Meet Mango and friend

Torterra · 05-03-2011, 12:42 PM

Yesterday I receved two new indian Star hatchlings, they are beautiful! They were transported in cardboard box filled with sredded papers and in smal plastic container on the vermiculite. When we opened them they were nice and warm but frightened. They quickly found a pot with cypress bark and hid in there, favorite spot now. Mango nibbled a little on few greens, other one did not eat yet. They had a bath yesterday and today, I will soak them later once more.
Here is Mango:

Here is friend (We may call this one Margo)

Here is the setup they live in, but I have changed few things around, moved pot and spotlamp and ceramic heater, that big shiny reflector on top of the cage housing 100W ceramic heater.

SeeShell · 05-03-2011, 01:45 PM

They are just lovely torterra

Very cute little faces; you must be so pleased they are now with you!!

Torterra · 05-03-2011, 04:23 PM

Thanks SS the most thing I am amused is when I compare my older Star with this two, I cant believe she has grown and changed so much! And indeed she was exactly the same weigh as Margo when I got her last April.
Update: they have been wandering around the table and ate some greens when we were not loking, they are indeed very shy. But they change as they grow. Seems that they like the setup so far and comfortable with it.

BeatBeat · 05-03-2011, 04:27 PM

Lovely cute babies Torterra. I hope they settle well. It must be very frightening for them when they arrive at a new home.

Interested in your set up as it is similar to mine (for my two Hermanns). Like you I have a UVB strip and a basking lamp, but unlike you I do not have a ceramic heater. I assume that is just to keep the general table temperature right? From what I read Hermanns can tolerate lower temps than Stars. I think my two are fine as they are lively and eating well so don't think I need any additional heat as things are but just trying to understand what is available IF I think I need to change things.

Torterra · 05-03-2011, 04:49 PM

Without ceramic heater night temperatures would drop below 20C I am not sure if Star hatchlings/ juveniles can stay lower than 21-22 C at dark time, so ceramic heater is on at night (and day), spot lamp I may remove it was to provide additional heat in other side of the table but now they settled to 'live' in the left hand side, cage is too big for them now really to use it all.

Miller07 · 05-03-2011, 06:25 PM

what a pair of cuties, they're gorgeous..
love the name mango

x

**16 shells** · 05-03-2011, 06:36 PM

Nice Star's.....

gregnobes · 05-03-2011, 08:21 PM

ahhhh u got them

they look lovely

shaz · 05-03-2011, 09:20 PM

Aww love em. So cute

indian star · 05-03-2011, 09:32 PM

dude they are awfull, so as a favour I will take them off you!

Where did you get them from and are you planning to add to your existing? how long in are you keeping them in quaratine?

Really really nice stars********

05-03-2011, 12:42 PM	#1
Torterra Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: England, SE Posts: 1,396	Meet Mango and friend Yesterday I receved two new indian Star hatchlings, they are beautiful! They were transported in cardboard box filled with sredded papers and in smal plastic container on the vermiculite. When we opened them they were nice and warm but frightened. They quickly found a pot with cypress bark and hid in there, favorite spot now. Mango nibbled a little on few greens, other one did not eat yet. They had a bath yesterday and today, I will soak them later once more. Here is Mango: Here is friend (We may call this one Margo) Here is the setup they live in, but I have changed few things around, moved pot and spotlamp and ceramic heater, that big shiny reflector on top of the cage housing 100W ceramic heater. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1.2.0 Geoshelone elegans (Indian Star) 1.2.1 Kinosternon Bauri (Three Striped mud turtles) 0.0.2 Sternotherus Carinatus (Razorback Musk Turtle) http://kinosternon-baurii.blogspot.co.uk/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

05-03-2011, 01:45 PM	#2
SeeShell Senior Member Adult Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Scotland, UK Posts: 3,120	They are just lovely torterra Very cute little faces; you must be so pleased they are now with you!! __________________ SS

05-03-2011, 04:23 PM	#3
Torterra Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: England, SE Posts: 1,396	Thanks SS the most thing I am amused is when I compare my older Star with this two, I cant believe she has grown and changed so much! And indeed she was exactly the same weigh as Margo when I got her last April. Update: they have been wandering around the table and ate some greens when we were not loking, they are indeed very shy. But they change as they grow. Seems that they like the setup so far and comfortable with it. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1.2.0 Geoshelone elegans (Indian Star) 1.2.1 Kinosternon Bauri (Three Striped mud turtles) 0.0.2 Sternotherus Carinatus (Razorback Musk Turtle) http://kinosternon-baurii.blogspot.co.uk/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

05-03-2011, 04:27 PM	#4
BeatBeat Member Hatchling Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: East Midlands, UK Posts: 616	Lovely cute babies Torterra. I hope they settle well. It must be very frightening for them when they arrive at a new home. Interested in your set up as it is similar to mine (for my two Hermanns). Like you I have a UVB strip and a basking lamp, but unlike you I do not have a ceramic heater. I assume that is just to keep the general table temperature right? From what I read Hermanns can tolerate lower temps than Stars. I think my two are fine as they are lively and eating well so don't think I need any additional heat as things are but just trying to understand what is available IF I think I need to change things. __________________ BeatBeat 0.2.0 Testudo Hermanni Boettgeri (Matilda & Maizie) 3.0.0 Shetland Sheepdogs (Bryan, Cali & Bubble)

05-03-2011, 04:49 PM	#5
Torterra Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: England, SE Posts: 1,396	Without ceramic heater night temperatures would drop below 20C I am not sure if Star hatchlings/ juveniles can stay lower than 21-22 C at dark time, so ceramic heater is on at night (and day), spot lamp I may remove it was to provide additional heat in other side of the table but now they settled to 'live' in the left hand side, cage is too big for them now really to use it all. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1.2.0 Geoshelone elegans (Indian Star) 1.2.1 Kinosternon Bauri (Three Striped mud turtles) 0.0.2 Sternotherus Carinatus (Razorback Musk Turtle) http://kinosternon-baurii.blogspot.co.uk/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

05-03-2011, 06:25 PM	#6
Miller07 Member Hatchling Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Caerphilly, South Wales Posts: 689	what a pair of cuties, they're gorgeous.. love the name mango x __________________ ★Cara★ Children 0.1.0 (8yrs old) Husband 1.0.0 Kittens 0.2.0 Tortoise 0.0.2 (THB) facebook.com/Miller07

05-03-2011, 06:36 PM	#7
16 shells Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hull Posts: 7,286	Nice Star's..... __________________ Paul.

05-03-2011, 08:21 PM	#8
gregnobes Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Drayton (Oxfordshire) Posts: 1,534	ahhhh u got them they look lovely

05-03-2011, 09:20 PM	#9
shaz Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Mid glam, South Wales, but born in Bristol Posts: 1,590	Aww love em. So cute

05-03-2011, 09:32 PM	#10
indian star Member Incubating Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 240	dude they are awfull, so as a favour I will take them off you! Where did you get them from and are you planning to add to your existing? how long in are you keeping them in quaratine? Really really nice stars********

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