Hello TTT, I am a fond RES keeper. Seems like there is few people keeping RES here. I find RES the most colorful of all turtle varieties, luckily it is also the cheapest. Anybody else RES-ing here?

Better not, a tortoise is land-based; unlike a terrapin which is semi-aquatic...

Do you mean that keeping RES is illegal in Malaysia?
May I know what legal document i can refer to?
Thanks

Thanks for the heads-up, i checked out this new law:

Wildlife Conservation 61
PART IX
GENERAL
Controlled species

117. (1) No person shall keep, sell, purchase, import or export
any controlled species specified in the Fifth Schedule.

(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an
offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding
thirty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding
one year or to both.

FIFTH SCHEDULE
[section 3, 117]
CONTROLLED SPECIES

CLASS REPTILIA (REPTILES)
Boiga irregularis Brown Tree Snake
Trachemys scripta elegans Red-Eared Slider
Crotalus spp. Rattle Snake
Sistrurus spp. Pigmy Rattle Snake
Dendroaspis polylepis Mamba

So I guess it's illegal now; but it is being sold everywhere in pet shops, plenty of fines to collect i guess.
Is there any way to obtain a license to keep my RES?

Ok sounds fair, will visit the dept soon and declare my RES, thanks a lot guyz for the info; i had no freaking idea got such law... LOL

I think it's a good things they enforce, coz i know got many RES die under ignorant/irresponsible keepers...

Bro I bought my exo-terra Sun Glo bulb at less than RM15, at a pet store in a shopping mall.
Suggest you go buy exo-terra bulbs, not the cheapo ones...
my turtle really love it coz it's damn hot, until my computer mouse nearby also feels hot, damn effective

Wow beautiful... can't wait for mine to be this big

Wow... listen to instructions too, means this pet is similar to Oscar/Arowana etc with a personality... cool. Am starting to bond with my RES too, at first scared of me, but now can play with him daily. Having a pet sure is enjoyable... oh yea, from the photo i'd say it's a female, coz male should have long claws (kinda like wolverine) X)

Yep... check out this article http://www.redearslider.com/anatomy.html
It details the notable traits of male and female RES

Hello everyone, my RES has developed an ear abscess on the left side of its head; just noticed it today (a bump on the left side).
Can anybody here recommend a good vet doctor to perform surgery for me?
Advice greatly appreciated, thanks

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Added on April 4, 2011, 12:55 pmabt 40 years if kept ideally...

This post has been edited by suprafire: Apr 4 2011, 12:55 PM

Try giving it direct sunlight... it worked really well for mine

Hi fellow RES-keeper
The flakes are shedded skin, means your RES is growing and is completely normal, no worries.
My RES periodically sheds massive amounts of skin too.

Oh btw do put an elevated platform for your RES to climb out of the water and dry itself completely.
Prolonged submersion in water is not natural for RES and may cause continued skin shedding.
They need to dry and bask in direct sunlight (or similar UV light source) for optimum health.

This post has been edited by suprafire: Mar 22 2012, 08:54 AM

I gotta say, your RESs are magnificent! How old are they?
I see a female and a male, would you plan on letting them breed?

i feed mine pellets, dried worms, shrimp, squid bone, insects & raw kangkung... been 2.5 years on this diet.
seems to work well... here's a pic