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Indian Star Tortoises - Geochelone elegans I have a male Star Tortoise, approx 3-4yo and 5" for sale. He is kept outdoors, grazing, and also eating eating Mazuri, cactus, hibiscus, and greens. $700 shipped.:tort: I'll get photos up. I can answer questions and send photos via email as well...

The boxie babies I have are very soft. They are about the circumference of a hair tie, if you can imagine that image. They eat well, but do not come to bask much. I supplement bugs with calcium and D3, they get natural sunshine for UVB. The plastron is mushy soft all over, easily compressible...

Sadly, we lost Roxie. our 9yo FL box turtle last week. It just so happens that our local wildlife rehabber had some Ornate and FL box turtles get together (oops). Since the babies are not releasable and can't be raised at the facility, I now have a trio of baby boxies. :) :) :) I'll have to...

My Roxie was outside and slowing down a bit with some cooler weather. She was up 2 days ago and everything looked good. I saw her drinking some water from the recent rain, and then she dug into a low area, not her usual sleeping spot. It is going to be cold tonight (freeze), so I picked her...

I want to use the Habitat heater outside this year, but not sure about this product. Frank has a half plastic garbage can hide and he burrows down a bit, but it is reinforced so he can't get too far. The lows are dipping into the high 50's next week and I thought I would try the heater. I will...

I ordered the Mazuri which came arrived today. Frank loved it! I tried searching the archives for an answer to the question of how much to feed. All of the answers applied to hatchlings and red foots it seems. What is the appropriate amount to feed a 16#, slightly underweight Sulcata who free...

So Frank is outside, doing well. He eats our blend of grasses in the yard, aloe, weeds, etc. We also feed him Hibiscus flowers and leaves as a treat. I also have to be sure and clean up after the dogs or he will eat that, too. :P Once or twice weekly I give him collards sprinkled with...

My male has two points on his beak like vampire fangs. They aren't long, just longer than the tip. Is it necessary to trim, or does nature take its course?

This is Frank (Sinatra), we call him Frankie. He was RW from the Long Island Turtle Rescue, but one of my daughters thought that he should be renamed Frank Sinatra since he was from NYC. He came to us last week and we are so happy to have him with us! He is a super friendly and a curious...

My Sulcata comes out of his house around 9am but is back in by 1pm. Sometimes he hangs out until 3-4. It seems a bit early to me, but he is my first adult. Does that sound odd to anyone else? I'm only asking because before we built the house over his spot, he was active until 5 or 6pm...

I adopted an adult-ish Sulcata from Long Island Turtle Rescue. He's not into my plans and has a mind of his own, lol. He currently likes to bed down in a far corner of my yard that has dirt and digs in a bit. Well, he can't make a burrow there, so I need to make him a house. Right now I am...

Well, now we have PeeWee (Herman). PeeWee is a locally bred Sulcata and is about 2 1/2 months old. He still has his little egg tooth...too cute! I was wondering if he was starting to show a bit of pyramiding or irregular growth and if that could even out in the future? He is kept at...

There is a tortoise listed at the rescue that is 7yo and 6inches long. What kind of issues would cause a tort to stay so small. Is it likely to get much bigger? There is not a tremendous amount of pyramiding, the shell is dark. It just looks miniature.

At what size would birds of prey stop being a threat to tortoises? I have hawks in my area and wonder if they would bother a tortoise free roaming in the yard. When I had my little guy, and for my box turtle, they always stay in an enclosure with a wire lid and only free roam the yard with...

I'm so sad...I went out for the evening tortoise check and found little Elvis had passed today. He looked to be in his sleeping position, but did not move when I tried to rouse him. I can't imagine what happened. He had a great time of growth over the last month, was eating well in his new...

Here are some requested photos. Her eyes look clear, but still sunken a bit from weight loss. :( 6' x 6' enclosure. hubby and I are still working on it. It gets a lot of sun until midday and then shade. She likes to hide under that big log thing and some tall grass around it...

I have a young Sulcata that was given to me last winter. He was estimated to be 6-8 months old, so i'd just call him a yearling now. He was in good condition when I got him, no signs of MBD, etc. I was keeping him indoors and the humidity was only 50-60%. He had good temps and a UV light...

I am beyond thrilled to report that Roxanne has made a complete turnaround! I don't want to get my hopes too high yet, but I really thought I was going to lose her. Last night was her first night overnight in the new enclosure. It's 6x6 facing east with hidey spots, a water area, healthy...

Roxanne is my 6yo/F FL box turtle. I have had her for two years and all has been well until recently. She has never hibernated that I know of and is kept indoors. Her appetitie began to decline in the spring, but I didn't think much of it. Now she has stopped eating altogether. I believe...