I heard white hibiscus are for medicinal purposes so I scared it causes side effects for the tortoise.

question, my RES has a lot of these "flakes"... any idea where they come from and if it's a concern? they've been having them since forever but i never asked about it before.

Its " sheded skin " if I am not wrong !! Try put your RES in water and see its front limbs , neck area !!

Cheers

samperth! I need your advise on my hibiscus issue. lol. red or white is safe for a star tortoise? or both?

I use all colours ( red the most prolific n prefered ) , as long as not sprayed with pesticide or from roadside ( carbon monoxide residue from cars .... )

Cheers

alright thanks sifu!

ah! good idea on the carbon monoxide.

I am looking for a list of animals ( Turtle, reptiles , etc ) which needed license to sell or keep under Perhilitan.

I can't find it in their website nor google. Anyone have any idea ?

Is it ok to keep a captive bred Indian star and a captive bred sulcata in the same terrarium?

Hi fellow RES-keeper
The flakes are shedded skin, means your RES is growing and is completely normal, no worries.
My RES periodically sheds massive amounts of skin too.

Oh btw do put an elevated platform for your RES to climb out of the water and dry itself completely.
Prolonged submersion in water is not natural for RES and may cause continued skin shedding.
They need to dry and bask in direct sunlight (or similar UV light source) for optimum health.

This post has been edited by suprafire: Mar 22 2012, 08:54 AM

Any recommendation lightning for RES? such as exo terra, which bulb is suitable? for 1.5 ft tank

Thanks, hope you're right about the skin! Yeah we have a platform for them to bask, the photo I posted was a holding tank while I was cleaning the aquarium

Dear members,





What could be the cost of my soft shell turtle death.

One died yesterday, and another one today morning.

- The baby fishes are doing fine ( Long Kang fish )
- Shrimp are doing fine
- The water is still crystal clear
- Good filteration system
- Location - Outdoor

The " white fungus " on the turtle cost its death !! Being raining heavily lately ?

I saw that too..and was gonna ask.
a lot of fungus there, turtle owner looseend.
it's like infestation

This post has been edited by Haruyuki: Mar 24 2012, 12:56 PM

It didn't have the "white fungus" yesterday. What causes the white fungus ?

As for raining, not really much.

Thus, how do I proceed in curing the others ?

any1 know how can i get more...exotic turtles/tortoises? The pet shops around my area (klang) only got RES and even that they seldom got stock. i currently got two RES and im looking to add more turtles/tortoises.

Soft-shell don't respond well to most treatment especially one this size !!

hie to all sifu here, i wanna ask some question if i may.
i just bought a baby florida red bellied turtle..its around few weeks old..i have it for a few days now, but the turtle like got no appetite to eat and tend to sleep alot..and it can only swim on the surface..can someone give me some guidance?

any idea how can i clean the shell of my RES?? on the line of the shell have like black stuff but i tried to use toothbrush but i cant seems to go off

my 8years star just suddenly died
who want to buy t-rex and zoomed tortoise food .. pls pm, me

This post has been edited by vic_tan0911: Mar 26 2012, 08:21 PM