Lets See Your Stars!

[TortoiseBoy1999]

Here's my 2 incher from tortoise supply he has the #45 on hus back.I love him and tortoise supply is top notch ow its shri lankan not Indian such hot colors for a outstanding price with perfect delivery.hope u like him

He is very special

 

[dcwolfe]

Great pics everyone, beautifull tortoises!

 

[TortoiseBoy1999]

I actually have a question! Which species of star tortoise's stay's the smallest?

 

[tortadise]

I actually have a question! Which species of star tortoise's stay's the smallest?

Speckled cape padlopers are going to be the smallest tortoise that shows patterns of star. However with inconsistent star like patterns they really are no "classified" in the star group. So next on the list would be the spider tortoises which depict a constant physical star appearance.

 

[TortoiseBoy1999]

Speckled cape padlopers are going to be the smallest tortoise that shows patterns of star. However with inconsistent star like patterns they really are no "classified" in the star group. So next on the list would be the spider tortoises which depict a constant physical star appearance.

So how long do Sri lankan and Indian Star's get?

 

[tortadise]

I have seen female sri lankens up to 13" and indians around 12". These were very large very mature females. but on average thats a good reference that i have seen. Some may stay a little smaller some maybe a little larger. Males tend to stay very small both around 7-8" sometimes larger but those are very large specimens. Average I would say indian 10-11" and sri lanken 11-12" fully grown on females. Males a good average would be 6-7". But like jimmy stated above the easiest way to distinguish is by weight. Weight also contributes to good fertility in specimens. A 10" female that weighs 5.5 pounds will have more success than a 10" female that weighs 4 pounds. Weight seems to play a large factor in star species. A very common overseen item especially in Burmese stars and having successful clutches is linked to weights and not length.

 

[bigred]

I just had to throw this pic in, Its from yesterday, might be the last of the sun for a little while here

 

[xiaobochu]

I actually have a question! Which species of star tortoise's stay's the smallest?

Speckled cape padlopers are going to be the smallest tortoise that shows patterns of star. However with inconsistent star like patterns they really are no "classified" in the star group. So next on the list would be the spider tortoises which depict a constant physical star appearance.

Tent, geometric, maybe parrot.

 

[Dave D]

Here is my group of four from this summer.

Dave

 

[TortoiseBoy1999]

Here is my group of four from this summer.

Dave

Those look beautiful! Congrats on having them! XD

 

[CLMoss]

New photos of Becky and River!

 

[TortoiseBoy1999]

New photos of Becky and River!

Oh wow! They look beautiful! Do you know their sex's?

 

[CLMoss]

New photos of Becky and River!

Oh wow! They look beautiful! Do you know their sex's?

Yes, but not 100%... Becky is a female and River is a male.

Thank you TortoiseBoy! ~C

 

[TortoiseBoy1999]

Yes, but not 100%... Becky is a female and River is a male.

Thank you TortoiseBoy! ~C

Do you plan on breeding them in the future?

 

[CLMoss]

Yes, but not 100%... Becky is a female and River is a male.

Thank you TortoiseBoy! ~C

Do you plan on breeding them in the future?

Nope, no breeding in the future. ~C

 

[arotester]

hi everybody,
just enjoyed viewing this topic but i read in this thread previously that some star do get naturally pyramided,so i got confused by this ,so can anyone tell me the difference between captive pyramiding and the natural one(with pics off course,i m slow grasp-er).

 

[TortoiseBoy1999]

Nope, no breeding in the future. ~C

Awww man! They would produce some beautiful baby's

 

[StarTortoise]

Very nice tortoise

 

[seanang168]

I do not have a digital camera before and for a long time do not know how to post a picture. Just purchased a camera last month and this is my first attempt and would like to share my boy tortoise with you

 

[CLMoss]

I do not have a digital camera before and for a long time do not know how to post a picture. Just purchased a camera last month and this is my first attempt and would like to share my boy tortoise with you

Very nice Star! Thank you for sharing!
~C