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The fine for selling protected species without a licence is RM5,000 and/or two years in jail.
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Didn't say got fine for keeping em

Good idea.... sometime cannot tahan those shops tat doesn't take good care of em

sometimes one have to play dumb too

wow... i just came across this site regarding sulcata...worth a visit

Giving Birth
http://www.landskildpadden.dk/?page=236
http://www.landskildpadden.dk/?page=269

Male/Female
http://www.landskildpadden.dk/default.asp?page=235
http://www.landskildpadden.dk/default.asp?page=233

Housing
http://www.landskildpadden.dk/default.asp?page=243

Basking
http://www.landskildpadden.dk/default.asp?page=234

Here's the story... the circle of life... la la la

from irene, Is it the pair they put at the counter? U took the only 2. They look beautiful

for sulcata adult i haven seen any around, why not get hatchling and grow them to adult. the process would be fun

a note for future sulcata owners. They eat much more than star. Double the amount, even their size is smaller than star. And when they eat double, they shit and urine more too. They are much more active then star. And have a habit of digging. Personality wise, they are friendly, not scared of human, and they stand and walk very manly macho tortoise

wah lao... raksasa

can give direction how to go there?

ok, thanks for the location, if i'm at the area will try to see look see look

just want to share some experience with u guys...

After few weeks of monitoring, i've noticed that my tortoise appetite is usually much better in warmer condition

if i only on my uvb lamp which isn't warm, 27c to 28c, their appetite is slow and they are less active. Especially in morning, it will take some time before they will eat

if i on my basking lamp, and temp is around 29c to 31c, even in early morning or evening, their appetite is super. They are also more active

Guys, i just went to pet safari. Not many new hatchling... the same since last visit (except all hatchling sulcata and star sold out), but...

They have lots of new juvenile & adults like:
1x pig nose
1x ally (rm450) - around 18 cm
5x sulcata - around 30cm
2x unknown

really a beauty, they put all the big tortoise at the entrance of the exotic section

worth a visit

both not there anymore...

i think should be gone, unless they have kept it elsewhere. That radiata has been there for quite some time. Basically the aquarium only left 2 elongate tortoise. All the hatchling star, sulcata, radiata, red foot not there anymore... So many people with tortoise now

did u all noticed that they have a tortoise poster with lots of tortoise. At first i ask got sell or not, they say no. Later they told me rm40 for that old one. I think they desperate to sell something

and at the counter got lots and lots of scorpians in plastic bag. Just arrived. I think 30 of them. Really a lot

i think for those who wants big tortoise for back yard, here's your chance. Go grab those giants. Really a beauty. To see the size really can't imagine my titan able to grow that big

they don't look like hiding em... cause they have so many others junvenile and adults on the display

i feel like getting the poster... but i think it is only worth RM20, for RM40 i think a bit too hiked

those giant... is not the burmese... the burmese is like 1/4 of the new giant's size

the new adults they have is really huge

it's confirm a ally, not the common one
i think it is around 14 to 18cm lar... didn't have ruler tat time
looks quite nice

the staff said allly is better cause they only eat fish, but the common snapper will eat any meat

when i asked got ally hatchling, the guy said now not season yet, but if want they can try to find

ah.... cause i thought it is sulcata

this is the 5 new giants i m talking about

Manouria emys

http://www.chelonia.org/Articles/burmmtortoise.htm

The Burmese Mountain Tortoise is generally considered the fourth largest land tortoise in the world. It is second in size only to Geochelone sulcata (African Spurred Tortoise) among the mainland tortoises, reaching maximum weights of close to 100 lbs.

wahlao
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If no food is offered, they may well try a tentative bite or nip to see if a finger or toe is tasty. Watch out, they can bite very hard!
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P.S.
later today i've to send my bubu back to hometown for my dad...
farewell

This post has been edited by titansulcata: Oct 13 2006, 12:19 PM

a month ago my dad got influenced by me and he started looking around for tortoise in my hometown. He couldn't find one decent one

so i decided to give bubu to him cause it is already stable and in good heath

upon giving out bubu i got excuse to buy my ABCDE gang... Hehe... Yesterday they are exactly one month with me

my wife is sad to let go, yesterday merajuk

it is actually not hard to keep a star... just take note of these few things:-

1) don't buy a sick tortoise
2) if you don't have much experience, don't get a too small hatchling
3) you have to keep them in a dry environment
4) make sure your room tempreture is 28c to 30c
5) you can get a basking lamp to create a hot spot for them 31c to 35c
6) feed them proper food daily (e.g. sawi)
7) twice a week, give them some calcium supplement
8) once a week, give them some vitamin supplement
9) twice a week, soak them in luke warm water
10) sun bath them whenever you are available. best time 9am to 10am. if you can't sun bath them, you can get a UVB lamp
11) make sure there are no predator around

last but not least, give some 'love' to em...

i'm still here all the time, checkin this thread once a day (if possible)

about to make a post today... 'D' for Delta just pass away yesterday night
he didn't eat for nearly 1 week
now the ABCDE gang is incomplete. lucky the rest are still ok
maybe have to change the gang name to TMNT

my sulcata is still an eating monster and shit real lot

suprisingly my wife lagi sad...

titan still good. size i think bigger...

it sure feels cool to have a soon to be large tortoise...

my guest that visits us, are impress with it now... can't imagine, when it is a giant

and in the future, if my sulcata and yours is difference sex... we can kacuk em