urvashi
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such a cute tort. please feed him cuttle fish bone good as calcium source as well good for his beak/mouth helps sharpen it. also my torts love tomatoes and cucumber . u can feed that once a week.
Calling on indian star owners residing in INDIA
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Gattu N'Coco
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Do not give French beans and tomatoes. Limit cucumbers as well. Give any kind of hay.. those given to cows is ok too. Hibiscus and dhania.. romaine lettuce is the best but difficult to get in India. I was feeding that too I didn't know and my vet said protein is not good for them it will affect its kidneys and liver
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Anyone fed this to your Star? I am thinking of cutting it up, remove the spines and feed it to mine
urvashi
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hi, nice to follow this thread.. i have 2 beautiful torts , the only feed on beans , tomato , lady fingers, cucumber .. when they were little they used to eat to coriander and sometimes hibiscus leaves..l but now they just sit on corainder leaves ... loves french beans and tomatoes... and bhendi... i also give them cuttle fish bone for calcium . 2 years back i used to clean egg shells and they used to love that too... i dont know wht is pyramiding but they look very active and healthy to me. . i will post a pic of them . also there are very few vets here who know how to treat torts. i usually take online advice.
Anyone fed this to your Star? I am thinking of cutting it up, remove the spines and feed it to mine
All tortoises can feed cactus, it’s quite good for them. That one is going to be difficult to despine; some members burn them off with a torch gun; others go over them with a peeler or a plastic scrubber. I’m not sure that will work for you.
Pavan your tortoise is a grazer and should be allowed as much as he wants every day. If there is leftover at the end of the day, try a little more the next day. If it isn’t enough, add more.
Welcome Urvashi! We’re glad you’re here.
I’m afraid your diet is poor, or at least the tomato is; beans and lady fingers are okay on occasion, not every day. Same goes for cucumber. When you say bhindi, do you mean the leaves? Those are good.
Please read the foods at the beginning of this thread and check out the other threads for Indian owners pinned to the top of the Star forum:https://tortoiseforum.org/forums/indian-star-and-burmese-star-tortoises.94/ for other ideas. They may not like hibiscus but if you stop feeding tomatoes they’ll have to give it a try eventually!
You can make your own thread in the Star forum and paste pictures of your tortoises and enclosure, we love to see tortoise pictures!
Siya Sharma
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Hi guys,
I am Siya from Madhya Pradesh, India. I am owner of a two year old Star tortoise 'Kichhu' .
I am very happy to join this thread. Good to know that there are other star tortoise owner like me in India. This forum is really helpful to share and solve queries related to tortoise.
I am Siya from Madhya Pradesh, India. I am owner of a two year old Star tortoise 'Kichhu' .
I am very happy to join this thread. Good to know that there are other star tortoise owner like me in India. This forum is really helpful to share and solve queries related to tortoise.
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There are a few other members in other threads that commented that they are not sure about this particular cactus. One said that certain cactus can cause hallucinations in humans. So I am a bit concerned. Maybe I would try a bit first
Oh my goodness. What is the exact name? I would want to look at that more closely.
Peyote, Prickly Pear and the San Pedro are the most popular hallucinogenic cacti. There are however about three dozen cacti that can cause hallucinations
Bambam1989
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I thought this was with smoking them, not eating them?
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no raddish,only leaves and gudhal flowers and leaves, also shehtoot leaves are good,dhaniya,bhindi etc....check the tortoise table website or download the app from google play.
They would love beans n lady fingers... Lady finger isn't harmful but beans are. Avoid giving beans on a regular basis.
BeastMaster7
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https://tortoiseforum.org/index.php?threads/166405/
I need help regarding the problem i have shared in the above link. Please help me out!
I need help regarding the problem i have shared in the above link. Please help me out!
Brevo
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Hey Shanu lovely star you got there. You've got me noticing this as I see your little cutie's picture because I, too, have a star native to Kutchh and it looks ridiculously similar to yours. It's called Brevo, 18yo male, and it's the most active and jolly star Tortoise you'd ever see. Hope he is doing fine.
Regards from Ahmedabad
Regards from Ahmedabad
Hey guys! I just got this beautiful tort yesterday and i was hoping you guys would be able to help me out a little,i want to know the gender of this tortoise and his/her age.Also wanted to know if tort looks healthy or not.Will be waiting for a reply.Thanks!
Forgive me for not reading thru the whole thread so perhaps I've missed something, but aren't star tortoises illegal to own in India?
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