Sifu i did my homework, i know the female RES can get up to 14inches big, i also know a few not so big sized ones, i just dont know how much it cost. Anyway i would be happy to be able to have a musk turtle, dont care whether its razor back or not, just want it because of its size. But one thing Sifu, how can you tell the gender when the turtle is so small? check the nails, check the tummy then no other ways already right?

Can you share with us the setting for your tortoise or their housing?

Would really love to use your setting as example

Supply and demand !!

I wont know your seller mark up !!

I use to buy my AST hatchlings years ago at rm 450 each !!

Cheers

My indoor setting very very basic
- tropical sp , i use wood bark ( exo terra forest bark ) or similar as substrate and a hide just like my Indotestudo hatchlings pic i posted yesterday . Heat provided from above till they about 4-6" depending on sp

- drier sp , i use paper pellets or wood pellets as substrate and a hide !! Food fed on a plate . Heat provided like above !!

All watering done out of enclosure / container .... So substrate need to cope only with pee and poo ( last longer )

Outdoor one varies and changes as the " season needs " but some ( tropical sp like footed , elongated , spider or hinges .... ) on grounds 24/7 only moved if greens stop growing or dont grow as well( usually once a year ) !!

Cheers

Pic of varies outdoor or indoor setup I have posted before but i think many of you here are " new " so may not have seen !! Give me time and contribute to this thread and i will repost as needed or when i make or found them .

Too sleepy a thread considering these pets of ours are so so interesting !!

Cheers

Really looking forward for the picture!

Tomorrow I will find some time to go hunting for another pair of Kleinmann's tortoise. Will post picture soon if success.

Just be warn unless its ex-pet ( thus LTC ) all Kleinman's in our country are WC import !!

If can afford pls buy more as they become more rare in the trade as times fly . If not for their size i would have bought more to work with them !

Cheers

I think you need a lab la sifu. Have you tried contacting some organisations and see if they can sponsor your work?

Sponsor ? What for !! Fund ? I got enough , for daily running or to buy new stuff - they self-finance their own upkeep ( sale of hatchlings ) and i dont want to be known or recognised for anything !! So no point .

I dont want to lose some if not bulk of my herd while doing so !!

Thanks for the suggestion thou

Cheers

Will post pic soon.

This post has been edited by Mr.Docter: May 31 2013, 06:07 PM

i am a newbie and I got 4 cherry head tortoises. and i feed them with lettuce, long bean, and mazuri. i found that they don't really mazuri and love long bean the most. and many of you guys put UVB light for them, yet i just bring them sunbath in my garden everyday. I am confuse that is it necessary to put UVB lights?and where can I get the kind of uv lights that can be pinned on the tank? am i right on feeding them long bean and lettuce daily? they did eat weeds and leafs where they can find in the garden. and i put sand(kasar one) in my tank. i found that the sand will stick with their body when they get wet. this caused to their foods will full of sand. I am kinda worry that something bad will happen if they unintentionally consumed the sands. Please advice me what to do ...

I saw this in pet shop and i think its really nice. But i was wondering what species it belongs to. Any idea?

that is golden thread turtle

hehe. thanks. thought of buying another two more. I have two RES now

What is the size of your tank?

15" x 10" x 10". small tank really. now housing two juvenile RES.

Hi sifus, I am a new tortoise lover and i currently having 4 cherryheads (2-4 inchs). I have so many queries because I dont know whether i do it right or wrong. I feed them with lettuce, long bean, and a lil mix with mazuri as well. i found that they likes long bean the most, they eat less on lettuce and mazuri. is it cactus pad necessary? other than that, is it necessary to put UVB lights if i take them sunbath daily in my garden, they eat weeds and leafs when they walk around the garden. where to buy the UV light with a pin so than i can pinned it on my tank. what is the requirement of the heat and UV of the bulb? I put sands (medium big size, kasar) in the tank, i found that the sands will easily stick in their body and caused to the food become dirty. is it ok if they unintentionally eat the sands?will them be sick? because i can hear some sound when they yawn or poop. please give me some advice sifus.

that might be too small for them within half year time..

haha. yeah. but would you recommend putting RES and the golden thread turtles together in the same tank?

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This post has been edited by Mr.Docter: Jun 3 2013, 08:18 PM