Hi, I have recently acquired an Indian star tortoise from less than savoury conditions and I'm a bit stuck on what to do with him for the best.
I've read the super helpful thread on raising a star in the pinned threads section and I now know that the set up he came with isn't quite big enough so I'll need to upgrade his terrarium as soon as I can afford it. I'm struggling to keep humidity up - even in a closed terrarium so any tips on that would be appreciated.
I have no idea how old the little guy is, he does have quite a lot of pyramiding, and was eating a diet of almost exclusively rocket before I got him. I've now got him on a diet of 70% plus grass, with added weeds and small amounts of green vegetables plus occasional zoo med grass tortoise pellets. (I use the tortoisetable.com to make sure the weeds and vegetables are safe to feed)
He is eating well, toileting well and is nice and active.
My biggest concern is that his breathing is a bit snuffly and much faster than ideal. The vet thought that with him not displaying any other signs it could be parasites, so he is being de-wormed and then in 10 days if he's no better I'll take him back.
Does anyone have any experience with snuffly stars? Any tips for what has helped them clear their breathing up?
I've attached some pictures if anyone would like to help out with an estimate of his age.
He's very bold and used to humans, never retracts into his shell when I open the enclosure or anything like that, loves his baths.
He weighs 580g and measures 15cm by 8cm. Am I right in thinking this is a bit underweight?
Thanks in advance!
I've read the super helpful thread on raising a star in the pinned threads section and I now know that the set up he came with isn't quite big enough so I'll need to upgrade his terrarium as soon as I can afford it. I'm struggling to keep humidity up - even in a closed terrarium so any tips on that would be appreciated.
I have no idea how old the little guy is, he does have quite a lot of pyramiding, and was eating a diet of almost exclusively rocket before I got him. I've now got him on a diet of 70% plus grass, with added weeds and small amounts of green vegetables plus occasional zoo med grass tortoise pellets. (I use the tortoisetable.com to make sure the weeds and vegetables are safe to feed)
He is eating well, toileting well and is nice and active.
My biggest concern is that his breathing is a bit snuffly and much faster than ideal. The vet thought that with him not displaying any other signs it could be parasites, so he is being de-wormed and then in 10 days if he's no better I'll take him back.
Does anyone have any experience with snuffly stars? Any tips for what has helped them clear their breathing up?
I've attached some pictures if anyone would like to help out with an estimate of his age.
He's very bold and used to humans, never retracts into his shell when I open the enclosure or anything like that, loves his baths.
He weighs 580g and measures 15cm by 8cm. Am I right in thinking this is a bit underweight?
Thanks in advance!