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Yoda is getting huge, almost 500g by now. Her current enclosure is becoming too small (only 45x90cm), and her new one is almost ready! Excited to move her to her new enclosure and see how see likes it. This is her old/current enclosure: And this is going to be her new one. So it consists out...

Thank you for your quick reply! I've looked around for orchid bark, but most contain some type of fertilizer unfortunately. This is one of the few I could find that were at least called "biological".

Hi all! The new enclosure for our tortoise has arrived, and it's huge! Therefore, I need lots of substrate, preferably bark. I'm located in the Netherlands, and I'm looking for cheaper alternatives that the Zoo Med Repti Bark. I came across this website...

Hi Lies! Hopefully your tortoise will be a little less puffy with all the help and advice from this forum. In Nieuwegein (nearby Utrecht) there is a vet specialised in repitles (http://www.kikdierenarts.nl/) that I can recommend . Furthermore, I always buy my stuff from...

Perhaps if you start your own thread, explaining the symptoms and how you are housing the tortoise (lights, temperaturen, etc) other people can help you out?

Havent updated this thread for a while now, but everything is going great! Yoda enjoys her time as a tortoise, and is growing like crazy (200+ grams). We are currently designing a new enclosure for her, as the one she has now is a bit small.

Hi! It would be super useful for me if someone could chime in with a little bit of advice, thanks!! :)

Hi all! As my Indian Star Tortoise Yoda keeps growing rapidly (currently 1.5 years old, appr. 200 g), we're planning on building her a new enclosure soon. We will be making a completely closed chamber, as the climate here isn't suitable to maintain the correct levels of heat and humidity...

Good luck, they're beautiful!

Thank you for the information! Perhaps a slightly off-topic question; do you see your Indian stars burrow?

Please read this caresheet, it will provide you will af the answers you need to provide a good husbandry for your tortoise: https://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/the-best-way-to-raise-a-sulcata-leopard-or-star-tortoise.181504/ If you have any questions, let us know!

Perhaps this care sheet helps you to pinpoint why your tortoise isn't pooping: https://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/the-best-way-to-raise-a-sulcata-leopard-or-star-tortoise.181504/

From what I've heard from the Dutch government is that you need the CITES document as an identification for the animal as long as it's lighter than 500g, and as soon as the animal is above 500g you need to get it chipped.

There can be multiple reasons why your tortoise isn't eating, most probably related to the husbandry of the tortoise. Therefore, check the caresheets that are available here and see wat you have to change in your husbandry to get your tortoise to eat. This is a very helpful care sheet...

Perhaps if you start your own thread, with some pictures of your tortoise and your enclosure, and some more information regarding your husbandry (type of lichting, temperatures, humidity). I'm sure the people on here can provide you with good and helpful information for you and your tort.