I have a star tortoise, confused on what to feed
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Hello and welcome. I have some stars too. I wrote this care seer for sulcatas and leopards, but I house my stars exactly the same:
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/how-to-raise-a-healthy-sulcata-or-leopard-version-2-0.79895/
This one might have some useful tips for you too:
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/beginner-mistakes.45180/
Finally, here is a food thread. I wrote it for sulcatas, so you can skip the text and scroll down to the food list. I do feed some grass to my stars, but not as much as a sulcata.
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/for-those-who-have-a-young-sulcata.76744/
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/how-to-raise-a-healthy-sulcata-or-leopard-version-2-0.79895/
This one might have some useful tips for you too:
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/beginner-mistakes.45180/
Finally, here is a food thread. I wrote it for sulcatas, so you can skip the text and scroll down to the food list. I do feed some grass to my stars, but not as much as a sulcata.
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/for-those-who-have-a-young-sulcata.76744/
Unfortunately whatever u have mentioned here, those greens are definitely hard to get in Mumbai, what we get her is spinach, coriander leaves, mint leaves, cabbage, carrots, lettuce, and hay, yes I do have the calcium supplement, but all the other veggies are somehow not available here. And please tell me how much should I feed it, it's about the size of my palm, and my mom keeps a lot of things in their dish, eventually we have to throw it away as the don't eat everything everyday, so what would be the right quantity and how often should I feed them, the enclosure is not a problem I've got it all sorted out perfectly before even getting them
Hi
Have you seen this? It's written by someone in India and has food recommendations
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/thread...ied-for-indian-residents.139674/#post-1305121
Have you seen this? It's written by someone in India and has food recommendations
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/thread...ied-for-indian-residents.139674/#post-1305121
This one was very very helpful, just that he mentions that cactus pads should and can be fed daily, but I don't know whether il get it here or not, so I've put up a personal message to him, thanks anyway it has got many many more alternatives for me
Hello, and a very warm welcome to Tortoise Forum. 
@mrinalp1
I've spent a little time working in India. I never got out of the car much, unfortunately. Driving around in most cities, I saw plenty of very small vegetable stalls in different neighborhoods. Stall might not be the the best word, sometimes it was just a vendor sitting on the ground.
I never knew if the vegetables being sold were grown by the sellers themselves or if they were reselling food they'd bought elsewhere. If you have a regular person you or your mom shop from, would they be able to obtain leaves from squash, gourds, or cucumbers for you?
Can you get gongura there? It's a hibiscus plant, which is safe for tortoises. I'm not sure what it would be called in Maharashtra.
I know how little space for growing things there is in Mumbai; I hope you are successful in finding additional foods.
I've spent a little time working in India. I never got out of the car much, unfortunately. Driving around in most cities, I saw plenty of very small vegetable stalls in different neighborhoods. Stall might not be the the best word, sometimes it was just a vendor sitting on the ground.
I never knew if the vegetables being sold were grown by the sellers themselves or if they were reselling food they'd bought elsewhere. If you have a regular person you or your mom shop from, would they be able to obtain leaves from squash, gourds, or cucumbers for you?
Can you get gongura there? It's a hibiscus plant, which is safe for tortoises. I'm not sure what it would be called in Maharashtra.
I know how little space for growing things there is in Mumbai; I hope you are successful in finding additional foods.
