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    Mini GUIDE for INDIAN STAR TORTOISES (modified for Indian Residents)

    Diet: Hibiscus leaves Hibiscus flowers Dhaniya(coriander) Mulli ke patte(radish greens) Gajjar ke patte(Carrot green) Kheera(normal cucumber) Kakdi(the thin light green cucumber) Methi(Fenugreek) Romaine Lettuce (seeds available online) wheat grass Grass Kadi patta/ curry tree/...
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    Veterinary Doctors on TFO? Need Help

    Hello, Fellow Members I am Going to take Veterinary Sciences in my college and need help with study material as i came to know that this field is not that broad in Indian curriculum. So i wanted to know about Different Veterinary books and other study material that i could use to expand my...
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    The *Star* came out on a Sunny Day

    so after a cold spell at my place in india, today the sun came out bright and high..... and so did Star after sleeping 80% of the times in winters.... so i thought i'd do an update.... there're signs of pyramiding but he's not that pyramided.... i'll click more pics when he's roaming around.....
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    Rosy Barbs (Pethia conchonius)

    my 20 gallon tank inhabited by Rosy Barbs.... it's really hard to click their pics with a smartphone camera...... so sorry for the mediocre quality of the pics... :)
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    : : : Robolizard : : :

    Here is a pic of one of my photoshop project of summer 2013.....
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    Tu'i Malila -- Oldest Radiated ever recorded

    here's a manuscript from wikipedia : " Tu'i Malila (1777 - 19 May 1965) was a tortoise allegedly given to the royal family of Tonga by Captain James Cook. It was a radiated tortoise (Geochelone radiata) from Madagascar and is the longest-lived tortoise whose age has been verified. The name...
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    Star's Update ( PIC HEAVY)

    it has been quite a while since i have posted about STAR.... so here it goes... Carapace length: 6 inches Carapace width: 4.2 inches Weight: 730 grams below are some pics.... more pics coming soon...
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    STAR

    there hasn't been much activity in the indian star tortoise section so i thought i would share some photo's..... color contrast.... soaking time..... lunch time.....
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    Look who's staring

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    Oldest Aldabra tortoises ever recorded.....

    here are some of the oldest aldabras ever recorded....... #1 Adwaita 255 years (birth year 1750) wikipedia source #2 Esmeralda 170 years wasn't able to find a pic
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    Tiger Barbs and Rosy Barbs

    here are some of the fishes i house in my 20 gallon high freshwater tank.... rosy barbs : tiger barbs : thanks for watching.... :) :tort::tort::tort:
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    Ben's sunny Day

    i present to you Ben.... enjoying hibiscus flowers and leaves on a sunny day thanks for watching
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    Meet Star

    here is the new guy(i guess its a guy)........ he's probably 2 years old.... carapace length of 5 inches....... he's slightly pyramided.... but i still hope to mend that... hope you enjoy the pics and thanks for viewing....
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    Calcium Supplement with Vitamin D3.... need help on the dosage..

    Ok so after a lot of foraging for calcium supplement, calcium carbonate, cuttlefish bone etc....in my area....i ended up with this human calcium supplement tablets....they contain organically sourced calcium carbonate and vitamin D3..... the name of the tablets is : CIPCAL - 500 by Cipla...
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    Star Tortoise having a cucumber and cilantro treat!!....

    Ben enjoying his cucumber and cilantro treat on a sunny day ...... hope you guys like it..... VIDEO thanks for watching :)
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    doubts and questions about calcium supplement ...

    today i bought calcium supplement VenCal-P ...... it's liquid calcium supplement..... actually its for dogs and other pets..... i wasn't able to find any specific for reptiles.... here are the contents..... each 5 ml contains: calcium - 100 mg phosphorus - 50 mg...
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    Are these safe, Recommended for Indian Stars??

    mushrooms, sweet potato, yellow squash bell peppers, pumpkin, capsicum,
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    Meet Ben, new indian star tortoise

    so here's my new guy Ben...... i decided to make a separate thread for him like i did for max..... he is wild caught specimen..... i got from a village family :) he has surprisingly smooth shell but with a dog bite injury..... so i'm hoping for advice on how to fill that crack and one more...
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    new stars..... getting them on Sunday :)

    i thought i should share the excitement of getting new stars....... i'm getting a pair of adult stars....... the female is way above 3 kg and the male is 2.2 kg....... i'm getting them from a family living in a village 200 km from Gandhidham Gujarat....... below are some pics that i received...
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    Romaine Lettuce (Cos Organic)

    i just received the courier delivering the romaine lettuce seeds that i ordered online........... now when i read the growing instruction given with the seeds ,...... they say the temps should be 5 degree celsius to 29 degree celsius...... now the problem is the normal room temperature here in...
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