Oh, Tom, THANK YOU! I'm a worrier so I thought something was wrong. She's never done it before. Wow, that is interesting. That's why I love reptiles! Always learning. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Nice to know about the optunia pads. I had one growing for a few years, but got too...
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I have had my male and female Indian Stars since January of 2020. I have rescued turtles for many, many years. These were my first tortoises. My female tortoise laid her first set of 6 eggs on March 12, 2021. She then laid her second set of 6 eggs on February 12, 2022. She laid her...
It was not fertile. She laid 5 first. Then a month later, laid that last one. Two eggs were fertile, and they hatched and are doing great! The other 4 were not fertile. From all of my research, I guess I'm pretty lucky to get 2, since most everything I've read said their first set of eggs...
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I hatched 2 baby Indian Stars this spring, and would like to sell them. I have never sold a reptile before, so I have a few questions. I have ordered the insulated boxes and deli cups, and heat packs.
1. Can I still ship them now? I am in MN. Our nights are getting down to about...
I have 2 diamondback terrapins in 120 gallon black trough. I have a fluval fx6 that I love! It is totally biological. I can adjust the size of the flow, and adjust where I want the flow to go on both hoses. Love this filter! My water is crystal clear all the time. I say the bigger the...
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I have my first Indian Star baby hatching! 117 days of incubation!
I have been rescuing turtles for many, many years and as I age, it gets harder for me to see the bad conditions most of them are in. But then this happens, and it makes it all worthwhile! This never gets old! I...
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My Indian Star "Star" laid 4 eggs on March 10th. Well... She just laid another egg, almost a month later? It looks like she dug a little hole, laid the egg, and then did NOT bury it. From what I've read, they are usually not fertile? So that would make a total of 5 eggs. 3 are...
I've moved them to vermiculite last night. I'm wondering, when does the chalking over take place. I've only found one thing that states it takes up to 3 weeks. Is this correct?
Thanks again for your help. This is fascinating how they are alot like water turtles, but yet not. I love the...
Thank you for the great info! I will switch the eggs to vermiculite today. That is Hatchrite that I have them in. I use it for my turtle eggs every year with outstanding hatch rates, but I will switch these to vermiculite.
I just put him on the other side because he kept falling into her...
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My Indian Star "Star" just laid her first set of eggs tonight! I'm very excited! She laid 4 BIG ones!
My question for you is should I let her rest for a day or two or longer before I put the male back in, or does it matter? I can't seem to find any info on this.
She and "Indy" live...
@Sa Ga , I also live in MN and grow cactus for my Indian Stars. I've attached a picture. These were both started last spring. I bought pads on ebay. There is a spineless cactus that can withstand -20 to -30 degrees. I grew a big one for 5 years outside. Then after winter, something had...
I've looked and haven't found anything. I can take it apart and start new. I do have another baby in there also and that baby's poop doesnt have any snails in it. I soak them everyday, and they poop everyday in the water so I check everyday.
I have organic soil and then Reptibark on the top...
Since yesterday, my 1-1/2 year old female Indian Star has tiny Ramshorn snails in her poop.
Shes been in a vivarium since I got her a year ago. I'm assuming some kind of food had snail eggs on it and she ate them?
How do I get rid of them, or will they just run their course and be gone...