Did u monitor their behaviour towards each other? Maybe there a bully and a victim there, just a chance. Pics are most welcomed.

Just sharing my post in primitive fish thread



Casualty in turtle tank : The pump wire being bitten by Fly the PNT. Naughty guy indeed. When i touched the water, it feels like an electric shock! I tried several times and still the same. Tell u.. it hurts. Surprisingly the PNT and all feeder fishes seem normal, no sign of stress let alone shocks.

I tried to nurse the wounded wire by applying thick tapes, but to no avail, still feels electricity in water. Well, maybe its time for a new pump. Or i'll just use normal powerhead pump (for top filters). Lower flowrate though

Currently on powerhead pump :

Thanks. Thats what i thought too, being an earth wire is a terrible experience indeed!

Yea i'm drying the pump up now. Will leave it be for a week or two. Then maybe try applying electric tape with PVC solvent. In the meanwhile i'm using a normal powerhead pump as in last picture. Tank running as usual with lower flowrate pump, reducing current speed a little.

Thinking of some toys/ snack to my PNT. Considering wild keladi (like in pic), but scared it will cause bad effect to my turtle, what do u think?





This post has been edited by antzz: Feb 5 2013, 12:59 PM

Thanks.. Pandanus fruit, u mean, the one like in this pic?



This post has been edited by antzz: Feb 6 2013, 07:15 AM

Yerp. Found that out from wikipedia.

Uncle wiki enlists 6 types of Caladium (Link : http://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keladi)

1.Pokok Keladi Sebaring
2.Keladi Seberang
3.Keladi Tikus (Typhonium Flagelliforme)
4.Keladi Kemoyan (Homalomena Sagittifolia)
5.Keladi Merah
6.Keladi Merbah

Mostly all caladium sps got at least one poisonous part, except Keladi Kemoyan which is fully edible.

Thats why i dont just give him anything until i found out whats good and whats not. PNT not easy to find these days. Besides, ive been keeping him for more than 4 years, must keep well la

I used to keep 2 baby RES outdoor.. shed with cement mushroom. One died of drowning (stuck between stones, turned over and lemas), one died of unknown cause

Bro byakuya, try feeding it sinking pellets. Both of my PNTs ate Sega sinking pellets (the one for crayfish) and Sanyu Hercar wafers.

U can watch videos on youtube got owners even succesfully hand-feed their PNT.

Ulam Raja for the king

Its true. I'm not surprised at all. Years ago I found one in lfs already priced at over 1k. And that was quite many years ago. Now should be more pricey.

Nice pnt bro. From the look, can say the age is very young. How much u bought it for?

Hi ckk125, how did ur big pnt overcome the reddish belly problem dulu? Looking good now.

This post has been edited by antzz: Apr 10 2013, 10:26 PM

Try sands / soil substrates. My PNTs love digging when they were small..

Really interested in them, but scared will harm my kids and wife. So i just forget the idea.

Congrats bro.. i have high respect for person like u. May God bless u

That one was 3'x'2'x1' in size. Dont quite remember as i bought it long time ago, I think around rm50-70 or so.

But last year i bought a bigger plastic tank, 4x3x1.5 from the same manufacturer, costs at rm250.

Here's another shot of that small 3 footer :





*But please, mind the heat and sunlight if u plan to keep them outdoors. I've had my lesson.

Good luck

This post has been edited by antzz: May 26 2013, 09:05 AM

Maybe the water. Did u put salt in it? When i did years ago, pnt shell always got thin white layers on the shell, and it always look like peeling off.

Agreed. More pics please!

Congrats. How do u set the whole tank up? Any platform for basking purpose? Ur turtles look great.

This post has been edited by antzz: Aug 22 2013, 10:24 AM