My 4 Indian stars are outside all year, in December January the minimum we have here is 20 degrees Celsius, 68 degrees Fahrenheit during the nights and during the days it goes to 28 C/ 82 F. When the rainy season it can be tricky, because their enclosure can be full of water, so I bring them...
I guess it will be the only solution that will be bring me peace in mind. I also have neighbor very reliable but he doesn't know yet if he will not be on holidays at the same time.
I am really new with tortoise,I bought 4 Redfoots in September 2015 and 4 Indian Stars in December 2016.
And now I face my greatest challenge so far as owner: I am about to leave for 10 days on holidays..
and truly speaking I have know to find a way for my little herds to be healthy when I...
Reading you thread again, I just realized that OG was 14 years old for a 5.5" plastron. I have two stars that are almost 3,6" and only two years old. Is anyone know if that so common for male to be that small at 14?
Here is my little “sunshine”.. I was not planning on give my tortoise a name, let us say I had a light [emoji295]️[emoji217][emoji295]️
He/she is almost 9cm, brave almost no fear, amazing personality.
Compare to the others, can we speak of a “high yellow” Indian star ?
Here is a full perspective of the enclosure.
3 meters long, 57 cm large.
I want to add 1 or 2 hideouts, I am also going to change the actual one for a tortoise cave or something like that, in order to keep them more or less dry when it the wet season.
It is just a temporary enclosure. When...
They are too young to know their genders, they are born in 2016.
Regarding the food, it is fresh food on Sunday and Friday such as Lettuce, Opuntia, Hibiscus leaves and Flowers, dandelion... On Wednesday it is exoterra European sticks.. I wish I could buy Mazuri Ls, they are in live with it...
Geochelone elegans
April 2017
4,5cm
5cm
5,5cm
6,5cm
January 2018
5,5 cm
6,5 cm
7,5 cm
8,3 cm
They have grown so much (except the smallest).
What is very interesting is to compare their personalities, shy for some, adventurous for others. I wish they become as friendly as my red foot.
I...
well their substrate are grasses, as they are outside. We are in the wet season now so it is raining a lot, shell rot ?? you might be right. I am going to treat them accordingly.