You sounded so so not serious SO why I bother write more ? Everything dunno , they say is then u think it isla .......

Serious beginner wont sound a bit like you .

AT least most will google ...etc to try find out more about what they will be getting or gotten already !!


Cheers

All bought as WC adult thus true age no way of knowing
That emys emys with me since 2005
- impressa 2007 or 2008
- emys phayrei end 2007

All proud dad now !!

Thanks

Are you still keeping any TTT ?

Like I always say our closet is only so big !! LOL

One day , I hope when these pets of ours will be less regulated !!

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Heres 2 of my Cherry hatchlings from many clutches ago !!

2 of the best I think .

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Enjoy

Very Nice !!

1 cm per mth = 12 cm per year or about 4.7+inch Per year is that too fast ? Even my sulcata or Aldabra I won't let them grow that fast !!

Wonder how smooth are their carapace now with 4.7+inch per year !! If smooth ok lah if not watch out maybe diet or something else incorrect somewhere down the line !! - just re-read n u mention pyramid already - pls modify diet or enclosure setup !!

Cheers sam

This post has been edited by SAMPERTH: Sep 21 2011, 10:36 AM

I don't know the standard growth rate for cherry but my first- born/ hatch mid 2008 and they will be 3+ years old now average about 8 inch ( 7-9 inch ) average growth is about slightly less than 2" per year !!

N all as smooth as can be !!

Cheers

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Added on September 21, 2011, 5:41 pm Aldabra will remain to grow fast for at least untill 24 " !!

I got a hatchling in 2007 and he is 17.5 inch now ( So average not quite 3 inch per year ) I aim my hatchlings tortoise to grow at most 3 inch per year , some less ( depending on sp ) !!



cheers

This post has been edited by SAMPERTH: Sep 21 2011, 05:42 PM

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Some of my higher-end hatchlings from last season's hatch !!

Enjoy
SAM

Thanks

Those in picture maybe 2 inch larger - at close to 5 inch !!

Show you the big brother of theirs instead ( that I bought back in 2007 )

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Next to my breeder (Sulcata male & Yn..... etc )

Enjoy

This post has been edited by SAMPERTH: Sep 21 2011, 06:52 PM

Thanks , that guy is about 8 this year . I speed him for the first 3 years ( av 3 inch per year ) then I slow him to about 1.5 to 2 inch !! Wala how " flat " he is .


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NICE , very nice !! Thanks for sharing . Malaysian or neighbouring country

3" to 7 " range ?? They call that Orange Yni ? Any more picture of it ? Thanks again

Cheers
SAM

Nice , Hope to see more of it !! - sex ?

Try breed them when their time come and if you have a pair or more !!

You oil your tort shell ?

Cheers
SAM

I know that container - I have similar but pink !! And BTW that cant be MAMA !!

I know you may be breeding them - but slightly differently !!

Cheers

This post has been edited by SAMPERTH: Sep 24 2011, 01:06 PM

Maybe I dont own enough of them to tell sexes apart or maybe some Female do look like that above Mama !!


Only owner has the " real answer " !!

Cheers
Off to make some pictures of mine - sexing one !!
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That container (with holes drilled on bottom) - I got it when I bought some lizard , go figure out !!

This post has been edited by SAMPERTH: Sep 24 2011, 03:11 PM

No standard answer - Stress , sickness , "shed mode" , average enclosure temperature , pre lay , age .....etc all can and will affect amount eaten !! Quality of feed is the most important beside humidity(what most say lately) Bla Bla Bla .........etc

No end to this , you be the judge !!

Different species according to origin ie Grassland/Desert , Tropical ....... All need slightly modified diet , frequency , amount for each !!

Cheers
SAM

Some months ie pre-breeding , rainy days I skip their meals or feed sparingly (20-30% of usual meal) so as to make them more active (looking around for mate/meal )

Hatchlings to yearlings I skip a day per week !!

Yearlings to adult (just before ready to breed about 4 meals a week )

Breeding adults I feed at most 3 times a week (big hearty meal - "eat till vomit kind" LOL )

Cheers
SAM

Depends !! As each has slightly different needs .

WC I would never try for just bought straight into my established group !!

If CB by self I will mix them for ease of rearing - as all needs basically the same !! And separating them as size , aggressive-ness become a problem !!

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Leopard and ST are more prone to RNS so keep them warmer than say Sulcata (adapted to our climate ie CB and raised locally )

Assume both at 5 years of age - A male Sulcata at 15 inches easily crush a male ST at about 6 or 7 inch !! Beside an adult Sulcata is quite aggressive (some may be tame )

Usually I deworm mine once a year unless I see massive load in poo !!

Cheers

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Added on September 27, 2011, 4:35 amTortoise itself is a "sensitive issue " in our country , more some are protected international-ly.

EVEN if W.M. has breeders (which I know there are a few ) no-one in their right mind will allow visitation - I wont !!


Cheers


This post has been edited by SAMPERTH: Sep 27 2011, 04:35 AM