S.American Sulcata ?? or ??

Maybe the European looks better I forgot to mention before !!

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This post has been edited by kenn91: Nov 25 2010, 06:20 PM

yeah indeed

you're mean!

damn..poison come again..

all is tortoise for the 2 place? quite nice i think

Yeah. Left pic got 2 enclosure. 1 smaller one on the left side for sick tort and the bigger one is for a permanent enclosure. Right one is for a 6 incher.

Help.....RES not eating

One of my RES has been not eating properly since 11th Oct. He/she ate averagely half of his/her usual (prior to 11th Oct) quantity only.

He/she is about 3" SCL. Kept outdoor (balcony) in aquarium (no cover). Currently kept alone in a small tank, partial water change on daily basis (because no filter for this small tank). Night time I turned on heat lamp from 8pm to 12midnight.

I am not at home during weekdays daytime (coz working), so not sure whether he/she basks or not. But on weekends, he/she does not bask as much as before.

Didnt spot any other symptons.

I got him/her as 1.5" hatchling in July 2009 and raised him/her on pellet alone till now, does not eat vege at all. 10 days ago, I started giving some canned tuna, he/she ate slightly more (compare to pellet). But since I offered canned tuna, now he/she refused to take pellet totally. But, since last Saturday, he/she did not eat anything at all, not even canned tuna.

1. Is it ok to give canned tuna?
2. What other foods can I offer to induce his/her appetite?


Since young, he/she gets panic easily comparing to other RES I have. Once panic, he/she would refuse eating. But the longest he/she wont eat was just 2 days.

Is he/she stressed out thus not eating as usual? Am I worrying too much? Should I leave him/her alone for a while? How long can a 3" RES stay not eating?

Thank you.

I have read that it is not recomended to provide too much marine food to RES. How deep is the water level? Is it floating and struggling to swim down?

May I know how much does it cost for one Istar?

Previously water depth 7", currently 2" to 3". No problem to swim up or down.

This paticular F sulcata laid clutch 4A Sunday evening - 16 eggs (there should be more in her , so clutch 4B on the way ) How hard is it to breed them ??

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Added on November 9, 2010, 8:36 amNice but if have dog or monitor lizard even rats than your tortoise will be doomed !! And if prolong rain (ground become water-logged or cant dry before night fall ) they risked becoming write-off as well !!

Fence of enclosure should be higher and some dry ground ie cement slate below shelter or use a dog kennel (sleeping at night ) instead !! If can add some sort of heat source inside kennel to be on on cold rainy night then they will be in paradise !!

This post has been edited by SAMPERTH: Nov 9 2010, 08:36 AM

Since chelonians can't be kept in a room, I have always wonder how big is your place Sam...you must have an orchard or a farm.

indeed... =.= hahahaha bungalow

Palace!

For all you know, he could also live in a Taman Negara. That one is big too LOL!

Both , one for fruits / fodder production and few for actual animals depending on sp !! Some on lease some own outright !! The best is the one with few big pond / lake (Dont forget my Arapaima )

I thought I told you before since MF era ??

Of course you did. But I need to see them to believe

F is trying to slow poke sam to show him the real farm.

hi guys, i have an RES but last few days i saw it coughing (or sneezing) and gasping for air. i was really worried about it. i thought its just a fever bcos i dont have any baskin lights, i just put the tank close to a window. but just now i saw a white thing on its mouth, googled it and found out maybe its Stomatitis-Mouthrot.

does anyone here have experience this? and how much for the treatment if i bring it to the vet?

thank you in advance.

This post has been edited by kiko89: Nov 12 2010, 11:50 PM

hellow guys after soooo many months finally i gotten my license....proud owner of Podocnemis unifilis n kachuga tentoria ..