star tortoise

Hi all! I have 2 CB Brumese Star tortoises born in September 2022. I bought them from Mark from Smart Tortoise Keeper on this forum in October 2022 and had them as my pets ever since. They are in great condition and I have raised them very well I am leaving the country and very unfortuantely I...

I’m reaching out from Central Florida, where I currently have Burmese Star Tortoises (Geochelone platynota) and a Radiated Tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) in a dedicated indoor and outdoor enclosures. I’ve spent years learning about and maintaining optimal conditions for them, with a strong focus...

Hi channel, my tortoise is acting weird. Can you check and tell you know what this is? I have noticed her doing this at least for about half and hour everyday. I have usually not worried as much but does, I don't know, it's more worry looking. She is not visibly injured. I took her to the vet...

My tortoise's lower jaw looks like it's split in half vertically. As far as I know, there hasn't been any trauma or anything to her beak or jaw, so i really have no idea what may have caused this or how to fix it. I'm Please help, any information regarding this is greatly appreciated.

My tortoise is about 2 years old and just under 3 inches. I know typically you have to wait a bit longer but heard for Stars you can make a pretty good guess fairly young. Anyone have ideas for what sex my tort is?

Hi guys!! I’m getting my four month old Burmese star tomorrow!! I have been testing out the enclosure today checking humidity and temperature ranges. This may sound like a silly question but I want to prevent pyramiding as much as possibly- I know humidity, temperature, and diet has a lot to do...

Wondering what the differences are between these two species are they the same with a different pattern? Which one is better to keep?

Lucky and Chikky says hi They are both rescued pets since 10 years They are both Indian stars and chikky is the younger one and weighs around 2 kg and lucky weighs around 3kgs They are native species to our region

Say Hi to Crush, Shelly and Squirt Picked these beauties up directly from a local breeder that is 2 hours from San Diego on May 23rd but just been so busy enjoying them forgot to update. I am told these are temp sexed so hence the names already and was told the breeder does have a 80%...

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?

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...

Is my radiated star tortoise a male or female? I think is a she. Not really sure, what do you guys think? 😀

Our Burmese Star tortoise is now a little over 4yrs old (hatch date approx 04/2018) and 7 1/2" in length. He is outside full time and loves South Florida Summer. Afternoon rains and he's under his favorite bamboo plant. We renamed him "Rambo" as it fits his personality. Purchased from @Tom

Aloha from Oahu! I am looking to add a Star Tortoise to our home and seem to be having a very difficult time finding one- at least that isn't a scam. Any suggestions for finding a reliable breeder who either is located in Hawaii or is willing to ship to Hawaii?

Hello! I recently changed the ceramic heat emitters for my 2 year old Indian stars because I discovered using a probe thermometer that their hot side temps were too high. I moved them down to a 50 watt instead and now hot side temps are perfect (high 90s Fahrenheit directly under the bulb, about...

Good evening I am looking to purchase another Burmese Star Tortoise preferably 50-100 grams incubated for female or showing female characteristics. I know its all a crap shoot. If you have or know of some of the other members on here please send over their info! I am located in SWFL.

From last one month Indian star tortoise's teeth got brown colored. It don't have any problems he eats normally as he was eating before just because of his tooth colour changed we are concerned. Here I'm sharing it's photo.

Finally was able to build my 7 month old Indian star a new setup, not completely finished as I’m still waiting for some plants for him but so far so good, temps are all perfect and he seems to be loving it, besides pooping in it 2 seconds after I put him in there lol

Hello I picked up a baby star tortoise yesterday, suposidly a sri lanka, it is very tiny. His shell is a bit deformed… but im also concerned about this spot on him. I havnt even had him 24 hours yet… he seems pretty healthy. It almost looks like a mole, in the center of his scute. If anyone...