Newbie Indian Star Owner

[Turbostar]

Hi all,

Hi everyone!

Nice to know that there's lots of you out there willing to help us newbies with our tortoises!

I have had mine now for 2 days and he refuses to stay out of his bedroom no matter what. He is in a tortoise table with a ceramic at one end which gives readings between 30 & 34 6 inches away from directly under the bulb and 20 - 23 degrees in his bedroom end. There is no other heat source as that's the ambient temp of the room.

There is a UVB striplight attached to the side of the table which is the full length of the table minus the bedroom.

Should I be concerned or is it just a case of waiting for him to settle in.

Any help would be appreciated as I'm really worried!

 

[wellington]

Hello and Welcome. I can't help with your set up, someone else will have to do that. Be sure to soak him in warm water every day for 20-30 minutes and put hi in front of his food every day. He probably is still settling in and it can take some time.

 

[Turbostar]

Thanks for the quick reply, thought that may be the case. Just got to learn to be patient.

 

[Yvonne G]

Hi, and welcome to the Forum!!

I don't know celsius, and I'm too lazy to convert your figures on GOOGLE. Your tortoise needs a hot spot right under the light (preferably a UVB light) of around 100F degrees. Then the temp fades to about 80F over the rest of the habitat if it's a baby tortoise, or down to 75F if it's a bigger tortoise. Tortoises won't eat if they aren't warm enough.

You can look at care sheets for leopard tortoises, as the care for star and leopard are similar.

 

[AnnV]

I dont know Celsius either, but 20C sounds too cold.

 

[MikeCow1]

20-23c (68-73f) and 30-34c (86-93f) are both a little too cool

 

[pam]

Welcome

 

[CLMoss]

Welcome!

 

[Grandpa Turtle 144]

Hello and welcome to the TFO