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Hey everyone, I just received my enclosure from Animal Plastics for my hatchling Indian Star Tortoise. I wanted to put a few live plants in it for additional shelter and feeding, and would like some suggestions for what would be easiest to keep alive in the enclosure and would be safe for her to...

Three days ago, I setup a naturalistic vivarium for my ball python. He’s about 6 months old, so he’s relatively small. Today marks two days since I’ve seen him. My suspicion is that he’s burrowed down into his substrate somewhere and that’s why I can’t find him, but I wanted to make sure that...

I work at a veterinary clinic, and am one of the few technicians that enjoys seeing exotic species. We had a client call earlier today and say that her juvenile sulcata was vomiting and lethargic. I’m relatively new to tortoise keeping, and have never heard of a tortoise vomiting. My assumption...

Hi, In the next few months I am setting up a vivarium for a new leopard gecko I plan on buying. I decided that, since I’ll have the ability to grow plants, I would like to grow some more of my Indian Star Tortoise’s food in the vivarium and be a little more self-sufficient when it comes to my...

Hi, I have an Indian Star Tortoise, about 6 months old. I had her on a tortoise table for about a week after first getting her, the after reading up on Star Tortoise care on the forum I changed her enclosure to a closed chamber. She’s been in the closed chamber enclosure for about 36 hours now...

Hi, new tortoise owner here. I have a 6 m/o Indian Star and was curious about what I should expect as far as her growth. I weighed her 6 days ago and she was 39 grams. I intend to weigh her again tomorrow. Should I expect weekly gains, or would it be closer to monthly? If she hasn’t gained much...

Hi! My name is Preston, and I live in North Texas. I am currently attending university with a major in Animal Science with a Pre-Veterinary Emphasis. My long term goal is to specialize in exotics, but reptiles are absolutely my favorite. I’ve always been fascinated by them, but was never allowed...