Re: Does anyone have any experience raising......

Posted by kw on August 28, 2000 at 11:48:34:

In Reply to: Does anyone have any experience raising...... posted by DAC on August 27, 2000 at 16:23:58:

There is a star tortoise egroup at egroups.com. Some of the people there also breed radiateds (the breeder I got one indian star from breeds both.)
I'd suggest getting some experience with tortoises before getting your first stars (and I believe radiateds are even more expensive, more difficult, and require permits.) Stars can develop respiratory problems easily and many are sensitive to the most common antibiotic - baytril (one of mine reacted and I wouldn't want it to go through that again!) If you haven't had tortoises before, I'd suggest starting out with a nice leopard from a good breeder (not a wild caught - there's lots of nice c.b. leopards available.)
Good luck!
kw
: Star or radiated torts ?
: Or....lepord torts ?
: I'm thinking about eithe one of them as a possibility.
: Any thoughts on the matter is most welcome.
: Thank you

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: There is a star tortoise egroup at egroups.com. Some of the people there also breed radiateds (the breeder I got one indian star from breeds both.) : I'd suggest getting some experience with tortoises before getting your first stars (and I believe radiateds are even more expensive, more difficult, and require permits.) Stars can develop respiratory problems easily and many are sensitive to the most common antibiotic - baytril (one of mine reacted and I wouldn't want it to go through that again!) If you haven't had tortoises before, I'd suggest starting out with a nice leopard from a good breeder (not a wild caught - there's lots of nice c.b. leopards available.) : Good luck! : kw : : Star or radiated torts ? : : Or....lepord torts ? : : I'm thinking about eithe one of them as a possibility. : : Any thoughts on the matter is most welcome. : : Thank you

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