Is it ok to make available too much vegetables? My RES can't seem to stop eating romaine leaves...

Res become more vegetarian as they age or they should in theory ( but in captivity they eat what we feed )

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Hi All Sifus,

Please assist me to determine the gender of these tortoises.

Pic 1 - 4 are Leopard, and Pic 5 - 6 are Sulcata.

Thank you in advance..


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Leo - M , cant see , F , M
Sulcata looks 2 F

But these just by pictures so not 100% OK

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What is this sickness and how to treat it?

Hi all,

Bought a pair of Red-Eared Sliders from a petshop in Seremban 2, Xia Loong Aqua Pets Centre. The petshop gave us the basic amenities in rearing pet tortoises.

Recently I saw the male was very sluggish. The water is changed daily, food provided ( floating pellets and live feeder fish). The female was agressive and active.

Toto ( male) and Toti (female), if I'm not wrong. Toti frequently like to stack ontop of Toto, which...is that normal? female ontop of male? Is there some sort of hierarchy?

Since Toto is not so active, I check his body thoroughly. Then I notice something swollen or bulging under his arms/front leg/elbow? :




My sister said cancer

I will try calling my vet, but the possibility is slim, as they mostly attend to cats and dogs ( living nearby Senawang, thats the most adopted pets around).

help?

This post has been edited by lianazaman: Apr 1 2013, 03:10 AM

My knowledge is limited. Thus, I can't help much.
I do know of a vet who was from Zoo Negera.
Please call him before you go:
Dr.S.Vellayan (call him before you go)
Mobile: 6013-6246918
Home: 603-41085530
Add: 10, Jalan L2, Taman Melawati, KL (house + Clinic)
Cheers..

Hi Sifu SAMPERTH,

Apologize but I don't really know what you mean, "Leo - M, cant see, F , M"?
There are 4 leopard in total (Pic 1 - 4). Do you roughly know their gender. I am thinking to get 1 male & 1 female.
Tq in advance..

Bro mozambique, what SAMPERTH meant is
1 - Male
2 - can't see from the pic
3 - female
4 - Male..

LOL..

How stupid can I be..

Tks!!

Thanks for clearing !!

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wow, how big is your torts??

Not mine, just thinking to get them.

7 - 9 inch..

ic, mine is around 5 inch (sulcata) thinking to keep leopard tort.
dont know whether issit easy like sulacata or not?

From my read up on the internet, leopard should be quite ok (as long as we take care of the temperature, humidity, diet, etc).

Main issue is they can become quite big. Thus, we must have enough space to keep them roaming around..

Mine to post up your sulcata pic?

Mr Samperth, is there any pet shop@ aquarium in tawau? i managed to find one in Kubota Square, but they only sell dogs...tq in advance

Passing thru tawau ?
Fur pets - nicholas pet in sin onn , statepets in farjar and jalan chong thien vun

Fish - discus aquarium near eastern plaza in takada , jin jin fish and tackle in taman bintang


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Sandakan may be better for reptiles !!

This post has been edited by SAMPERTH: Apr 4 2013, 06:00 AM

alright thank you so much for the info! cannot go to sandakan coz quite far from semporna..I can only go to Tawau haha...

Hi Sifu,

I have a question over here.

When I bought my 2 star tortoises, they were about about the same size. The difference was only about 0.5 inch with the male bigger in size.

After 8 months, the male has grown another inch (about 2.5 cm), but the female has only grown 0.4 cm. Now when I look at them, I can see the difference very obviously..

The female is actually eating fine. Only thing is she has sprayed legs. I also notice the male has a nicer shell.

What is the reason/ cause for this slow growth in the female star?

Tq in advance.

How big are they now ? How sure are you on their sexes ?

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Hi SAMPERTH,

The male is about 6 inches (15cm) and female is about slightly over 5 inches (12.8cm). Length is not the only difference. The width is very obvious as well.

I will post up the latest pic of them side by side later when I am back home.

I am not 100% sure, just based on what I read online and by the seller.

Attached is the pic I took on July 2012.

Cheers..


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