Hi people,

i am interested in getting a baby star tortoise. Anyone interested in starting a bulk buy so that we can get a good discount ? My budget is around rm50. do you think it is possible ?


thanks.

RM50 i don't think it's possible to buy a healthy star tortoise...

RM68 the lowest i've seen. buy at least 5-10 i think can get rm50, haggle a bit.

why wanna rush to have a star at RM50 when the husbandry costs much more? save some more 1st, get bigger specimen and proper setup.

hey camillenoir & hwa107,

thanks for the info. Looks like it might be possible to get it at rm50 from camil's info. if we can get 5 order of stars, can you ask your dealer/seller for me ?

i'll take a pair.

hwa : rm50 want or not ? hehe.

cannot tahan already ..

Like what camillenoir said, better to save more and buy the bigger specimen as they are more hardy and less prone to fall sick. No point buying them cheap and might endup dead 1 months later. There's a friend of mine here who bought 5 small ones and i think 2 of them died. Another case where 2 of his only star tortoise died. Both of them having those rm68 specimens FYI.

oh.. point taken. but anyway , how does a baby behaves ? active ? always walking ?
or i have seen some that are sleeping during day time at pet shops.

also where is the rm68 shop , just in case , to be alert/take precaution about their stars.

Please get a bigger Star.... you will regret getting those cheap ones.... 2 inch stars are highly sensitive and something wrong, say bacterial infection or a slight cold can cause death.... I have gone through that before, that is why I dare say out.

Yup, its better if you get those rm168 ones which is around 3 inches.

ok guys. advise noted.
thanks for the info

erm.. i wanna ask something bout my ST..

the skin near his head area seems like peeling off...

izit normal ?

Well.... around the head is normal. Means shedding.... you can soak your ST once a day for 10 minutes to soften the skin and shed easily. But of course make sure once soaked in water, must place in tank with a basking light or some place warm so it won't catch a cold.

today is 1 year anniversary since i bought betty...

i say i dun want cause i have no place to put it. but later i call again and say i want. but my boss leave the shop. then he ask wether want him call to book that tortoise not? i say nevermind, next time if he saw it again only buy it. then when he came at night, he show me the impress tortoise photo...something wrong with it...it got another or a 'spare' piece on it shell. huh... but the tortoise look healthy. hehe.... then my boss told me he get himself a pancakes tortoise, bout 5 inch. i say that it need place to hide and clim, not like star tortoise. and how to take care it. then he say later he will bring it to the stall and let me take care it. huh~~~

yes, very true
all my 5 baby star die one by one. the last one just died

so sad...
i've done all i can and the necessary to keep them healthy.
they just don't want to eat

and all died with soft shell. problem is not eating the food

now left my sulcata (which touch wood, healthy)

Really? Wahhh.... sorry to hear bout all your loses. RIP to the 5 stars.... bought from ikano rite? Mine was from ikano....

Mine died after 1 year.... it didn't eat but I made it drink babyfood soup and isotonic water to live along with calcium supplements. Also died from soft shell...

ya, from ikano.
sigh, if they don't eat... very susah

today i just went ikano, they have ST around RM180 one. Looks big enough and healthy

With my ST death, i am eyeing on Radiata tortoise now. Ikano selling for RM1200.

Anyone knows where got Radiata elsewhere other than ikano? and how much?

What is your budget ?

budget is not an issue, as long as love at first sight

but i'm looking for not too big ones la

Hi titan, crazymouse & others,

thanks for sharing your experiences.

Looks pretty grim for the babies ...

Then who has some sucessfully stories on stars ?

don't worry, there are a lot of success story too
i have one which i bought around 2inch+... now still strong at my home town. already 2 years+ liao