Indian Star Growth Patterns and Advice

[AvrilsMum]

I'm very lucky as I live in the countryside with lots of woods, fields etc and have access to weeds all year round. You have to look very hard and it's a real bitch when it snows.

In truth I have tried to give Avril a little cucumber, courgette and water cress but found that if I put any garden matter down she will only eat that and avoid shop-bought stuff.

When Avril arrived home four months ago she only weighed 19.8g so she is steadily gaining weight and has gotten bigger.

[littlestar]

Ours won't touch water cress or cucumber they love courgette, rocket, lambs lettuce, grass and a de-skinned grape once a week, if we can find weeds we but the leves ontop of the courgette so they eat them first.

[andy1]

Hi

Ive kept stars for approx 7 years, and now my adults are breeding well.

From your initial post 1gr isnt an issue , but i was surprised to read that your tort was 19.8 at 4months . you seem to be feeding correctly and it is growing at a slow but steady pace

Ive hatched out 23 since june and the smallest was 11g but the rest were an average of18gr , quickly hitting 20gr, and in 2 months all were around or near30gr.

Dont panic this but leads me to question whether the age at purchase was correct ?

The main thing of course is that it is healthy and doing well .

regards Andy

[Zoo-Man]

Andy1, how dare you post on this thread...........................















and not post any piccys for us to drool over???

[Mrs Mental]

Colin

Yeah come on guys we'd love to see some pics of your Stars to drool over! Please, pretty please, pretty please with a current on top


Also welcome to the forum Avrils Mum

[AvrilsMum]

Originally Posted by Mrs Mental

Colin

Yeah come on guys we'd love to see some pics of your Stars to drool over! Please, pretty please, pretty please with a current on top


Also welcome to the forum Avrils Mum

Thank you Mrs Mental. I like the handle!

[SWsarah]

Originally Posted by Zoo-Man

No probs hun. You were the first person I thought of as a Star owner. We should meet up at Darrens sometime. Maybe in the next couple of weeks when Lolly comes into season & takes a trip to have a liason with Chocolate Chip! hehe xx

Id love that
Been chatting to Darren today about Chip
Let me know when your going to Darrens

[Zoo-Man]

Originally Posted by SWsarah

Id love that
Been chatting to Darren today about Chip
Let me know when your going to Darrens

Cool, will give you nudge when I know when we will be pestering Darren hehe x

[andy1]

Zoo man

As requested










Andy

[labmad]

bloody awesome pics dude - look ace, f i had the cash i would have been down to yours in a shot to add to my 6 - awesome matey

Originally Posted by andy1

Zoo man

As requested


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Andy