I've only had 1 feeding station in the enclosure for my 3 baby Burmese stars because they were so little.. But every body has grown a good bit, and Quinn (who has been the largest from day 1) has been getting a little bossy about the food. So I added 2 more feeding stations. Now each tortoise...
Hi, Newo13! Welcome to the forum!
I am a fellow Louisianan- I’m in Covington.
The LSU vet school in Baton Rouge is where I take my torts when I need veterinary care. They operate a small animal clinic that is open to the public so that the vet students can have hands in experience treating...
I am VERY happy with the species! The 3 get along just fine- which is pretty much h the norm for Burmese stars. And of course they’re gorgeous!
I would recommend messaging the forum members who have them and breed them. My 2 go-to guys for info on Burmese stars are Tom and Markw84. They both...
I just wanted to say that you have a TERRIFIC ATTITUDE!! Asking for AND ACCEPTING help is what makes for excellent tortoise keepers! You totally rock, and your little tortoise was very smart to have chosen you! 😃👍❤
On April 1 of last year (2025) I picked up a precious shipment of 3, two-month old Burmese Star tortoises- my DREAM tortoise!!! They came from one of the best breeders around: TFOs own Tom!!!
During this wonderful year I've fretted over them (needlessly, of course, but, well...YOU know how it...
Today, my 3 little Burmese stars got to try dandelion (purchased from Whole Foods) for the first time.
I wasn't sure how they'd take to it, because they don't always like certain greens (such as endive, red chard and green chard).
So I put a pile of spring mix on their plate first and topped it...