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[Markw84]

Judging by the growth rings and very minimal current growth and wear on shells I believe your tortoises are at least 12 to 15 years old.

According to @kobe this tortoise was captured as a hatchling - "similar to the size of his aunt's" hatchlings. From the pictures it looks like he is keeping them in a very nice outdoor and natural enclosure?? From watching my stars grow, I can certainly see how this one is in its 3rd year of growth. Here is what I see with the growth of this tortoise with the growth labeled by year...



@kobe could you post a picture of the enclosure where you keep your tortoises? These are very nice tortoises with great, natural growth. Can you explain how you keep them? Thanks!!

 

[kobe]

Judging by the growth rings and very minimal current growth and wear on shells I believe your tortoises are at least 12 to 15 years old.

No way bro
Sry for that but
They ain’t 12 to 15

I got them frm forest
When they were the size of hatchlings

 

[Cooper horn]

They both look like females

 

[kobe]

According to @kobe this tortoise was captured as a hatchling - "similar to the size of his aunt's" hatchlings. From the pictures it looks like he is keeping them in a very nice outdoor and natural enclosure?? From watching my stars grow, I can certainly see how this one is in its 3rd year of growth. Here is what I see with the growth of this tortoise with the growth labeled by year...

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@kobe could you post a picture of the enclosure where you keep your tortoises? These are very nice tortoises with great, natural growth. Can you explain how you keep them? Thanks!!

thank you @Markw84
yeah man i keep them outdoor all year as i do provide heated room for them during the winters
i can post the enclosure pic
tomo

i usually feed them twice or somtimes thrice a week
because most of the tym they nible on the grass
but not wild weeds
which i introduced them recently
they even mango durng these 3 moths as i have a mango tree
i have soaking monitor 90 cm in length and 40 cm in breadth
they usually go for soaking in the late morning
as it is iunder a bit of shade
they even get tomato in their diet which usually fall from my plants
and i allow them to eat as they have a mixed n balanced diet
they have many hideouts and water for drnkng
they even hav a indoor pen near their outdoor enclosure which has correct temps for them
whenever they wnt they go in

but they dnt prefer it
they evn hve spinach plants which they rarely nibble on

thhey even have many bushes and elepahnt grass which helps as a shade for them
and also uneven ground

planning to have a small shallow water strem too
and i have a huge hibiscuss tree
from which minimum 7 to 10 flowers fall
which my torts lyk a lot



whenever it rains
they go into their indoor pen which is always open
or they evn go to their heated rooms

i refill the soakng water nd drinkn water daily
and wash the soakng thing with brush evrday
to prevent algae etc

thats wht i do broo
all i do is give them natural sunlight for 14 hrs in summers
anymore queries dnt hesitate to ask me broo
i wl be ready to answer them because u helped me a lot

 

[Versace]

I’m no expert but I’d say they’re both females

 

[kobe]

I’m no expert but I’d say they’re both females

Yup got it thank you

 

[kobe]

Guys check this out these are the stars of south india(wild)
cops caught them while they were being transported by smuggelers
the cops placed them near a holy temple
which is near the native place of south indian stars

these are transported to the wlidlife conservation land

just wanted to show their sizes

 

[Anyfoot]

Here you go @kobe.

I just put this on s FB group in hope to educate

Thanks for video. Very interesting.

 

[kobe]

thanks man
I appreciate that
many indians are trying to change

these were caught 4 years ago
and shockong thing is
that a smuggeler helped cops finding the rest of the group

Saw their unusual sizes??

 

[Anyfoot]

Here you go @kobe.

I just put this on s FB group in hope to educate

Thanks for video. Very interesting.

@zovick have you seen this video?