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Indian Star Tortoises....Info Please

Sabol25 Feb 21, 2005 08:49 AM

Can anyone fill in the blanks... just wondering about adult size... how old to reach sexual matureity and basic set up and diet

Thanks
Bob Sabol

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jbly Feb 21, 2005 10:16 AM

Bob,
There is a good care sheet on Stars located at this link:
http://www.chelonia.org/Articles/Geleganscare.htm

If you have Stars from mainland India they don't grow as large as the Sri Lankan Stars.

Sri Lankan females get up to 12in and males up to 8in.

Sri lankans also tend to have more pyramiding than mainland stars, even in the wild. This may have to do with a need for more humidity. I recommend misting in the morning after their enclosure warms up.

Hope this helps,

John

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