Congrats! They are a fantastic species! You will love it. The only thing better than having a Burmese star is having a group of them!New Burmese Star tortoise! Just wanted to start a thread to track the growth and what not.
Hatch date 5/10/22
Weight (3/1/23): 97g
That is the plan!Congrats! They are a fantastic species! You will love it. The only thing better than having a Burmese star is having a group of them!
Well in that case, I've got about 80 eggs due to hatch in the next week or so...That is the plan!
Good to hear, thank you!Mine all grew very slowly at first. Like you, I was worried that something was wrong. Then, they all started sprouting at around 2.5-3 years old and I had babies from them in hand before they turned five years old.
How much would you expect a tortoise of this age/size to eat?Mine all grew very slowly at first. Like you, I was worried that something was wrong. Then, they all started sprouting at around 2.5-3 years old and I had babies from them in hand before they turned five years old.
I never saw how much one would eat. Mine were always housed in groups. I would just give yours as much as he wants daily. Also, this species does most of their eating in the late afternoon or evening, so be sure there is fresh food out at that time. Sometimes they will ignore the food all day and then come by and eat it all at 6pm.How much would you expect a tortoise of this age/size to eat?
From everything I’ve read, they should be little eating machines. Eating roughly an amount that would fill their shell.
I don’t feel like this little one eats nearly as much as that.
I'll second @Tom s "very much an evening species" Especially when exposed to outdoors lighting. My adults normally don't even come out in summer until about 5PM then out until 10 PM.How much would you expect a tortoise of this age/size to eat?
From everything I’ve read, they should be little eating machines. Eating roughly an amount that would fill their shell.
I don’t feel like this little one eats nearly as much as that.
Yes my temps are nice and hot.I'll second @Tom s "very much an evening species" Especially when exposed to outdoors lighting. My adults normally don't even come out in summer until about 5PM then out until 10 PM.
They also seem to like it hot. Probably for the same reason they are evening tortoises - they come from an area where it is too hot during the day, and evenings become bearable. Overnight is still well into the 80°s. So they evolved with heat and "learned" to avoid the extremes.
Check your enclosure heat. As babies and yearlings, mine are most active in the 90°s.
I also would suggest you try giving lots of plants to hide under. The more overgrown my enclosure, the "happier" my baby Burmese seem to be. Pothos, spider plant and boston fern are great enclosure plants for tortoise "well being"
Do you soak the tortoise every day? For at least 30 minutes? Is the soaking water in the mid 90°s? This ensures good core body temperatures, good hydration and activity levels. They always eat well after their soak.