Re: more star questions!

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Posted by tcc on March 17, 2001 at 22:54:38:

In Reply to: more star questions! posted by ericR on March 17, 2001 at 16:03:53:

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: hi

: I am new to this group and have lots of questions. I am thinking
: about getting 5 star tortoises!!!!! What are the different species? I
: think that I can get Indian Stars, Sri Lanka Stars, or Burmese Stars. Are
: these the only spices? What are the differences? Are the prices the same?
: Do stars still get imported? How much money do the different spices cost?
: Are some species easier to breed or keep? What are the basic care
: requirements for stars? How long does it take for a baby star to be
: breeding age? I live in LA, California and am going to built them an
: outdoor cage and try to breed them! I am new to Star tortoises and would
: like to get all the info I can before I get any! Any info is a big help.
: Thanks, Eric

Hi Eric,
There is a star tortoise list that I bet you'd like at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/STAR_tortoise
ELONGANS STAR
www.startortoise.com talks about the different species. Most captive bred babies are about 500.00
http://www.tortoisetrust.org/care/celegans.html
http://home.earthlink.net/~rednine/elegans.html
http://www.tortoisetrust.org/articles/elegans.html
http://www.igr.nl/users/nsv/layout/frames.htm?biblio/geo_eleg.htm
http://www.herper.com/GDHS7.html

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: : : : hi : : I am new to this group and have lots of questions. I am thinking : : about getting 5 star tortoises!!!!! What are the different species? I : : think that I can get Indian Stars, Sri Lanka Stars, or Burmese Stars. Are : : these the only spices? What are the differences? Are the prices the same? : : Do stars still get imported? How much money do the different spices cost? : : Are some species easier to breed or keep? What are the basic care : : requirements for stars? How long does it take for a baby star to be : : breeding age? I live in LA, California and am going to built them an : : outdoor cage and try to breed them! I am new to Star tortoises and would : : like to get all the info I can before I get any! Any info is a big help. : : Thanks, Eric : Hi Eric, : There is a star tortoise list that I bet you'd like at: : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/STAR_tortoise : ELONGANS STAR : www.startortoise.com talks about the different species. Most captive bred babies are about 500.00 : http://www.tortoisetrust.org/care/celegans.html : http://home.earthlink.net/~rednine/elegans.html : http://www.tortoisetrust.org/articles/elegans.html : http://www.igr.nl/users/nsv/layout/frames.htm?biblio/geo_eleg.htm : http://www.herper.com/GDHS7.html

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