Advice regarding tortoise maintenance

[curious guy]

Hello everyone! I have signed up today and I am new to keeping tortoises. I have 2 indian stars. I wanted to know that is it okay to leave tortoise without water for two days? I am going out of station for 2 days and since I don't have anyone to take care of my tortoises and I can't take them with me because it will be very exhausting for them. So I wanted to know that is it okay to not keep water and food in their enclosure for a couple of days?

 

[Ray--Opo]

I gave my sulcata 2 good soakings the night before and the day right before I left and was advised here at TFO for 3days it would be fine.
Not sure though with Indian Stars. I was told if I left water and Opo pooped in it that would be worse.

 

[Yvonne G]

Two days without water should be ok. Give them a nice half hour soak prior to you leaving and again when you get home.

 

[Gillian M]

Welcome to the forum.

Like @Yvonne G said, two - three days without soaks should be fine for a tort.

Please post pics of your torts and their enclosure(s).

 

[Tom]

In addition to the soaks before and after, I'd leave a spineless opuntia pad or two in there too. Good food and it will also give them a lot of water when they eat it.

 

[curious guy]

I gave my sulcata 2 good soakings the night before and the day right before I left and was advised here at TFO for 3days it would be fine.
Not sure though with Indian Stars. I was told if I left water and Opo pooped in it that would be worse.

My torts do poop in the water so I change it 2-3 times in a day. Moreover they try to climb up while they are in water dish and once one of them flipped in that. That' why I was worried.

 

[curious guy]

Thanks everyone for the help.

 

[curious guy]

That's their enclosure for now.

 

[Ray--Opo]

That's their enclosure for now.View attachment 255477

I love the Indian Star breed. You have some beautiful torts

 

[curious guy]

I love the Indian Star breed. You have some beautiful torts

Thanks[emoji1]
They really are a beautiful breed.