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  1. WillB

    Sexing year old Indian Star

    Hi all, Hope everyone had a nice thanksgiving with lots of good food and hopefully a not so dry Turkey! My Indian Star Sunny is just over a years old and now weighs 306 g. I'm wondering if its possible to sex the tortoise now based on his size. My wife and I think he's a boy based on his anal...
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    10 Month Sunny!

    Sunny the Indian Star is now officially 10 months old and going strong at 217g! We think he’s a boy judging by his tail size but we’ll wait one more year and asks the forum to make sure then. Tortoises in general are so silly! He’ll also get a mansion upgrade when AP cages arrive!
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    Tortoises at the Bronx Zoo in NY

    My wife and I went to the Bronx Zoo last weekend in New York. They have quite a variety of tortoises on display. I believed we' saw redfoots, aldabras, spider tortoises, egyptians, radiated, bell's hingeback tortoises, and pancake tortoises. The Bronx Zoo has the most variety of tortoises I've...
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    AP Cages Lead Time/ Responsiveness ?

    Hi all, I want to check if any forum members are currently waiting on an AP enclosures. I've ordered two enclosures in February of this year and by now its within their lead time window of 18-34 weeks. I've tried to call and email them but they've been radio silent the whole time. Is this...
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    Do I still need basking light when it's hot?

    Hi all, Now that the weather is getting warmer. My indoor enclosure is around 85-90 w/o a 80w basking light and reach upwards of mid 90s in the enclosure and ~105-110 under the basking plate if I have the basking light on. Do I still need to turn on the basking light or should I turn it off...
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    Tortoise Waking Up Later and Later

    Hi all, I've a 5 month Indian Star Hatchling and he/she has been steadily waking up later and later. When I first got him he wakes up & comes out of his hide 10 min after the light is turned on (7:00AM) but now he gets out around 10:00AM. He still sleeps around 5~6PM. Is this normal or...
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    Online Lush Hibiscus Plant

    Happy Friday everyone. I want to share with everyone the most recent hibiscus plant I bought from Amazon. The American Plant Exchange Hibiscus plant arrived well packaged and LUSH in January here in NYC(its mid 40s here)! The cost is $25 but the plant is in a big pot and looked healthy and has...
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    What you like about tortoises?

    Hi everyone, I'd like to start a thread about what made YOU interested in owning a tortoise in the first place and what made you like them more after owning them? I'll start, I always wanted a tortoise because of their longevity and (mostly) calm demeanor. Now that I have an Indian star...
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    Multiple timer setting for lights?

    Hi everyone, I am wondering has anyone here tried having different light schedules for their indoor tortoises? i.e. turning on the light at different times for different days. I am currently using a single timer from 7AM-7:30PM everyday that turns on the enclosure lights (basking bulb & LED...
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    Dead Nettle or Ground Ivy?

    Hi all, Does this look like purple dead nettle or ground ivy? The plant identification app seemed to suggest this is dead nettle as there's no flowers for me to conclusively determine. I just want to hear everyone's opinion at the forum here. It seems to me that ground-ivy and dead nettle...
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    [Beginner Question] Makeshift Closed Chamber with Aluminum Foil?

    Hi everyone, First time posting and so happy to have found such a wonderful (and helpful) community of tortoise lovers! Sorry in advance if this question had been answered before! I am in the process of setting up an indoor tortoise closure for my first tortoise hatchling (either Indian Star or...
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