How about your RES's eye? Is it swollen?

pls dun feed this cockroach cause some one might have sprayed Ridsect onto that siew keong already thus killing your RES later

go fishshop buy live fish for him to chase to eat

Hi,
Does anyone know if there is still restriction to apply license for Indian Star tortoise from perhilitan?

Thanks

Hi ,
I got a res but i just feed him with turtle pellet . And i would like to ask

is there any product or some vitamin to buy for the res to eat???

Just bought nutrafin basix turtle conditioner does it really helps?

Hi guys, does anyone have a clue on the excessive protein in Mazuri for a juvenile Sulcata? Cause I saw a forum:

http://tortugavilla.com/CareSheets.html

1. How frequent can I feed Mazuri? and the volume per meal?
stating that not more than once or twice a week, yet a seller told me its a staple for the tortoise, which means everyday diet? As I read that protein causes excessive growth and also pyramiding. Any sifu can clarify please? getting my Sulcata next week, was a previous Star owner but shifting to Sulcata now.

Another forumer commented as follows:
I don't get it for several reasons.



2. Which Model is recommended?
And also, there are many models of Mazuri diet but the seller highly recommends the LS diet. I googled and yeah, it does recommend LS but just wanna make sure whether anyone has experience in Mazuri diet in a long run for Sulcata.

I already searched the forum for info but can't find, I do apologize cause I seldom use this forum anymore *incase I missed a post on this matter.
Very excited for my new Sulcatas! Hope to receive discussions from you all soonest possible!

This post has been edited by kennethooi91: Jun 9 2016, 03:56 PM

I bought 2 baby red ear slider around 28th of may. I think one of it is dead now, it is not moving. First 2 days they got eat the pellets provided, then later on they dont eat anymore.

For some reason they seldom open their eyes and I suspect that their eyes are slightly swollen and internet says if RES eye are swollen, it usually means they had respiratory infection. Since monday, they 2 havent been moving much and today when I wanted to change water, one of it doesn't move anymore while the other one still moving very very slightly but i thnk he is very very weak.

The last time i see them moving around is last night.

folks, like to ask, does a red ear slider require some degree of dry ground? my 1 year old+ is living in a tank and half submerge most of the time. i had a platform for her but she's growing too big for it to stay on top...

i am using the big container from Giant

How big is this one year old fella ?

I usually keep my 20 year old on dry land & let her swim for abt 30mins a day in a big basin of water.........

as big as my palm but rounder

i noticed that she will only eat and shit in water so cannot put permanent on dry land right?

hi to all the sifus out here. im new in having a tortoise. i hope this thread is still alive. i bought my tortoise about a month ago. living in sabah. i wanted to ask u guys, how often should the tortoise be walking? do they walk all the time or sleep all the time? when i 1st bought my tortoise, it was walking around exploring. when i come back from school around 3 pm, i can see my tortoise standing or walking. but recently, mine sleeps when i come come back from school. i try to hand feed my tortoise, he seems to lose interest in eating. take a few bite then go find a nice corner and sleeps.

well i never check the temperature though, i put it out door wheres the plenty of sun and heat, i do soak him everyday. no substrate. its just outdoor cemented floor with huge cardboard box as fence.


aside from that i do provide a small grazing area as well, but he doesn't seems to eat the grass there. and there's plenty of dirt. scare he will accidentally swallow the dirt.


so back to my question. is it normal he behaves less active than previously? it does wake up and walk a bit whenever i pick him up. but then it goes back to its corner to sleep.

give him some morning sunlight & fresh running water

what means by fresh running water? means open tap water and let it flow? or simply soak? well, i edi give plenty of sunlight. will try for a few more days. it's growing lazier. it will eat if i put food in front of him. other wise wont even search for food. that's y im worried. are they suppose to walk most of the time or sit in one place for few hours? because as far as i remember, the day i bought him, he walk a lot in the morning for the first week or so. then now sit in one place being lazy. im worried if there's parasites or any diseases. im so so worried bcz its my 1st time having tortoise as pet and it cost me a lot just to buy him( they are not cheap). btw, i read online, they are suppose to eat weeds or grass. but mine wont eat any grass and i'm not sure what weeds in Malaysia are safe for him. tried hibiscus leaves, only bite a piece at most. mainly only eat opuntia pads and sawi. not sure if only those 2 will enough or not.

How big is your hatchling.? They do eat any grass, but in Malaysia all sorts are edible (cow, bermuda, pearl...etc). Opuntia pads are not meant for regular food. It is succulents, may be twice a week is sufficient. You may consider Mazuri too.

Back to your question, inactive can be many reasons. Most case hatchlings inactive are due to the shop/breeder you purchase from does not house them in proper way. Example mix other type together in one enclosure. This is a No-No. Potentially they can cross affect different parasites that each type tortoise carry and naturally each has different immune system to fight against. All you can do is, to ensure soak it twice a day with warm water for about 15-20mins.

hi, thanks for the reply, waited for so long. this thread seems so inactive. but anyway thanks a lot for the advice. my tort is only 2.5 inch big so small. well, my tort doesn't seems to favour grass. he prefer weeds. at 1st im not sure what's the difference but then after doing research now i know. weeds are kind of like grass but leafy. but not all weeds are safe so avoided it just to be sure. umm.. my tort now has bubbly nose. poor guy. maybe i bought it from the wrong seller. not sure. he was housed with other species of tortoise before. so he could have got it from other tortoises. but the moment i bought him, he looks pretty healthy.

yeah, i did soak him in warm water. but sometimes i did skip soaking because im too bz (one of the reason i bought tortoise as pet). but not always. at most skipped once a week. usually soak once or twice per day. i had him injected by the vet but i don't think its gonna change anything. since they are general vet and not herp vet, they treats cats and dogs mainly. not sure what else i can do.

This post has been edited by finalr3ality: Oct 27 2016, 07:52 AM

oh btw, guys, anyone of you never use substrate an still have a healthy active tortoise?

and anyone had ever tried buying tortoise from far away and had it delivered without much problem? im living in sabah and most cheap and seem-reliable tortoise are at peninsula.

any experience can share share?

Given a choice, do not buy from oversea. Domestically is ok, some do provide guarantee upon you receive them. Try join the facebook group "Tortoises Group of Malaysia", you get the chance to meet M'sian breeder and seller.

Day or noon time, best to let him wander around outside enclosure if you have. Preferably on a grassland with a shelter. I do know there are many reptiles veterinarian at peninsular side. It is normal hatchling does not possess habit of grass grazing till they grow to about size >4". Perhaps try prepare a meal, with chopped grass, leaves, vegetables. Hatchling will munch them like a buffet meal.

By the way #SAMPERTH live in borneo, not sure which part. You can try contact him. He seems pretty active here last time, and experience in breeding some species successfully.

I did tried mixing it up. He's very choosy and picky too. Pick all the vege and leave the grass behind. Cunning little guy. During day time, I let him wander outside de. But since he's sick, he rarely walks around. Spend most of his time sleeping except when soaking, or eating.

Wah impossible buy from oversea. I mean buying from peninsula Malaysia. Found a lot from mudah but a bit worry about postage and delivery. I saw from tortoise group of Malaysia, they sell very expensive oh. Over 1k. Will try contact @samperth