All depends as theres no fix or real big change in our tropical climate ( each year's rainy season start slightly differently ) Even East and West of our country has different " Dry " and " Wet" season !!


But the onset of heavy rain do set off breeding urge more - Indian Star is an example !!

SULCATA don't seems to have any season in Malaysia I get eggs 9 mths a year ( 8-10 clutch average )

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This post has been edited by SAMPERTH: Feb 25 2012, 05:49 AM

Depends RM 200 to RM 800 or more for 2 to 3+ inch specimen !!


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I think I know who's selling that or maybe who supplied it !! A shop in sandakan also tag similar price for a 4 incher !!

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A Malayan box turtle . As for Tungtung not anywhere near ( which will grow big but this Boxie never more than 12 inch long )

Flaking ? Where looks ok to me

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How to tell ?? Care to share ?? I still think it's as indian star as can be !!

Just to let you know most of the " geometric tortoise " pictures in Internet are just indian star !!

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Added on February 28, 2012, 6:31 pmSame as any other tortoise - Tail , Butt eye , Plastron , Anal scutes......... Bit of everything actually , if no tell-tale specific one !!

But most Radi has rather short tail (thus sexed female when young ) till mature - if not why ppl say they can only safely sexed Radi after 9-10 inches or larger !!

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Added on February 28, 2012, 6:54 pmCant really tell as pic blur !!

But WC animals anything is possible !!

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Cant really tell as pic blur !!

But WC animals anything is possible !!

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WC=wild caught?

all malayan box are caught from the wild? no one breeding them?

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Ya just a handfull of breeder and with them laying 1-3 eggs clutch 2-5 times a year They not productive enough to initiate commercial breeding !!


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Not really , as long as there's enough food and water deep enough for them to breed ( this sp mate in water ) they will give fertile eggs ( smaller n less if less ideal parameters provided )

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This sp even thou protected internationally ( they have a big home range ) are quite common locally

Certain if not most Tamu in Borneo have them for sale (if in season can be as cheap as RM 5 a pc )

This post has been edited by SAMPERTH: Feb 29 2012, 05:07 PM

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I feed mine , just did this evening !! ( infertile or early death embyro Turkey and Kampung chicken egg )


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The size you bought even if CB need about 2 years to grow to that size !! WC will take even longer
- Their hatchlings size 1.5 - 2 inch ( some even smaller i.e. twins or tiny eggs )



They live in all sort of water related habitat so ...... search around Go to forested area may even find one on the road !!

Seller catch hatchlings ? If you refer to what I written I was referring to WC adult or sub-adult @ RM 5 and above

No hatchlings on hand to show SOON maybe end March as many eggs buried waiting to hatch
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This post has been edited by SAMPERTH: Feb 29 2012, 09:20 PM

Depends BUT WC of this sp almost always cirit birit soft soft poo !!

Not really as non can be legally exported n thus legally imported into our country !! Any in market are illegal so be warned n be careful unless u don't care .

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If diner big enough leave it shell on ( crack the shell a bit ) if not shell off or use quail egg !!

Egg shell = Almost 100% calcium carbonate !!

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And they only have access to dry or rotten meat , hair/fur on !! ( most of my herd has access to animal/insects protein after 1 yrs old - just how often for different sp )


Looks to be what you guessed !! Maybe she's gravid ? Have you tried sending her for X-ray before ?

Your monster Male does has shorter tail but the part joining the body looks big enough to " conceal " his gun !! So should ok to breed/mate

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The highlighted red oval part of the anal scute " slighted raised " outside and thick thru into the inside ??

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Will try snap a shot ( of mine ) of what I meant from another angle to show you !! Male will/should have that !!

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He is a stud so needs a big tail , mates or ram anything that comes into his enclosure even my leg !! LOL

Havent weigh him this year but he is heavy , length about 15 inch - biggest in my Radi herd!!

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Added on March 2, 2012, 5:36 amTortoise eggs can't be moved/rotated after day 1 !! So you are stucked with them - try bury them under 6 inch of sand and try "cook" them to hatch !!

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This post has been edited by SAMPERTH: Mar 3 2012, 04:54 AM

I measure plastron ( if another sp I minus the protruding gular scute ) only !! That guy last weigh-in about 8 kg !! Will measure this evening . But since it's condition-ing time ( fattening for mating ) he should weigh more !!

I don't usually weigh my animals except medication time ( calculating dosage ) unless they feel light for their size !!

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So how u measure ?
- end to end
- plastron


As I think end to end not fair to male as male will measure 0.5 - 1.5 inch shorter !!

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This post has been edited by SAMPERTH: Mar 2 2012, 11:23 AM

Thats call gular scutes ( only Male has longer one unless broken off or deformed from birth )

And its call Plowshare tortoise @ Angonoka @ Yniphora @ Geochelone yniphora @ Astrochelys yniphora ( I omit 80% of the gular scutes when measuring this particular sp - mention b4 right )

Male of this sp uses this " saber " of theirs to flip other male or female !!

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This post has been edited by SAMPERTH: Mar 2 2012, 01:42 PM

One is african while the other Indian/Sri lankan how similar with the yellow line also can't be the other !! If you mention straight line why not say its a Burmese star ( also rarer than Indian Star ) ?

The yellow also not in the right hue to be Geometric just to let you know !! Unless photoshop in that picture .

But hey all make good pets as long as they are healthy and doing great why bother so much which sp is which

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Maybe thats why he is after the Sulcata ( African origin ) and not his " wife" ( Indian origin ) LOL

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Added on March 2, 2012, 7:49 pmExcept for a longer gular and a higher dome shell I THINK radiated make a more pretty pet .

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