialization and with climate changes. But how old is he?

Great! Will do. The only reason I didn't something like that, was because I wasn't sure if it was clean or treated correctly for pet use. Also I heard that some people put bugs in the enclosure to keep it clean( break down leftover food scraps mixed into substrate), sounds odd to me, your...

Thank you so much for your help. I'm glad to hear that this is normal behavior for a hatchling. I'll definitely try mazuri or rep cal along with the weeds. I live in California so I'm lucky I can put him outside for a couple hours. I worry about him soaking for too long because as soon as he...