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Wanted to get peoples’ opinion on the shell growth of my ~7 month old Cherryhead, Ahsoka. It’s been a long time since I have cared for a hatchling, and this is my first Redfoot, so I went hardcore making sure her enclosure and diet were perfectly adapted to her unique needs. I have raised a...

Hello! I recently brought a little Cherry-Head Redfoot Tortoise into my home and we had our first wellness check with the Vet today! The vet recommended including some Mazuri into the diet in addition to the all natural diet the breeder recommended. My question is, WHICH Mazuri variety would...

I am working on a remodel for my little lady's indoor enclosure and I was wondering what you folks thought about the potential of non-natural substrates? She is presently living in a large repurposed enclosed snake cabinet with sliding glass doors on the front. I want to put in a 2nd level with...

Hey everyone! So I am moving into an apartment soon and it also happens to be time for a new enclosure for Taiki my juvenile Indian Star: The enclosure is 6'x2'x2' and to the best of my knowledge the style is typically used for snakes or bearded dragons. I had been planning to build...

Ok guys I wanted to get your opinion on an indoor enclosure that I have been considering building. My fiance and I are looking at apartments and one of my main questions is "How am I going to fit Taiki (my 5 year old Indian Star female) in a place this small??" Taiki is due for an...

My little girl has been lethargic and not eating a whole lot lately. Couple that with me finding rocks in her feces for the last week I decided to take her to the vet this morning! And just to be safe we got some x-rays! This is the first x-ray they took. Notice the cluster of stones in her...

I am planning on taking my Indian Star, Taiki, to the vet sometime this next week for a full check-up. I was wondering if anyone could give me an idea of how the Vet List on this site was compiled? What were the qualifying points that led to their recommendation? Were they used by members of the...

I was wondering if any of you have had an experience with any of your Stars (or any of your other torts) where you have tried to ween them off of a food source and onto a better one. In my case I have been doing a lot of reading since I joined this forum and it seems I have been doing things a...

Hey everyone! My name is Jon and I am from Indiana, USA, and I am the proud owner of two tortoises: Taiki (5 year old Indian Star) and Franklin (15 year old Sulcata). I have raised them both from hatchlings and I have found that Taiki, my Star, is significantly more high maintenance than...

Hey everyone! My name is Jon and I am from Indiana, USA, and I am the proud owner of two tortoises: Taiki (5 year old Indian Star) and Franklin (15 year old Sulcata). I have raised them both from hatchlings and I have found that Taiki, my Star, is significantly more high maintenance than...