Recent content by Catiandria

I have an Indian Star and that's why I wanted a male. Stars are on the smaller side already but I could provide a better home and more space for a male than a female.

At the local dog park pre lockdown with my 1 year old Dobbie

Archibald at 1 to 2 months old

So cute!

I just got the grass seeds in and I am about to plant them and hopefully the chickens don't scratch it all up.

Oh my goodness, my heart goes out to everyone here. I too bought my Indian Star from Tortoise Town in April of 2017. I got him when he was 1 month old. They overnight shipped him through FedEx. When I opened the box right as he arrived he was upside down in the box. The keep up sticker was...

Its a posted fenced in area. My property all has the black dirt that when it rains the silt leaves and just sand is on top. So it will be pretty much like that everywhere. Do you not think the grass would be sufficient if I just kept him inside until it grew in? I just put together the outdoor...

That is my natural soil :oops: What would you recommend for an Indian star? This is his outdoor enclosure that I just put together this week. I bought Bermuda grass seed to put in there for it to grow. It will be arriving tomorrow. I can keep him inside until it takes root.

I am a first time tortoise owner. Archibald is a few weeks over 3 years old. I have owned him since he was 1 month old. I bought the books and try to read anything to get more knowledge on tortoise husbandry and specifically care of Indian Stars [there is some serious lacking of published works...

Thanks Tom for all the insight. I'll take that all to heart!

Good evening! I am revamping my Indian Stars outdoor enclosure. I live in florida so my natural soil is a dirt sand mixture. I am thinking of buying some sod for half and some smooth river gravel for the other side. Also looking to plant some succulents and his prickly pear cactus in there. He...

Thank you so much Mark. I will double check everything to see if I can adjust or move things to make it less of a struggle for him! He loves to climb and wants to go the hardest path possible every time. :tort:

Slight difference. I typed the wrong date. His hatch date was March 17th 2017. So he is 3 now. Not that it makes much of a difference ?

My Indian Star will be 3 April 24th. Today when I was bringing him in for the night from his outside enclosure I noticed some scuffs/abnormalities on his underside. I am curious if it is the starting of an infection or if it is from climbing over rocks and slate in his enclosure. I will update...