Star Tortoises

Indian Star Tortoise, Burmese Star Tortoise, and Sri Lankan Star Tortoise.  The Natural History, Captive Care, and Breeding of Geochelone elegans and Geochelone platynota.  By Richard Fife and Jerry D Fife

Turtles of the World Testudinidae #10.  2007, softcover, 116 pages, 100+ full-color photos, Suggested Reading section

Star Tortoises are without a doubt some of the most attractive tortoises on the planet with beautiful yellow and black “star” patterns on their shells. They require a watchful eye and warm, tropical conditions to thrive in captivity. Captive-hatched offspring, becoming increasingly available from breeding programs, are not only enlarging the population of Star Tortoises, but are increasing the odds that tortoise hobbyists will have the ability to share their lives with these marvelous tortoises.

In this new book, the second in our TURTLES OF THE WORLD series, expert tortoise breeder Jerry Fife presents insights into the captive care and breeding of Indian Star Tortoises, Sri Lankan Star Tortoises, and the rare Burmese Star Tortoise, which is currently listed as one of the world's 25 most threatened turtles. This book contains detailed information on indoor and outdoor enclosures, proper feeding and nutrition, breeding, egg incubation, care of young tortoises, and health information for all levels of keepers. Included is an interesting chapter on the lives of these tortoises in nature with insights from Anslem de Silva, an expert herpetologist who is intimately familiar with these amazing tortoises