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Hi..my name is kartik and I have a star tortoise of about 2years 6 months..I have been keeping him pet since 1year.and I have been feeding it with hibicus greens and flowers,lady fingers,sometimes tomatoes,etc...but I have seen only slight growth in him since one year..I live in India..I want to...

Creating another thread was by mistake but as directed by Indian vets and experts torts here can live in sand..no lamps required..

The swelling is more in left eye than right eye..sometimes I see him rubbing his left eye..I put him in water the swelling vanishes..I am confused..what's happening..

Its sand..

My tort was well 3-4 days back..but suddenly I saw a little swelling in his eyes.I thought its okay..but the swelling is increasing especially in the left eye..he keeps rubbing his left eye..and has problem opening it..he was staying in sad but seeing the swollen eyes I have emptied the sand and...

I commonly feed my star tort with okra(ladyfinger) and cucumber...one meal at morning and one at evening 6..but shanu told that okra should be given sometimes...so what to feed on daily basis...

Hey shanu,,what do u give ur tort for providing adequate amount of calcium..??plz help me!!?

My tort eats only tomatoes and lady fingers..today I took him to our colony park and he was attracted towards some kind of leaves..I think these leaves are mulberry leaves as I checked on net..can I feed him these leaves

OK..I will leave him on the ground only under my supervision..and I will keep him more in his tank...thanks all....the rat is trapped..now I will go and leave him in the park..away from my tort..

Hey how can I keep my tort confined in one place..u know what..I have purchased my tort from Bhopal,India which us and can be regarded as one of thebirthplaces of stars..as its a mountainous area..my 5-6 relatives have stars there and their torts roam the whole day inside or in the lawn of their...

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I can feed feed my tort any healthy green leaves in a mixture of 60%leaves and 40 % tomato but actually I don't know what leaves or veggies to feed that are easily available in India..

I want to clear something out..I live in Agra,up,India.I have a star tort of the size of a palm.he eats only..tomatoes and ladyfinger in the pure form..I feed hi mixture of 65%tomato and 35% spinach ..the local aquarium seller told me to feed him spinach.as the main part of his diet..but I have...

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Can a small rat or mice or a big rat harm my star while its roaming in the home??usually I always keep check that rats don't come in my house but currently my house is under construction..so rats creep in easily.. I trap and throw them away..after 1 or 2 days they again come but they will not...

I live in Agra,India...the native place of star tortoises..

Hey...now is the time for u to get to work..consult a vet if there is any in our town..or consult from the tortoise seller from which u bought our tortoise..i think ur tortoise is suffering from some disease

It has been nearly two months I have owned a star tortoise..he has been eating tomatoes and a bit if spinach in them since two months.and yes he likes eating ladyfinger and carrots also.but u say that I must not feed him much of tomatoes and spinach..so what should I give him as his daily diet

Listen.calgem -500 is for humans..but a month ago my tort suffered from common cold and I made him drink sinarest drops which is Also for humans ..it was told to me by the tort seller..and my tort is fine now..