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    [Help needed]A complicated little relationship with our star tortoise in India.

    Thanks for the info Tom. I have read the shared post multiple times and I thought it is mainly for torts who are small. I mean maybe hatchlings or young ones like 3-5 years old. Our tort is atleast 7 -8 years old so I believe I should make an outdoor enclosure for her for the day part and a...
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    [Help needed]A complicated little relationship with our star tortoise in India.

    Hi, So in the box enclosure I've managed to make a hiding place for her. It's warm and moist. She likes to scrape some soil around her and "dig" into it a bit. But I've noticed that she doesn't want to come out of it ever! Not to eat, not to bask in the light. It's been two days. At nights we...
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    [Help needed]A complicated little relationship with our star tortoise in India.

    I'm so glad that I came to the right place, you are actively helping me understand what's good for our tort. Thank you so much Tom! I don't have the packaging with me now, but here's the link to the product. Regarding the UV thing, I am taking her downstairs into natural sunlight for about 15-20...
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    [Help needed]A complicated little relationship with our star tortoise in India.

    The UV lamp is a halogen one. I think I read somewhere that mercury vapor lamps are harmful to their eyes. Yes, there's shade available when we take her out for a walk. I think she loves the shades after a few minutes. Regarding the legs, I am not ruling out the problem of MBD. I think it's not...
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    [Help needed]A complicated little relationship with our star tortoise in India.

    The plastron is flat. Update on the enclosure: I've installed a 100W incandescent light to simulate daylight and a 50W UVA / UVB light for warmth. I'm getting a CHE soon for the hiding place. We're making two of them. I'll share a picture as soon as we install everything. As for now, we are...
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    Snake plants for the Indian Star Tortoise?

    I recently planted a snake plant in the enclosure for our Indian Star Tort. He likes to nibble it here and there. But I read on the tortoise table website that it should be fed in moderation, should I remove the plant from the enclosure then?
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    [Help needed]A complicated little relationship with our star tortoise in India.

    Hello @Tom , Here’s the photo you needed. It’s been two days the tortoise is with us, we are putting him in the box during the day and at nights I bring him indoors for now because the room temperatures are quite better than the balcony. I think the coco peat substrate is disliked by the...
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    [Help needed]A complicated little relationship with our star tortoise in India.

    Hello @Tom, I was searching on the forum on suggestions to trim our Tort's nails. Actually the hind leg nails seem overgrown and I feel he's not able to stand on the hind legs because the nails get in the way. I have attached some photos of the hind legs and their nails. Do you think we should...
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    [Help needed]A complicated little relationship with our star tortoise in India.

    Thanks for the quick response! Quick questions, when we say heat lamp. Are we talking about an Infrared lamp source? We work with LED manufacturers, but I’m not sure they useful in our case here. We have ZooMed available, but there are two variants with D3 and without D3. Should we go with the...
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    [Help needed]A complicated little relationship with our star tortoise in India.

    Hello Everyone, Thank you for the inputs. Specially @Tom, your threads are a gold mine! I've gone through your inputs for the enclosure, unfortunately, right now we cannot afford a larger space for him. We will take him out in the sun everyday, for his daily sun requirement, sometime and bring...
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    [Help needed]A complicated little relationship with our star tortoise in India.

    Hi, I've been reading about star tortoises on this forum and found some really good threads which have given me great info about having a star tortoise as a pet. Now, about the tortoise I have: Technically, the tortoise isn't ours. It belongs to my cousin who has had it since 7-8 years I think...
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