why tf aren't you sleeping yet uzairi?

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Added on October 5, 2010, 7:17 amand both are protected under INTESA. WTF people are still selling, buying and exposing them is beyond me, since exposure itself is an offence under that f.kin act and carried out the same penalty.

now go and buy Fido's albino RES, those are safe to cuddle with.

This post has been edited by camillenoir: Oct 5 2010, 07:17 AM

let us just pretend to be sellers and sell out these "prospective buyers with some collection at home" once we get their details. i'm sure that the wildlife department would be glad to catch some smallfries for scapegoating purposes at the moment

nope. we love stars. we just don't hate the legal complications that accompany them.

that nokia cam sure pack a punch

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Added on October 6, 2010, 10:42 pmget that opuntia. pick varieties with low glochid/spine count (cochenillifera, ficus-indica, etc). normally tortoises don't have trouble with them, as it is their natural food. the high water content is also a plus. not to mention that they come in a variety of sizes and colors.

other than that - grasses, mulberry, grapes, hibiscus, dandelion -> these are not just safe, but double up as good sources of food.

This post has been edited by camillenoir: Oct 6 2010, 10:42 PM

wow that's a really nice piece of work!

for the sick turtle, if you haven't really done any medicinal treatment (baytril, reptaid etc), put it in confinement and continue on with supportive treatment. get an aquarium heater and set the temperature to 30 degrees celcius 24/7 while providing the usual basking space, light and clean water.



That's a Portulaca grandiflora cultivar. They do contain cardiac glycoside (which could cause cardiac arrest) and oxalic acid (which could cause calcium binding, oxalic poisoning, etc) but so far most of the research on human and mammal toxicity doesn't show much ill-effects. (though if you ask me, i'm not taking chances of putting them in there with the turtles )

greens don't make good staples for res (and most aquatic turtles, that is). they need food with high protein and calcium contents, and for that commercial pellets serve as good staples.

for greens, floating plants like P. stratiotes and E. crassipes (refer to first page) would do fine.

however, if you need plants for shade or decorative purposes, you can refer to this list.

http://www.tortoisetrust.org/articles/houseplants.htm

i personally use lots of ferns in my enclosures.

ace hardware

does it have proper basking light or any sources of heat? get some if you haven't.

and lugging it around is only helping in creating more stress to the turtle, mind you.

plus, since (i assume) that it is still a hatchling, if the not-eating problem hadn't been rectified for 2 weeks already (from the time you gave it away), chances are it is a little too late by now...

if you somehow get some of those, i would be glad to adopt them if you run out of space in the future LOL..

nope. they are the most underutilized turtle in food market.

max-orgasm : the best (most universally accurate) way is to measure the distance of cloacal opening (*******) from the body.

males (which usually have longer/thicker tails) have cloacal opening further from the body compared to females to accommodate the length of their penis and to ease penetration. (except ryokentaki, which only have 0.5")

other than that, there are other sexual dimorphism that aids the purpose of mating/laying - concave plastron and longer nails on front limbs to help males mount on female, longer nails on hind limbs to help females dig, etc.

and depending on species, dimorphism are also present in color (Callagur, etc), patterns (Sacalia sp, etc), adult sizes, etc.
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the censored word was @ssh0le LOL. darn forum!

This post has been edited by camillenoir: Oct 26 2010, 12:50 PM

in relation to other reptiles you've been doing so far, the answer is a definite NO.

reasons:
1) takes ages to sexually mature
2) takes more space
3) much more setup requirement (water/land area, basking light)
4) more overhead costs (electricity, water bills, high food intake)
5) niche market
6) some of those most profitable stuff (morphs aside) are things that can't be obtained or traded without legal whatnots.

if you ask nonono, of course his answer will be YES. but he's different. he feeds albino redfoot corns, puts albino sulcata under direct midday sun and answers questions like ah beng, but he can still make sales LOLLLL

you're being too sensitive. i was only complimenting on your ability to make sales.

nahh... you got it wrong. i was merely complimenting on your ability to make sales despite all that, i ganruatee you.

anything in the wild can be legally photographed Ben.

just don't expect too much from FRIM, the area had been overexploited by 'budding herpetologist' (aka poser cum future smuggler) in recent years.

as nice as they are, I don't think that they will ever produce homos.

scrap the tomatoes - parts other than the fruits are toxic.

as for the rainwater problem, you either move the enclosure to higher ground or make the inside of the enclosure slope a few degrees and construct a drain at the lowest point.

if those are still not applicable, raise the enclosure by making a false bottom using layers upon layers of large gravels/drainage fabric/any free draining material.

and the keyword to all those solutions is flowpipe.

he's half dead. electrical engineer chicks electrocute him every chance they got.

the circled plant looks like a clump of some amaryllid (lily). if it is, it is safer to move it away.

some of the rocks/bricks look loose and might accidentally get knocked over, especially the one directly over your red eared slider.

and by the looks of it, yup the enclosure would hold rainwater unless something is done.

it might have a literally hard time eating pellets. had you soften the pellets first?

he might not had access to proper supplements yet, i give him the benefits of the doubt

respiratory problem, no doubt. the turtle cannot sink because the lung could not function properly. we had several discussions on the remedy of since 2006 and i think i had posted several times on this thread alone.

anyway Ben, your best bet is handing it to someone who could monitor it during your absence. or you could feed it to your RTC and get a tamagotchi instead.