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    Newbie hi!!

    Yes she also has a basking light. No humid hide though? How do I make one please? Xx
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    Skin on or off?

    We have an Indian star tortoise. The chucks of food are way bigger than his little head, there’s no way he’s getting the whole thing in his mouth. He takes the cutest little bites out of everything. I used to grate things but found he wouldn’t touch it for ages and then it had started to go a...
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    should parents allow kids and teens to get tortoises?

    Hi! Newbie here (to the site that is) We have an Indian star tortoise that actually belongs to my almost 9year old son. He got him for his 6th birthday After spending a year going into the shop to see the little guy and hold him and asking to bring him home. Almost 3 years later and my sons...
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    Skin on or off?

    Thank you. Iv been peeling it and cutting into chunks which Torty then bites into. Will carry on as I am until my own stuff grows at the allotment then I might try it with skin on ??
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    Newbie hi!!

    He/she is doing well. Will of course add some pictures. The viv is her current home as she’s only little. There’s a Uv strip and ceramic heater. Log hide, bark thing which acts as another hide, her food bowl and her water bowl. That’s pretty much it. Every so often there’s a “tortoise garden”...
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    Skin on or off?

    When it comes to food such as butternut squash/pumpkin/melon etc. Can the skin be left on or should we remove it? Thankies xxx
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    Newbie hi!!

    Hi everyone! I’m Tamara, I love on the Isle of Wight with my four children and husband. We have a few animals but of course I’m only here to chat about one. Torty. Torty is my sons Indian star tortoise, he/she is around 4years old and still tiny.
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