StarTortoises.net
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Sri Lankan Star tortoise
Welcome page
Allergic & asthmatic owners
Indian/Sri Lankan Star tortoises
(Geochelone elegans)
- Profile - Indian & Sri Lankan Star tortoise description
- Books - books about Star tortoises
- Diet - feeding Star tortoises
- Bowls & dishes - food & water bowls, water fountains
- Indoor housing - indoor enclosures, tables, and tubs
- Outdoor housing - building outdoor pens for Star tortoises
- Lighting & heating - indoors, includes info on preferred temperature gradient, humidity levels, UVB light bulbs, basking bulbs, heat emitters, light fixtures, lamp safety, heat mats, temperature controls, timers, electricity usage, UV meter, thermometers, hygrometers, and more
- Substrates - indoor substrates for Star tortoises
- Hideboxes - dry hides, humid hides, fake plants
- Housing pics - more photos of indoor enclosures suitable for allergic and asthmatic keepers
- Tortoise table - a two-level tortoise table with built-in hide areas and plant boxes
- Care tips - a few additional Star tortoise care tips
- Pyramiding - conical scutes in Star tortoises, natural or not?
- Indian/Sri Lankan vs Burmese - differentiating the two Star tortoise species, Geochelone elegans and G. platynota
- Links - Stars - links to Indian and Sri Lankan Star tortoise web pages
- Links - diet - links to tortoise diet related web pages
- Links - housing - links to pages related to tortoise housing, indoors and outdoors
- Collectibles - Star tortoise figurines etc.
Photo gallery (G. elegans)
Burmese Star tortoises
(Geochelone platynota)
- Profile - Burmese Star tortoise description
- Links - links to Burmese Star tortoise related sites
- Photo gallery - start here for Burmese photos
Other starred tortoises
Angulate tortoises
(Chersina angulata)
- Profile - meet the Angulate tortoise, aka Bowsprit tortoise
- Books - books about Angulate tortoises
- Care - caring for Angulate tortoises in captivity
- Links - links to Angulate related web sites
- Photo gallery - start here for Angulate photos
Popular tortoises
- Popular Tortoises - species list with photos
- Greek tortoise - aka Mediterranean Spur-Thighed tortoise; profile, books, links
- Greek pics - Greek tortoise photos
- Hermann's tortoise - Mediterranean species; profile, books, links
- Hermann's pics - Hermann's tortoise photos
- Leopard tortoise - from Africa; profile, books, links
- Leopard pics - Leopard tortoise photos
- Red-footed tortoise - from tropical South America; profile, books, links
- RF pics p.1 - Redfoot tortoise photos
- RF pics p.2 - more RF photos
- Russian tortoise - fun little guys; profile, books, links
- Russian pics - Russian tortoise photos
- Sulcata - African Spurred tortoise, the big guys; profile, books, links
- Sulcata pics - sulcata photos
- Box Turtles - not tortoises, but require similar care; profile, books, links
- Box pics - Box Turtle photos
Miscellaneous pages
- Fecal exams - DIY fecal floats and direct smears for detecting parasites
- Reptile supplies - links to online sellers
- UVB readings - examples of UVB readings taken with the Solarmeter 6.2; outside, MVB bulbs, UVB fluorescent bulbs, basking bulbs
- Getting a tortoise - captive bred is best
- Rescue - tortoise rescue and adoption links
- Care sheet - general tortoise care, housing, diet, health, diseases, breeding
- Kids' page - Star tortoise coloring pages and turtle games
- Music boxes - adorable, musical turtle and tortoise jewelry boxes (figurines)
- Guest book - leave a message
- Visitor comments - post your comments, share your allergy experiences with other visitors, or just talk about tortoises
- Disclaimer - disclaimer, references, and linking
- Site map - this page
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