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Hi Everyone! Another year has passed and so I took growth comparison pictures. I love these, because it really make me realize how much she has grown. And Luka has grown a lot. It's starting to get difficult picking her up with one hand - she's big and heavy! So from May 2011 she went from...

Hello Everyone!! I haven't been really active in the past few months (one reason was that the tortoiseforum was blocked at my work... probably because it's linked with facebook somewhere ;) but not anymore!). Luka is doing great. Just recently I went home for 3 weeks and when I came back...

Hey Everyone :tort: I don't have any new pictures ("Get out of this thread!" Haha, no wait, hear me out!) - I'm just posting to announce that I'm really proud that Luka is becoming quite famous. :D One of the Videos I posted of her on youtube months ago started to get quite some views! I...

Hello Everyone! It is time for a growth update of Luka!!! I got her 7 month ago at about the age of 6-7 months. At least that's what I was told, but nobody can know for sure. I got her at 36g and today she's 120g! And over the past two month she has grown more than 1cm (which is a lot for...

Hello Everyone! Ok, something worries me! I keep Luka on coconut bark (1/2, dry) and coconut mulch (1/2, wet). A few weeks ago I noticed tiny "flies" on her plastron when picking her up. I killed as much as I got of course, but the little flies would run away, hide between Luka's shell and...

Hello Hello! So I have had my little star for 4 month. During this period she gained weight from 34g (1,2oz) to 78g (2,7oz). So that's more than double! She didn't grow much, as far as I can tell. Still around 2,x inches (around 5,6cm). Question: What growth is "normal" for stars? Is she...

I had a tiny house visitor today. Rare that they get inside, although there are tons outside. :D I'm fascinated. He's so cute. Never touched one before, but this one looks like it just hatched? I left him on the balcony and as of now he's still sitting there. He's missing a foot. I hope he'll...

Hello Everyone, So, there was something I was wondering about. I'm German, and when the Idea emerged of getting a tortoise I naturally looked for German information first - I got quickly discouraged getting one (until I found this Forum). In Germany, generally, they advocate ONE right way to...

Eating for ever and ever and ever.... :D (a gif I made quick and easy online)

Hello Everyone! As the title indicates, I made an (amateurish :rolleyes: ) Tortoise Forum that is mainly geared towards people in Thailand and Asia. I made it because I couldn't find any good and organized Thai/English Forum for Thais or Englishspeakers in Asia. Some information like available...

It's Lukas Monthday (his third with me). He's 10 month, hasn't noticably grown since I got him, but almost doubled (!) his weight. Now I notice how 'light' he felt, when I first got him. He's eating and pooping lots and shows no signs of RNS or any other illnesses. Yey! We had a photoshoot...

... see what the mail brought in today! Directly from Jerry Fife (amazon doesn't ship to Thailand, Jerry does!). Only took 10 days - woohoo. My assignments have to wait now. :D And here a little update on Luka. She's been with me for 5 weeks, eats a lot and is active. He/She is about 8...

Hello :) So I got these plants and I searched everywhere but I have no idea what they are. They just grew by themselves, but I was curious what they'd be so I let them grow. Considering I live in Thailand, they're probably some tropical plants. If you have an idea, let me know! (and if...

So, while looking for some information on the Internet, I found some interesting website. I don't know how interesting it is for you, but I thought I'd share it. It's a thread of some guy in Thailand who keeps a lot of different species. He talks about feeding them more grass/hay and how the...

Good morning/evening/afternoon My tortoise Luka has a pen mark on his bottom shell (see picture). The guy that sold me the tort marked him, so he could tell them apart. Anyways, I am wondering how I can remove it? He told me to use pure alcohol (the stuff to clean/desinfect, not the one you...

Luka (yes, that's his name now...) is now 9 days with me. I took lots of pictures during these 9 days, some of them I want to share. :D :D On day 7 he was so active. I let him walk in my room for a bit, put some snacks here and there, and he just ran around and explored. I took so many videos. I...

Hi Everyone, I am going a bit crazy here, please someone tell me if my star tortoise is behaving "normal" or if something is wrong with him. There are three things that concern me today... 1. Today after soaking I heard some "clicking noises" (not while eating). I heard them a few times, it's...

Hello Everyone :tort: Today I found something at my local supermarket and I was wondering If I could use it as a substrate for my tortoise. It only says "chopped Coconut" on the Bag. (So, is it right to assume it's Coconut Bark?) If I can use it, it would be great, cause I can buy...

I am so excited. I know, I said I wanted a Greek Tortoise, but I just couldn't wait any longer. I took a closer look at Star Tortoise and really fell in love with them. :D So I decided to get a Star Tortoise first (who knows, maybe I'll get a Greek Tortoise later, maybe not). Anyways, I...

Hello Everyone, I hope my question isn't too stupid. I have finally decided that I am going to buy a Greek Tortoise in the near future (sometime the next few months). However, I am still worrying about one thing: Humidity. I live in Thailand and it is quite humid and hot all year...