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[mehulugohil243]

HELLO FORUM...
AM HAPPY TO BE ONE AMONG U PEOPLE WHO HAS TORTOISE AS PETS...
I HAVE BEEN GIFTED A PAIR OF STAR TURTLES...
I AM REALLY LUCKY AND VERY HAPPY TO HAVE THEM....
I HAVE NAMED THEM RADHA AND KRISHNA...

I DONT KNOW MUCH ABOUT TURTLES..
I WAS TOLD BY MY COUSIN TO FEED THEM ANY GREENS..
INITIALLY FOR ABOUT 2 DAYS THEY USED TO HAVE 2 TO 3 LEAVES OF CORIENDER LEAVES..
ONCE I GAVE THEM CUCUMBER FOR A CHANGE...
NOW THEY WILL NOT EAT ANYTHING THAN CUCUMBER..
I TRY GIVING THEM BEANS CABBAGE TURNIP CAULIFLOWER LEAVES..
THEY JUST PUT THIER HEAD INSIDE WHEN THEY SMELL THEM...
THEY EAT CUCUMBERS AS A TREAT GULP GULP.. NEVER RESIST ON IT..
I ALSO TRIED BLENDING THE CUCUMBER AND PUT IT OVER CABBAGE... BUT THEY JUST SMELLED AND JUST HAVE A PIECE OF IT AND GO AWAY..
I ALSO TRIED GIVING THEM ROSE PETALS... BUT THEY JUST DONT LIKE IT..
TO FILL THEIR STOMACH I TRY GIVING CUCUMBER PEELS...
THEY HAVE SOME AND LEAVE IT..
I KNOW SISNCE THEY ARE VERY SMALL THEY WOULD LOVE TO SLEEP HRS TOGETHER.. SO I LET THEM SLEEP...
BUT I GIVE THEM WATER BATH IN THE MORNING AND SOAK THEM AND LET THEM DRY ON THE SUN FOR ABOUT 30 MINS..

I STAY IN SOUTHERN PART OF INDIA AND THE TEMPERATURES ARE MODERATE DOESNT GO TOO HIGH NOR TOO LOW
SOME THING BETWEEN 38C DURING THE DAYS AND 25C DURING THE NIGHTS..
I HOPE THESE TEMP SUITS TURTLES...

AM I DOING ANYTHING WRONG,,, PLEASE ADVISE..

 

[Yvonne G]

Welcome, mehulugohil243!

Star tortoises are just beautiful!

I don't know what kinds of food you have available in India, but normally, any kind of dark, leafy greens that you can buy for yourself would be ok to feed a tortoise. Even grass. Now that the tortoises are used to eating cucumber, you'll have to fool him into eating something more healthful. You grind up the cucumber so its mushy, then mix it up with the greens, so the greens are coated with the cucumber.

 

[Tom]

... or put the greens and cucumber in a blender and make a cucumber mush. Gradually, over time, use more and more of the good stuff and less and less cucumber.

Hello and welcome.

 

[yagyujubei]

Welcome Mehul, I sure wish someone would give me a couple of stars. Lucky you. Edible weeds would be great if there's an area nearby that is overgrown. Watch out for cobras, though.

 

[pam]

Welcome

 

[Arizona Sulcata]

Welcome!

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

Welcome!

 

[DesertGrandma]

Welcome! You are lucky to be given two stars, they are expensive here.

 

[blafiriravt]

Welcome

 

[wellington]

Welcome