It was called kura kura matahari

Kura-kura Duri atau disebut juga Kura-kura Matahari (Heosemys spinosa) adalah salah satu reptil langka Indonesia. Kura-kura dari famili Geoemydidae ini menyandang status Endangered (Terancam) dalam Daftar Merah IUCN. Populasi Kura-kura Duri (Kura-kura Matahari) di habitat aslinya semakin berkurang. Namun sebaliknya malah marak dipelihara oleh penghobi reptil.

Nama latin hewan yang dikenal sebagai Kura-kura Duri ini adalah Heosemys spinosa (Gray, 1831). Mempunyai nama sinonim Emys spinosa Duméril & Bibron, 1835 dan Geoemyda spinosa Gray, 1873. Dalam bahasa Inggris dikenal dengan beberapa nama seperti Spiny Terrapin, Spiny Turtle, Cogwheel Turtle, dan Sunburst Turtle.

Penyebutan nama hewan langka ini didasarkan pada ciri khas pada tepi karapasnya yang unik. Kura-kura Duri atau Matahari ini memiliki keping marginal (keping paling tepi karapas) yang bergerigi atau meruncing membentuk duri-duri. Meskipun duri-duri ini akan semakin menghilang seiring dengan usianya yang semakin dewasa. Ciri-ciri lainnya dari Kura-kura Berduri atau Kura-kura Matahari (Heosemys spinosa) adalah terdapatnya ‘keel’ (lunas) yang tajam di bagian tengah karapas (keping vertebral). Lunas juga kadang tumbuh di antara keping marginal dan keping vertebral.

May I know how much is the price for Asian leaf turtle at pm?

How about star ?
Red foot?
Cherry head?

Sorry on the late reply , being very busy on year end .

I was thinking its an Asian leaf turtle and not Spiny hill turtle .

The pictures you posted are not that clear this i am still not 100% of which sp it belongs to .

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Leaf_Turtle

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Attached are asian leaf turtle's pictures for comparison .

Thanks a lot sifu

Yes. U r right. So normally we can get how much from local pet shop?

How about red foot? How much we can get at pm pet shop.
Our east Malaysia pet shop are selling at 700 for small red foot

This post has been edited by darkknight81: Dec 12 2015, 12:00 PM

You mention our east Malaysian pet shop - you from East Malaysia ? Which part ?

Just a rough guide to pricing

Indian star @ 3" standard - Rm 350-500
Burmese star @ hatchlings Rm 1500-2000
Red foot Rm 400-800
Chery head about same as red foot but seldom offered
Asian leaf can be as cheap as RM 5 in local tamu

Kuching.
Sulcata seems like not a bad choice. I found one at kuching at RM 850

Satok weekend market not a bad place to find Asian leaf turtle .

Sulcata for RM 850 how big ?

Sulcata Hatchlings to about 3" go for about RM 500 only over in most Sabah pet shop .

If you are a beginner Elongata or Forsten's will be a better choice beside the footed tortoise .



This post has been edited by SAMPERTH: Dec 12 2015, 04:25 PM

Ic. How come u r so familiar with east Malaysia?

This post has been edited by darkknight81: Dec 12 2015, 04:28 PM

These are sulkata right?

I am from Borneo too .

No , those in pictures are not sulcata but rather Elongata tortoise hatchlings .

Can find at kuching?
How much?
Can grow how big?
What is the value for big one?
Wet tortoise right?

If you are interested to get into this hobby please research a bit ( basic needs and basic stat ) - yes , they are Wet tortoise ( assume you meant they are tropical )

Pricing depends on how much seller got it for but - hatchlings rm 200-400 , adult about rm 1000-1800 each

Where to research bro. Should be very easy right. Can help to advise how to get this tortoise at kuching

Besides what is the origin of this tortoise

This post has been edited by darkknight81: Dec 12 2015, 04:52 PM

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elongated_tortoise

I am not from Kuching - even if from Kuching I won't know each shop's daily inventory , would I ?

If you are in SABAH I might be able to help more .

Thanks sifu. Actually I go to kk almost every month.

Can you advise where to get sulkata? Is it legal to bring back via flight?

After study for the past few days I found land tortoise are not suitable for me as all land tortoise can grew quite big and i t will not fit in my aquarium

Ok

Hi all sifus,
I have two red ear sliders that I raised at my home currently. Both of them i suspect is infected with shell rot but i'm not sure how to decide. Both of them are eating fine and very active. The condition has been showing for over a month now (for the older one, over 2 months). And I bought medicine to apply but so far no effect. Should i be concern? One of the younger one initially has very nice shell with no spots on the shell when I first bought it, after I bring it home and put in the same aquarium as the older turtle, it started to show the same symptoms as the old one. which is showing patches of grey on the shell.

Attach the photos of the turtle.

Older turtle (female). Got this during school's carnival sale.


Younger turtle (male). Initially when i first bought it the shell is really green with no grey spots around the edges or on the shell.


Medicine. I bring both out to a smaller dry aquarium to put on the medicine. After one or two hours, I put both back into water.



My setup:
1. Water filter (water change every week)
2. Basking area (for some reason, turtle don't like this)
3. UV light (on during the day)
4. Basking light. (not on most of the time)

Water temperature is around 31 degree everyday. Is the water too high? The turtles doesn't like to come to the basking area.


Any ideas?

Thank you.