Juvenile and adult stars can benefit from the same care as what we recommend for hatchlings but it isn’t as crucial. Hatchlings are smaller and can dehydrate much quicker then older tortoises.
I keep star hatchlings in their hot/humid indoor enclosure until they are about 2 years old, with...
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There are lots of good species that will do well in our Southern California climate. But more specifically it says you are in Newport, so I would rule out the California desert tortoise. Russian and Burmese stars would do well in your climate and outdoors. Russians do want...
Burmese stars can be a bit tricky. So far I have been able to correctly predict females at 800g. Males can be sexed smaller, I’ve seen them flashing as small as 300g.
8,7, an 6 are males.
5 is still to small but looking like a possible female.
1,2,3, and 4 are females.
I keep and breed Cherryheads. I wouldn’t recommend keeping 2 together. 3 is good. 4 is probably better. You won’t know the sex until they are around 4-5 years old on average.
Males are pretty persistent breeders. So you a group of 1 male and 3 females is ideal. But always be prepared to have...
I am a tortoise keeper that just happen to hatch out a few dozen tortoises each year, at least 50 babies a year. Out of all of those less then 1% are born with some deformity that will cause them to die. This usually occurs within a week or so after hatching. I keep all of them for at least 3...
Buyer must have a valid California ID/ driver license in the state that they are buying the Egyptian tortoise from. However, you can cross state lines with them if you already own them. For example if you live in California and bought some Egyptians in California, then you move to Arizona. You...
Thanks for the offer @Tom I’ll give you a call in the next couple of days just to talk. Don’t think I have any room for more tortoises at the moment though. The shed that burned down was where I had most of my closed enclosures and where I kept the babies.
Was busy all day today tearing the...
Yes it’s a sad thing to happen and of course I’m angry about the situation. But I’m trying to stay positive in all this. While 15 tortoise died yesterday, another 10 survived the incident. I also have all my adult tortoises.
Well while we were out, someone must have been using illegal fireworks. Long story short, our neighbor called and told me that there was a small fire on our property. He was able to put it out as it was mainly contained. But it had partially burned down one of my sheds. I asked which one, as I...
In one month I can’t imagine it gaining more then 10-20 grams at that size. So not much has changed as far as growth. I would wait a year or two for an update photo to guess the sex.
No real way to know exact age. Looks like he’s about full grown. My guess would be between 5-10 years old.
This is a good amount of information and covers most if not all you need to keep him nice and healthy. I recommend you read it and if you have any questions afterwards to ask for...