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he tries to climb the plywood walls and falls on the back... the walls are a 12" high

hi... i had a query... how long can a Indian star tortoise be alive on its back..?? my tortoise keeps falling on its back.. its lucky m always there but if i am not what will happen to him.... any remedy for the problem...??

hi i stay in India and the temperatures here are dropping suddenly... its 20c.. I can get any mercury vapor bulb or heat lamps... my tort is 6"... i need urgent help how do i keep him warm...

yeah... i shall try grass out.... thank you

@river14- i have no problem returning it to the authorities but if i give them the tort they will just go sell it somewhere for a much higher price.. i dont trust em... about substrate i will find hay... is the hay given to cows horses n bull of for the tort ??

@river14- i will improve on the diet but we dont get much things out here... so have to give wtv is available like spring mix, hibiscus, rose.. i dont want to give it cause they will just sell it off again n not put it in the wild... @geekinpink- i will give him aloe vera in small quantity..

@river14- i will improve on the diet but we dont get much things out here... so have to give wtv is available like spring mix, hibiscus, rose.. i dont want to give it cause they will just sell it off again n not put it in the wild... @geekinpink- i will give him aloe vera in small quantity..

its been ten days now and my tortoise still hasnt pooped... he eats, roams , sleeps everyday... i bathe him thrice a week still no luck....

its illegal to keep Indian native turtles or tortoises in India anywhere so i cant kepp them outside in any case... i got him from a dealer from a pet store... my room temps are good no fan no aircon... he seems happy.. as far as my floor is concerned its of tiles but i put a jute thick rag...

oh ok thanks alot...

hi i have a 6" star tortoise.. i give him spring mix except for lettuce, hibiscus leaves and flowers.. i wanted to know.. HOW MUCH QUANTITY OF FOOD SHOULD I GIVE HIM EVERYDAY ???

RE: [split] Indian Star's care and food. i have a house... and a garden but i also have dogs so cant let them outside... my bedroom is big enough, i keep my door closed n windows open... in one corner he gets sun like an hour or so everyday.. i have put an incandescent lamp so he goes there...

RE: [split] Indian Star's care and food. @laura- thanks alot for ur guidance laura.. i will surely make necessary changes.. @emysemys- i hope its good he is tat old...

thanks alot... i have already started saoking him.. nt giving him cucumber n tomato...

hi i am new to this but i have left my star tort in my room... in one corner there is a lamp n a hiding spot.. in the other there are many hiding spots like my bed and closet.. have also put a piece of thick cloth under the lamp so it stays a bit warmer than the other side... my garden is...

Madhura i got my tort from this guy who dint knw anything... he said leave him on the floor n give tomato n cucumber only... i measured him he is 6"... i guess he might be 1.5 yrs old.. if he is older its good..:)

its 1.5 yrs old, 6" big i give him hibiscus and mixed salad except for lettuce... he is roaming freely eating fine... will wait for him to poop... giving him a warm water bath everyday.. but he dislikes it cause i think he has never got it before... he also gets sun like one hour daily.. and...

ok thanks alot.... i got thins green basket consisting of green and red oak leave, Romana. is green butterhead and rocola salad is good to give the tortoise ??

okay thanks alot.. and about plain bird seed u give it directly for him to eat or u sow it and let it grow and then give the grass ??

is aloe vera succulent okay cause i have lots of it planted..