Near you? You in Sandakan too?   Hmm... Where is this LenU or Burong? Do you mean LenYu? And Oh yeah, wheres other pet shops other than :

- Mile 8, Tmn Fortune Shoplots (Standard Aquarium)
- Mile 7, Beside Tmn Megah (Garden And Fish)
- Mile 5, Pasar Sibuga (I 4got the shop name)
- Mile 4, Tmn Indah Jaya (Sandakan Aquarium), Bandar Kim Fung, Near Bengkel (4got the name too..)
- Mile 2, Tmn Yeng Seng (Birds Petshop)
- Hsiang Garden (Len Yu)
- Bandar Ramai Ramai (Aquarium).

Thx man...
my Istar is around 2", every morning and evening I let him sunbath...so no worries about calcium + D3, rite? hahaha...
actually, I never see him poopoo...eat a lot dun poo, 2 days dy..is that alrite? if I soak him while sun bathing, he just wee that white thingy only...no poo...
I think I'll change his diet to mostly hibiscus leaves and flowers, with some occasional okra..
here's my Istar pic...haven't got the time to buy feeding bowl...hahaha
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yes right. as i said, calcium OD is almost unheard of.

most new keepers give out too much vitamin. the worst case is combining uvb light with D3 supplement - surefire OD.

( what humble little experience... if your experience is little, ours are miniscule )
i heard about that. sorry for the loss haven't tested exoterra's supplement, haven't even checked them out as they are relatively new.

many  keepers swear by repcal.

(note : if your turtles bask alot under sunlight, opt for supplements without D3)

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Added on May 4, 2010, 8:22 pm

no worries. we all started out small

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Congrats on ur new torts. Glad to hear tey started to eat again. How big r tey? any pics?
As long as they poopoo healthy wat tey eat, then eat more better. Torts know how to stop eating when teyr full.
But also be careful wat tey eat. Torts need food hi in fiber, low in protein. Ur list should be other way round, ie. more hibiscus, less okra. I think okra is good, but too mushy = ciritbirit. I use it more as a laxative, to help digestion occasionally.
Careful on wat tey like to eat, doesnt mean its good for them. Lettuce n beans (longB, frenchB) torts love very much, but its like candy chocolate to us. Not good.
To share, heres wat i feed my leos n stars, ordered from most fed to least fed:
1) TimothyHay pellets
2) Sawi
3) SweetPotato leaves
4) Kangkong
5) Opuntia cactus (tis is bestest, but grows very slow)
6) Okra
7) Carrot skin, broccoli stem (not sure if tis is ok, so only give rarely) mayb other sifus can
comment?
8) Hibiscus (also best, but no supply)
My exp w baby Stars <4" is they r quite fragile. Need UVA/UVB lighting, water, calcium supp. N watch out for runny nose, no energy, always sleeping. Signs of a sick tort.
Happy feeding

They chew it down?

Dont worry as most thing I got back thru you know what !! We live in Bolehland !!

Biggest lost are maybe some foreign reserve that SHOULD be in RM if I start exporting legally from another country !!

Just trying to do the right thing but got penalised and pay a huge PRICE/RM  as 28 MAY is near very near its 23 days away (or is it coming)?? Anyone can update ??

If not mistaken, it's May 26th. But have yet to hear anything. Could be just another "gertak"...which they are very good at. Just my RM0.02

p.s. Sorry to hear about your predicament.

Regards

that's called pyramiding. there are many articles on them on the internet.

as a general rule, proper diet/husbandry will prevent extreme pyramiding.

is it possible that tortoise know their owner??..

for your 2" stars, daily feeding is recommended.

twice a day is ok if given in smaller amount (as opposed to one big meal per feeding).

once they hit 3"- 4" feeding frequency can nicely be adjusted (every other day), and bigger specimens can be fed thrice weekly, etc.

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Added on May 8, 2010, 5:23 pm

yes.

they would learn to recognize your sight, voice, smell etc and associate them with food, not comfort

Hi,

i am thinking about buying an angonoka around 4-5 cm. i tried searching the internet but not much infos on care and also habitat. i understand there is some forum in mandarin but i cant read mandarin. hope someone here can guide me. lastly, is angonoka fairly easy compare to star and leopard? thanks

Hi,

i am thinking about buying an angonoka around 4-5 cm. i tried searching the internet but not much infos on care and also habitat. i understand there is some forum in mandarin but i cant read mandarin. hope someone here can guide me. lastly, is angonoka fairly easy compare to star and leopard? thanks

"The Angonoka or Ploughshare tortoise is one of the ten most endangered animals in the world. There are fewer than 1000 individuals left, and they are found only in one tiny area of the island nation of Madagascar. The Angonoka's favorite habitat is the coarse grass and scrub trees found near bamboo forests. The Angonoka is found only in the dry forests of the northwestern part of Madagascar." according to http://www.thewildones.org/Animals/angonoka.html

I dun think u can buy it...LOL it's endangered!!