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    4 inch rule?

    I just want everyones opinion on this bogus 4 inch rule on turtle and tortoises especially Russians and stars.this law keeps the harvesting of wild young tortoises going and until it is removed we will all have to deal with the poor sick wild caught torts we see at local and chain pet stores.if...
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    makes me sick

    Look at this poor guy I found on Pittsburgh ebay I bet he was fed nothing but dogfood!he should be put down now I do not foresee a good future.I don't think the best of care canbring himback.:(:(:(:(:(:tort:
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    irregular scutes?

    :cool:just want to get everyones opinion on irregular scutes.do they have one?do you prefer, dislike or think they are flawed?what causes it?does it or can it effect longevity?I bought a hatchling Russian with irregular scutes that I dealt love the way it looks.it is a cool patern along the...
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    going to buy the other russian bill is selling

    If bill still has it I'm going to buy the other hatchling Russian he has cause it is from different parents and I have a huge pen in and outdoor for them I do want to have 1 or 2 breeding groups of Russians some day and this is a greatcstart at a great price the I got is perfect so iwill take...
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    new hatchling

    :Dgetting a ne hatchling Russian this week cant wait Im getting him from bcurtis17 from the sale thread.I have had a very hard time trying to find one no one has any or u have to go to the no no sites and I wont do that.100$ is also a great price I have allways wanted to start a Russian from a...
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    fav substrate for stars

    Just want to get everyone opinion on what the use and there favorite substrate for there stars.I se 70% soil and 30% sand I like this because holds humidity can grow grasses and plants in if fed properly it wont impact intestines.they can dig and walk steady on it.dowsides are harder to clean...
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    india's native grasses-weeds-plants-succulents

    Trying to come up with a list of foods that a star might find in the wild or farmed in the region.I no endive and escarole wich are the same plant come from the area.belgun endive is escarole grown under a burlap cover with spits in it the little bit of green and yellow on the end is were the...
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    new pics shri lanken high yellow

    Check out the high yellow my guy is in contrast to that jet black!just lovin him/her.:D
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    why????????????zz

    :(this makes me crazy. we have all these care sheets and they are everywhere and all pretty much the same. if it says do not feed certain items why do these people still do this? if someone told me that food will give my kid diarRHea I wouldn't give it to him not even for a treat . they...
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    hunting

    :Di was bored so I went hunting for some wild foods for my star I'm allmost sure is a mail after I saw the sloving in scoots atrear bottom by tail he has a longtail also.my backyard is a wild pine forest very common in Jersey.I find loads of fresh clean foods out there.today I moved a patch of...
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    Onemonth in my care

    Here is tickle my shri lanken star from tortoise supply this is pics of him one month after shipping.he has grown nicely and gained wait.this ishim basking and munchingnon his cuttle bone.I sure hope he makes it to adult hood so good so far. [hr] [hr] The last pic is a old pic when I got him u...
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    hatchling diffacultly xperts advice

    this is my first star but no first turtle or tort.i realy got prepared b4 i ordered and got this guy but think i might be over doing it but it seems very happy and healthy.he gets only wild grasses weeds and cacti.vitamins are sprayed at every meal .fed twice a day.has cuttle bone and chomps on...
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    edible orchids?

    im a chef and i get edible orchids all the time and was wondering if any one has ever used them b4.i only feed my star wild foods this would be for my russian and eastern boxies when the wke up from there winter nap and after my star gets a couple of inches i might give them a try.they taste...
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    cuttlebone/hunting wild foods

    Caught my hatchling star munching on his cuttlebone today never thought he would touch it my Russian and eastern boxies don't but he did.was cool to c.do ihave to add calcium to food now or just a little bit.my Russ and boxies are tacking the winter nap Ianthe garage so all my efforts are on...
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    a good product i salvadged from my reef tank

    Its aqua logic nema 4x.it controles heat and cooling.I have it hooked up to my porcalin heaters and a fan.my day lights and mercury vapors are on light timers I have a orange heat lamp on 24/7.this device put heaters on when temp gets to a low temp that I set and goes off at a high temp that I...
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    star color

    Does anyone no the diff in colors in stars.some are just black and white and then you have the ones with the orange in them like mine.is this regional sexton type or just genetics.I really like the orange high yellow color compared to the black and white it allmost looks like a different...
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    easterns

    How many eastern keepers we have here.I can help anyone out with any question I have dealt with them since I was 4 years old and found one on my way to school.Indoors outdoors natural habitat and they have allot here in Jersey.the biggest Wild population in a state park on they beach I have...
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    pics of my new 1 1/2 inch shri lankan star

    Here he is so good looking I am in love and I cant say anymore about tortoise supply they take care of there torts like there kids.going to get a pancake next
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    just got my shri lankan star what a heathly best

    I got the last one from tortoise supply Wichita was the best service I have had finally my ordering reptiles fish and coral nonlinear.u can tell they raise there torts as there own not just for sale.shipping was outstanding and it was 86 degrees in shipping box when I opened it And it was 32...
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    new but not new

    Hey guys new to this site but not new to bodies at all.I have a breeding pair of 29 year old easters.got them when I was ten I was in allaire state park and found a bodies laying her eggs so beeing only ten I dugem up and brought them hove 5 in total. 4 hatched and I let three go were I found...
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