Interested in purchasing a star tortoise for sale online? At CB Reptile we have one of the largest selections of captive bred star tortoises for sale.
Looking for a star tortoise for sale? At CB Reptile we have a fantastic selection of captive bred star tortoises for sale online, including Indian Star tortoises for sale, Sri Lankan Star tortoise for sale and Burmese star tortoises for sale online. As Indian Star tortoise breeders as well as being a Burmese star tortoise breeder we enjoy working with this fantastic species of star tortoise. Shop with confidence that your new baby captive bred star tortoise for sale will arrive beautiful and in good health and alert the very next morning after shipment from our facility to your doorstep!
The Indian star tortoise is one of the most beautifully decorated tortoises, and is relatively uncommon as a pet. These tortoises are from the “dry-zones” of India and Sri Lanka, and this is the environment that we try to replicate when keeping them. They require different care than the more common Mediterranean tortoises. As hatchlings, they have a shell just a few cm (just over an inch) long. As adults, females can be 25 cm (10 inches) long, while males are usually under 20 cm (8 inches) long. Most of the growth happens in the first 10 years. They should normally live for about 30 years, but the current record is 55 years in their natural habitat. In British terminology,
they are tortoises, not turtles, as they do not live in water.
As youngsters, they have beautiful yellow butterfly-shaped markings on a rich, black background. As they grow, the yellow markings extend into narrow star rays, pointing in all directions from the centre of each scute. They are a little more shy than the common Mediterranean tortoises, and do not demand so much attention. Indian stars are terrestrial, living on the ground. They can be quite sedentary, with a significantly slower walking speed, and can live comfortably in smaller spaces than equally sized Mediterranean tortoises, with lower requirements for attention and exercise. They are still, however, quite charming, and are intelligent enough to bond with their owners.
