need info. please

[lovelyrosepetal]

I am interested in getting a hatchling indian star tortoise and was wondering if they are like sulcatas and need to be soaked and sprayed everyday and what the care info is like. Any info. would be appreciated. Thanks, Rose

 

[Arizona Sulcata]

I have one, I'm not an expert by any means on Indian Stars though. I have been soaking mine daily and treat it pretty much like a Sulcata. Whether that is correct or not I'm not positive.

 

[tortadise]

Yes they do. Any baby realistically needs the similar treatment of hydration. They love to be sprayed. The thing is with most baby torts, is a good majority of them even in hot "dry" climates, they all hatch out during the wet season, so in nature they will be exposed to the wet, humid environments. Thus giving us a way to recreate the baby to a good start, is to simulate nature. Soak, and spray and keep up humidity. However stars are a little more dryer than a sulcata. You can keep around 50-60% humidity and still get great results.

 

[Neal]

I keep the indian stars the same way I do the leopards, and sulcatas for that matter. Here's a care sheet I typed up.

http://www.tortoiseforum.org/Thread-Leopard-Tortoise-Care-Sheet#axzz25qir6F00[hr]
A good resource is Jerry Fife's Indian Star Tortoise book.

 

[paludarium]

Hi,

I hope that the following article would help:
http://www.schildkroeten-im-fokus.de/pdf/2012_3ivanchev_en.pdf

Regards,
Erich

 

[Neal]

Hi,

I hope that the following article would help:
http://www.schildkroeten-im-fokus.de/pdf/2012_3ivanchev_en.pdf

Regards,
Erich

I just skimmed this over, but will read through it tonight. Looks like a great article. Thanks for sharing!

 

[lovelyrosepetal]

Thanks for all the great info on this thread. I appreciate it. I will not be getting the indian star because the guy I was getting it from sold it to someone else. I will be able to use all this great advice if I get one in the future. Thanks again!