So it seems I'm hopelessly drawn to the Indian star tortoise.
They're not the best choice honestly but I'm going to have a tortoise for the rest of my life hopefully so I might as well get what I really want.
One of the big issues I've read about them is that they're prone to respiratory infections and obviously I don't want that to happen. What to I need to do to avoid them and what are the main causes and risk factors to keep in mind?
Despite it being frequently mentioned in care sheets and articles about this species, there doesn't seem to be much practical information out there. Just scary be warned type stuff.
They're not the best choice honestly but I'm going to have a tortoise for the rest of my life hopefully so I might as well get what I really want.
One of the big issues I've read about them is that they're prone to respiratory infections and obviously I don't want that to happen. What to I need to do to avoid them and what are the main causes and risk factors to keep in mind?
Despite it being frequently mentioned in care sheets and articles about this species, there doesn't seem to be much practical information out there. Just scary be warned type stuff.