why so hard to find other turtle one?? o.O u guys where u get ur boxies? i cant seem to find any other turtle except RES and mata mata...

waaa... is this same case as snakehead and big head pike in US?

Hi, I have a question, would like to seek advice here.

I keep 2 RES, they are just 3.5” and 2.7”.  Always read that should provide a mininum L x W x D of water for them.  My concern is the depth of the water.  Is there a maximum depth I should beware of?

I plan for a new tank with 22” depth of water.  It may not be even enough when they grow to adult.  But for now, it is too deep for them?

Thank you.

Hi all,

I bought this pellet for my Russian Torts as an alternative feed besides the regular greens. Anyone had tried before. Heard from my buddy who's having ST that this pellet is meant for dry land torts. The shop that I bought from also recommend this for my Russian tort.. However, there is no english explanation on the container as it is a Japanese import product..Cheers

It is a 4' x 2.5' x 2'H tank. Intend to fill it up as high as possible to give them plenty of swimming area. I will have an over-the-tank basking area. The whole thing (tank & basking area) will have a mesh cover to avoid escaping and maybe predator (birds???).

I live in condominium, will place the tank at the balcony to have natural sunlight.

At the basking area, I will create a nesting area too (just in case they are females, not that I want to breed RES, just dont want them to have health problem later on). Read that should provide a soil depth of equivalent to their SCL, is that the minimum depth?

Does the whole arrangement/set-up sound ok?

Thank you.

The DIY basking area will have 3 sides of plastic panels to confine them in, one side open into the water, top will be mesh cover.  Sunlight shine in from the direction of the water side.

Since I live in condo and the balcony size is limited, that is the max size of tank I can fit in    Maybe I should start planning for a landed property with garden area where I can dig a pond 

If I do away with the planned nesting area, what if they are females?  What should I do in future in case they are gravid?

I have also ordered Eheim 2217 canister filter. Will it be enough for the time being since they are still small (thus producing lesser waste comparing when they are bigger)? Or should I order another one straight away and have 2 filters running at the same time?

Is there any place in Melaka that has TTT for public visiting?  Something like zoo?  Not even sure whether zoos definitely have kept TTT since many years never go to zoos    Will be down to Melaka this weekend with my daughters for weekend trip.

Thank you.

Really?? I think I will suggest this to Dad!

BTW, the lumps both of them have here is quite big, we didn't know that it's actually a disease that will affect the growth of their internal organs... I wonder if there's any way I can help them up? It worries me... And I don't think we've supplied them with enough amount of calcium...

Many of these.  Just wondering are they overfed?

Just wanna ask whether ok to put those aquarium LED light in the turtle tank.

Not for the turts... it is for me as a viewer...think it looks nice if switch on at night.  Will it be dangerous to the turts?  Or will it (slightly light up) disturb their sleep (if they are sleeping) if I switch it on at night?

There's a problem with my friend tortoise (2 years old, not sure about the actual species, looks similar to Sucalta, but according to my friend, thats a local species) where when it move, it only use its front legs.

Had check on the back legs, it seems to be normal as i notice that its hind legs seems like can move freely when you lift it up, the shell seems to be normal as well (but the edge looks a bit sharp, not sure whether this was the root cause).

Do anyone of you encounter this before, any idea??

Just check on the image of "Indotestudo elongata", that's the tortoise that i'm talking about, thanks for the id.

Sorry for not able to upload the pic, as i don't have any camera with me now, my phone cam's resolution is suck.

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Added on September 13, 2010, 2:49 pmJust read an article about "Metabolic Bone Disease" as what suggested by Ryo.

Here's the summary >>

Metabolic Bone Disease (MBD): This is a condition that is the direct result of poor husbandry. It results from the effects of poor diet, poor or no uvb, lack of Vitamin D, and poor calcium to phosphorus ratio. Pyramiding is a form of MBD which research shows is the result of all of the above and lack of humidity and exercise. If the onset of MBD begins when a turtle is young, it will develop obvious deformities. Tortoises will show raised or stacked scutes on the carapace, overgrown, duck or parrot like beak and the nails will grow oddly curved out and upward. They will have splayed legs and have difficulty walking upright. Many are forced to drag their hind legs because of this difficulty.

Turtles often show early signs of MBD by their shells growing curved upward, some looking like a saddled shape. They will appear to be thickened. Box turtles will not have a working hinge, but rather have it frozen in place. Some will show signs of resorption where you will no longer see a tail because the body is trying to get the calcium from the bones. Often the turtle’s legs will be thin and deformed. As with tortoises the beak will also become duck or parrot shaped. Water turtles will usually show raised scutes, some actually also pyramiding as with tortoises. Their shells will also become serrated even if they are a species that normally has a rounded shell.

To avoid MBD it’s important to provide a nutritional diet with proper calcium and vitamin d, give proper uvb lighting (natural sun is best), plenty of exercise and humidity in the case of land turtles. Providing a cuttlebone in addition to good diet is a good way to let your turtle supplement itself with added calcium.

Source: http://turtlerescues.com/common_health_problems.htm

Those words highlighted in bold are the symptoms i found on my friend's tortoise.

*Sorry for posting the long article.

dis will complicate things further...sigh...
well they issue permit for keepers aka pet lovers ? i dun see anything wrong wit dat...

What goes around comes around. Padan muka! Hahaha

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