Its size is about 5 inchesPlz help me with their genders
They were picked from wild
I am from India Andhra Pradesh
Thank you in advance
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This was picked by my friend from wild 5 years ago when it was too small
It’s size is about 9 inches
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This was picked from wild 2 years ago
When it was too small
you sure??Both are females.
Both are absolutely beautiful Indian Stars. Both are female. A fully adult female from your locale will normally be about 6-7" so although only 2 years, it is large enough to start developing the sexual characteristics.Its size is about 5 inches
no man it isnt 7 ichesBoth are absolutely beautiful Indian Stars. Both are female. A fully adult female from your locale will normally be about 6-7" so although only 2 years, it is large enough to start developing the sexual characteristics.
I understand. I was trying to say that the Indian Stars from your locale tend to be the smaller of the Indian Stars. A FULL ADULT female can only be 6"-7". So by 5" it will surely be showing it's gender. A fully adult male would only be 5"-6" many times there. So if this were a male, we would see the male characteristics certainly by 5". Also the look of the anal scutes have already changed to female characteristic. It does not look like immature female that "still may change".no man it isnt 7 iches
its just 5 inches
Well, Andhra Pradesh is a more northerly part of the "south Indian star" range. And generally, the further north specimens do tend to get larger. The stars from northwest Indian can get that large certainly, so I would not be surprised to see some larger ones from your area as well, even though technically a "south" variety, since you are at the northern end of the eastern part of the range. An 11 inch male is quite surprising however for any Indian Star. Would love to see a picture when you get a chance next to a ruler for reference. Also can you weigh it and let me know the weight as well? I'd love to have that picture. And locale info from where it was caught if you know that as well.thank you @Markw84
time for me to get a male from my aunts house
BUT the male in my aunts house is 4 years old and 11 inches
female is about 6 years nd 9 inches
these are the true wild south indian stars found in ANDHRA PRADESH
any clue on this?!
What do you mean the hatchlings come down from a small mountain range during summer?yo dude ur info is killin bro
tq for ur valuable info
yeah i wl be able to post after 2 days
it was caught from the forests of tuni
its well known for the stars
as all the hatchlings come down from d small ranged moutnains during summers
THESE ARE THE WILD STARS
you sure??
because d smaller one is juz 2 years old
is it gonna still grow ?
and turn out to be a male?
the temperature in summers is about max 37 to 40 degrees with 70 to 80 % humidity with no rainfall for 3 to 4 monthsLike Mark said it's definitely a female. How do you know it's only two years old if it was wild caught?Looks to be older, in captivity it takes 3-4 years for a Indian star to be that size normally.
Can you tell us more about this mountain these tortoises come from, what are the temperatures like during the summer,winter, spring, fall? And how often does it rain? Thank you.
thank you manAlmost positive all pictured are girls. Also same for age do not believe only 2 years old. Safer guess would be at least 12-15 years. Beautiful shells! So much prettier than captive grown pyramided ones always seen for sale. Do not be surprised if they both lay eggs for you at least this year and maybe for a couple more.