i love turtle. use to have a pair of RES. i admit i was a lousy owner, didnt knew a thing about taking care of them, even the pet shop salesgirl told me they should be ok in a small bowl. looking back, i feel so sorry for them. im planning to get turlte now, but this time im going to get proper tank with basking area n UV lamp. good thing i can get all the info from this thread.

for any pets, we should gather info before getting the animal.

is it normal for RES to spend more time in water than basking area? is it even normal for them to sleep in the water?

where can i find different type of turtle? like what they have in turtleshack.com or turtlesource.com? all i ever see is RES.

kk sabah.. every pet shop only got RES.

went to 1b pet shop today. saw indian star tortoise price tag. when i ask its already sold out. didnt even get to see the tortoise

caramel res look pretty.

got. the one that sell puppy n cats. if u enter from cimb entrance, just go up the escalator. u will see the shop. if not mistaken the shop name is GF puppy house..

This post has been edited by ajiemohamed1230: Nov 17 2011, 10:53 PM

yea.. that the one. i always go there to look at the puppies n cats. it got rabbits too. n they have a huge dog.

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Added on November 18, 2011, 9:19 amKK sticker? im looking for water turtle. cuz i already got turtle tanks. maybe next time i start on tortoise. gather knowledge first. tortoise more expensive, must take good care otherwise die.. huhu..

This post has been edited by ajiemohamed1230: Nov 18 2011, 09:19 AM

not that type. fish aquarium, with proper filter n basking dock. i learn my lesson already. been watching lots of youtube video. i know its expensive, i would love to get that someday. what other local turtle readily available other than RES that not too expensive for a beginner like me?

u from sabah too right, where can we find UVB bulb in sabah. i just use normal bulb for now.

This post has been edited by ajiemohamed1230: Nov 18 2011, 07:28 PM

harvest is a shop? weekend i bring my RES outside to get sunlight, but pity the turtle on weekdays, in the aquarium all day n nite. i got Exo terra repti glo bulb, but i think the shipping damage it. so i want to the bulb locally. without shipping.

of course la im not from KK, but i live in KK now. google it. will go there asap.. thanks mr Samperth..

This post has been edited by ajiemohamed1230: Nov 18 2011, 08:22 PM

what type of food should i give to my turtle to provide vitamin D3?

plz tell me if my turtle is healthy.. thanks.


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i see them... they look sad in there.. do u know where can get malayan box turtle hatchlings?

i wonder how much a baby sulcata will cost in malaysia? thanks

a shop in putatan sell rm1000++. so i wonder if that a reasonable price...

i want to buy the tortoise, but im not confident. so today i got a malayan box. around 4 inches for RM15. but the shell flaking. is there any remedies for it?

by the way, is this even a malayan box turtle? i just assume based on google pics.. the seller say this is tungtung...

is flaking = terkupas? like when u have cuts on skin u can lift it, around the edge of it shell also got like terkupas.

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This post has been edited by ajiemohamed1230: Feb 27 2012, 10:47 PM

u mean that turtle was caught frm wild? i thought the seller hatch it from eggs.

This post has been edited by ajiemohamed1230: Feb 29 2012, 08:14 AM

[quote=SAMPERTH,Feb 29 2012, 08:14 AM]
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 !!
Cheers

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i see.. u ever been to mimpian jadi resort? they have about 6 or 7 malayan box. is it possible the turtle lay eggs? or it need certain environment to produce eggs?