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Baby Indian Star Tortoise

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  1. Indian Star

    Posted by Max Lara on 29th Jan 2022

    This is my first ever tortoise and I am very happy with this baby tortoise because Ive never had an animal so small that was so simple to care for. Its active, sleeps well, and eats well so it was well cared for before it got to me. Its such a peaceful little animal that relaxes everyone in my family. Its very gentle, doesn't bark or make noise, its very clean (compared to my other animals), does not bite, make any noise or sound, and kids love it as much as I do! Im a college student but tortoise supply gave me a call and helped me work it out! Tortoise supply is a genuine breeding facility with quality animals/product providing quality service to customers! Contact them to get your tortoise!

  2. my star

    Posted by Alyssa on 25th Jan 2019

    I recommend tortoise supply esp. if your buying a baby tortoise. They really care about their product and not just selling. They are good in communicating too!!!

    Thank you for my beautiful and healthy baby Indian star!

  3. Rio our new baby Indian Star

    Posted by Kevin on 9th Jul 2013

    Got him yesterday the 9th July 13. He is so cute and very active. Thanks a lot Tyler looking forward to buying more tortoises from you again soon.

  4. a wonderful baby

    Posted by Vikki on 10th Jun 2012

    He looks great, eats like a pig and is really curious about everything. Super happy, shipping was fast and I couldn't ask for better communication.

  5. Very good whith kid's

    Posted by Harbour Harvat on 4th Apr 2011

    Indian star tortoises are awesome tortoises are very easy to take care of I am telling you Indian star Red foot Herman tortoises and African spur thigh tortoises are the most cute the most easy too take care of the LIFE CHANGING! SO CUTE PLAYFUL AND WELL LIFE CHANGING! HAVE FUN! WITH YOUR NEW BEST FRIEND THAT LIVES LONGER THIN MOST OF THE PEOPLE I KNOW HAVE FUN WITH YOUR NEW BEST FRIEND THE END

  6. INDIAN STARS ARE WELCOMED IN MASSAPEQUA PARK, NEW ORK !!!

    Posted by Brad L on 14th Sep 2010

    Totally Quality On Every Aspect Of Sales,Description,Maintenance & Delivery !! The Exact Dedication From Wonderful Couple From The Desert In Neveda,To The Surf Side In Long Island New York !!

  7. Cute cute cute

    Posted by Maryanne Ilnickij on 24th Jun 2010

    Just wonderful, very active and eating up a stor already! Thank you!!

  8. Star Tortoises

    Posted by Tony on 22nd Jun 2010

    I have been keeping turtles and tortoises for 31 years and these stars may be the best quality I have ever seen. Great coloration and feeding same day as delivered. I would recomend Tortoise Supply to anyone.

Description

Common Name: Indian Star Tortoise
Scientific Name: Geochelone Elegans
Current Size: 1.5-2" range
Average Adult Size: 6-10" (females larger)
Area of Origin: India and parts of Pakistan. Other variations exist on Sri Lanka. 

Description: Black shell color with yellow lines radiating out of the scutes. These pretty species are a high domed tortoise, with males normally quite a bit smaller than the taller, rounder, wide females. Skin color is yellow. Some amount of pyramiding (where the centers of the scutes on the shell are raised, making the tortoises look bumpy) is seen in some wild star tortoises - likely the ones from lower humidity areas. 

Habitat: Hot climates. Humidity is ok for them, but the cage and substrate should not be wet. They do not hibernate, but will go through a winter slow down period during cooler weather and shortened daylengths. As adults, they can safely handle body temperatures as low as 50 degrees at night as long as they are able to heat up into the 70's during the day. Summer highs up to 120 degrees can be tolerated as long as there is a cooler, shaded retreat the tortoise can get into. Dampness is not a problem in high temperatures (a cool mud hole on a hot day), but in cooler weather the tortoises should be kept dry.

Diet: This tortoise is naturally a grazer, and will wander about nibbling on grass the majority of its natural life. In captivity, star tortoises will graze on grasses as well as leafy weeds and clover (dandelions are a favorite). As babies, we focus more on feeding them a wide mix of leafy greens (spring mix), since they have a harder time eating the more tough grass. Vegetables can be added to the diet for variety, but fruit should generally be avoided.

Adult Behavior: Adult star tortoises are peaceful, slow moving tortoises. They are un-aggressive towards eachother in most cases, and do little damage to their environment (little or no digging or burrowing). Some individuals can be skittish if spooked, but most will eagerly come to their keepers looking for food once they are comfortable in their environments. They are not very good climbers and make little attempt to escape, so a short, basic wall will contain most of these tortoises.

Our Current Care:  During cooler weather or indoors, these tortoises are kept indoors on a cypress and/or coco coir substrate with a humid hidebox that they can get into at night. We raise them in cheap, simple plastic tubs that can be purchased at WalMart or Target, generally 3 to 4 square feet in size for babies. Temperatures in the room fluctuate between 75 at night up to 85 during the day, but we keep the hidebox heated to around 80-85 at night with a heat pad beind it, or a red bulb placed overhead.

Diet consists of spring mix greens with many other leafy greens offered in rotation to that (mulberry, endive, grape leaves, hibiscus leaves, diced cactus pad and we use globe mallow leaves pretty regularly). We like to also add moistened Mazuri LS tortoise diet as well as ZooMed's Gourmet Tortoise Food a few times a week, usually mixed and mashed into the leafy greens. The addition of the commercial diets take care of most or all of the supplementation needs, or you can sprinkle the food lightly with a calcium supplement 2 or 3 times a week and a multivitamin supplement 1-2 times a week. We also throw a pinch of our herbal hay on top of whatever they are eating almost daily, which adds variety and flavor and scent to everything.

The tortoises are removed from their enclosure and soaked in a separate 1/4" deep pan of warm water daily or almost daily for 30 minutes each time. We don't generally use water dishes in the enclosures because of the risk of drowning (yes, we have lost babies to drowning when they flipped over in 1/4" of water).

Being a desert species, they should have intense lighting, and they need lights on during the day and off at night to maintain a normal day/night cycle. We use full spectrum UVB lights, which we suggest for the growth of pretty, healthy tortoises, and use a ZooMed Powersun bulb in a small part of the enclosure to give them a "hot spot" around 95-100 degrees that they can get into if they want to warm up.

We don't use the "closed chamber" method (keeping airflow very restricted to increase humidity to the point that clouds form in the enclosure). It is very risky if/when temperatures get below about 80, and mold, shell rot, and respiratory problems become a lot more common in those conditions. We keep them open top in the warm area, and enclosed, warm and humid within the hide (like they would be in the wild). They are free to choose the conditions, temperatures, and humidity levels they want within that setup.