U referring to this guy ? Even the " line" becomes distorted ! They just do maybe due to stress or some shock( fallen or hit by something when young ) but wrong diet or enviroment when young or before bought by you will also cause this !!

Nice cherry head you have there .

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Sam
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Took another close look at the picture u posted .
Its not common for bigger size tort to develop these fused scutes ( the top middle 3 ? ) - your Radi more than 6 but less than 10 inch ? Or otherwise . Just guesstimating !



This post has been edited by SAMPERTH: Nov 28 2011, 11:02 AM

My male radi started sniffing n piggyback his friend around 13inch n female lay eggs around 14 inch !!

Or maybe ur that radi not digesting his food or calcium properly ? Can't be 100% n there's no sure answer to this !! Just give more fibrous food to slow down it's growth a little so the fused scutes can " catch up "

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Sam

I think that 1B pet shop got more in( Indian star tort ) since last week go check it out !!

But a few I deem reject or 2nd grade ( extra scutes.... ) still quite active BUT without extra heat provided , saw dust as substrate WON'T be for long especially for small ones like them !!

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How sad n that tank is bit small even four hatchlings( few months old at most ) , no hide , cucumber as staple no extra heat ( it's air-cond shop ) so they not as active as they should be !!

Boxie hatching time is from April/May to Sept/Oct !! But u can try Gaya st Sunday market or the tamus around , might have some luck finding small specimen there .

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This post has been edited by SAMPERTH: Dec 1 2011, 07:59 AM

The nest is unusually large n deep ( unless the white at bottom is not the eggs ) for an Indian star !! Something is quite wrong here ? The " red thingy " is still there ? If so , pls let me know how many eggs being laid and does she seems or act as if there's more inside ?

pls ASAP !

If going to vet pls clean ( the mud .....) as much as u can to prevent infection ( only 2 eggs ? I suspect there's more inside and maybe a huge one ) pls mention to vet n ask them to do x-ray ( if u or they don't mind me busybody )

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Can only de-swell it and push back manually ( provided inside not blocked ) , slowly !!

What the vet say ? Or still waiting !!

Just like piles in human .

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Sam

How that guy doing , being awhile since you posted its picture here !!

Stunt growth is common in " mis-treated" , bad husbandary provided animals (some happened in transit some ........)

But less than 1 inch a year (especially in such young specimen) is a real cause for concern !!
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U refering to this guy ? being more than 2 yrs hopefully all is well now !!

This post has been edited by SAMPERTH: Dec 13 2011, 11:29 AM

How bad ? How big is it ? How the setup ? How how how - Diet........

PM me if u don't feel comfortable here since it's an Yni !!
I love Yni !!

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This post has been edited by SAMPERTH: Dec 13 2011, 11:22 PM

As long as it is still eating , pooing and growing ( no matter how slow ) like slackerz say give proper husbandry and suitable diet from now on and see how ( this tortoise has fused scutes to deal with - gussing here )

Wait n wait , no pictures posted !!

I think will still grow up ok just slower till maybe later say after it's 3 rd or 4 th birthday !!

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Looks so cool !! There's definitely fused scute on the top few - this will be permanent as the side new growth are so many layers ahead of those in middle !! How controlled also cannot reverse now n maybe ( it will die of organ failure ) when it get to a point where it can't grow big anymore !!
Fused scute , excess doming must be arrested/reversed as young as possible !!

Below got one that doomed like yours

http://www.tortoise.org/archives/yniphora.html

As the inside organs have no space to grow thus ...... 90/100% is due to organ failure !!

My condolence !!

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Congrats on the eggs and hatchlings !! Have you got the permits for the parents already ? If not why register the babies ? They accept/recognize them as legal CB ?

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Its breeding season again !!

All specie can be bred on our shore DONT be fooled .

Enjoy

This post has been edited by SAMPERTH: Jan 10 2012, 05:49 AM

Haha that one !! doing OK I supposed !!

OK as I keep more than just Indian Star (CITES II - easier to get anything ) And local (Malaysia level) keeping permit doesn't mean breeding permit ...etc And different branch / officers will tell you slightly varied things



LOL maybe who knows

Registered and you got your permit , whats the conditions if any - include can breed and register them (pogeny ) as CB or a booklet to record birth ....etc

Our laws are such a mess i.e. even the enforcers don't know the full story !!

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Added on January 10, 2012, 6:11 pmAs for the fooling part was referring to some/many oversea sites telling keeper that certain/many sp don't do well (let alone breed ) outside their native home range !!

Anyway nice knowing you got nothing to hide (BUT I remember a PM from you asking me to sell/supply you Indian Star ) Oh Maybe thats not you - did I just rubbed some salt onto your old wound ??

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This post has been edited by SAMPERTH: Jan 10 2012, 06:11 PM

They(RES ) are non native species and are aggressive breeder (many big clutches per year) One of the reason why they are not allowed to be imported/kept as pet in that newest wildlife law !!
Do consider trice or four times before release !!
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On a side note - they will do OK even if not being fed natural diet before !!


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I promised someone to post THE S.I.M. Incubation Container when I hatches something from it !!

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Who say it is too small for tortoise eggs !!

Enjoy

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SAM

Even my herd enjoying CNY - Mandarin orange part LOL

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PLS WASH BEFORE FEEDING as can't trust any food item from CHINA (perishable food especially)

I know I not young anymore but I know I not oldest here !! Lol do post your herd from time to time thanks

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This post has been edited by SAMPERTH: Feb 4 2012, 03:20 PM

Spiny turtle , Heosemys spinosa
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiny_turtle

Some also call them Malayan Red foot @ durian turtle @ ninja turtle ........etc

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Even thou a local specie but rarely seen !!

And most captive either take a long time to settle down or never make it !!

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