Try petshop. They are known to smuggle them in using runners with the help from Perhilitan before. I am sure they still have them in stock.

Good luck!

let us just pretend to be sellers and sell out these "prospective buyers with some collection at home" once we get their details. i'm sure that the wildlife department would be glad to catch some smallfries for scapegoating purposes at the moment

u all dont like to keep ST???Y??

my terrapin


Terrapin in action by thenokiagallery, on Flickr

Erh.. So any other plants that are safe to be planted in a ST enclosure? Anyone?? Cause I wanna get em some more plants

u all dont like to keep ST???Y??

owh, i don't believe that i can finitely distinguish between mineral deposit and shell fungus on res if you ask me    (maybe others can, not me)

anyway, this is (an alternative) method to find out if it is mineral deposit. try putting on some vinegar on one of the smaller scutes, leave it for a while and scrub it off with a toothbrush or something. repeat the process for a few times, let the scute dry and see if there is any difference. mineral deposits could potentially come off using this method. yeah, this is hard work but would save you the time and effort needed for other types of treatment, which could require weeks. plus, you would know that it is just mineral deposit and not fungus.

the other treatments are of course the normal betadine - ointment - dry docking method or the acriflavine (spelling?) method. medications for the former can be obtained from pharmacies while the latter could be obtained from aquariums/fish shop.

nope. we love stars. we just don't hate the legal complications that accompany them.
that nokia cam sure pack a punch

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Added on October 6, 2010, 10:42 pm

get that opuntia. pick varieties with low glochid/spine count (cochenillifera, ficus-indica, etc). normally tortoises don't have trouble with them, as it is their natural food. the high water content is also a plus. not to mention that they come in a variety of sizes and colors.

other than that - grasses, mulberry, grapes, hibiscus, dandelion -> these are not just safe, but double up as good sources of food.

So I can just cut the cactus and feed it to them without removing any spines??

Yet to try the vinegar method coz no vinegar at home.

However, I just noticed yesterday that he/she is floating unusually....the back part is kept floating upwards as if it cant sink.  And, also saw small bubble at the nose.  Is it onset of RI?

What can I do on my own to help him/her if it is confirmed RI besides bring to vet?

Always read Dr Yeoh is good, is he the only vet who knows how to treat TTT?

Thanks.

Thinking of having this in it

Not sure about the name thus not sure whether suitable to have it in there.  Afraid poisonous to them if eaten.

wow that's a really nice piece of work!

for the sick turtle, if you haven't really done any medicinal treatment (baytril, reptaid etc), put it in confinement and continue on with supportive treatment. get an aquarium heater and set the temperature to 30 degrees celcius 24/7 while providing the usual basking space, light and clean water.
That's a Portulaca grandiflora cultivar. They do contain cardiac glycoside (which could cause cardiac arrest) and oxalic acid (which could cause calcium binding, oxalic poisoning, etc) but so far most of the research on human and mammal toxicity doesn't show much ill-effects.  (though if you ask me, i'm not taking chances of putting them in there with the turtles )