dude its best you survey outside. different shop have different price.

Yeah, now the craze more on tortoises. I like tortoise more too but im keeping asian turtles too. And some exotic turtles like ally. Maybe in the future i'll get my hand on Mata-Mata.

Yeah, try to survey those small shops bcoz they are cheap compared to big established LFS.

saw 2 pan cake tortoise...hmmm...mesmerizing...

Yeah, they are nice indeed. Just that their enclosure need to be like their origin which is rocks. Even i myself still learning about their native habitat.

i have one ques...

currently i have star tortoise, sulcata, cherry red head, planning to get pan cake and radiated...

which one can mix together and which to isolate in a diff tank..

Sulcata, redfoot and radiated can mix together. Pancake and star tortoise need to isolate.

how bout pancake and star ? can they mix together ? ....

Nope, not recommended. They are from different family and their need differs from each other.

means i need 3 tank...hmmm

opps, i left out one important item. is the tap water safe for my box turtle and RES?
for my fish of course no compromy la still have to use aged, salted dechlorinated water. but what about for my turtles?

herm, maybe sold out already. call first before going back. because sometimes the suppliers dont supply on time

i think at jalan pasar they sell cheap aquariums

Malayan Boxie and RES should be ok. But for other turtles i think need those anti-chlorine.

wahh...mwtang, still not enough huh? Bravo! You dont like Leopard Tortoise or Spider Tortoise? Since i didnt see you list it in your wish list

Anyway i think its always best to separate every each species no?...thats what i read from most caresheets and guidelines except for some Cooters or Sliders species...dont know for sure myself though.



Kamekame.

did see a leapord tortoise, of course i would love to have them... if only budget permits...

yea have to have 3 tanks if i get the pancake...

But if you are eyeing Pancake tortoise or Radiated tortoise, your budget should be sufficient for a Leopard tortoise right? I thought they are cheaper then the two said earlier? Anyway all of them are interesting tortoise so whatever your choice maybe, it will not be wrong. Just share pictures with us when you got them.

Tanks doesnt cost you much i believe...satu kaca 3 kaki maybe RM50? Anyway do they all share the same bedding or different? Like Sulcata, CheerHead, Radiated etc....


Kamekame.

p/s i wish i have the money for Radiated

i was planning to get a customized tank that have partitions in it so can house all together...

right now is to save up $$$ !!!

This post has been edited by mwtang: Nov 20 2006, 05:25 PM

Ohh good idea it is! So you can admire them all in one place Cool cool! But then i think you will need a big one since you have so many of them! By the way where did you see Pancake tortoise?


Kamekame.

saw the pancake from a private dealer...he has one pair..

a customized tank is much more expensive. for the same dimension of a standard 3 feet aquarium, buying ready made is much more cheaper than custom made from glass shop (this is told by the glass shop owners themselves).
i once bought a ready made 3 feet tank, than sent to glass shop to modify and create a basking area for my malayan box. even that cost me an extra RM40

so its not really saving up money, well unless you customize yourself la and dont use glass

This post has been edited by sayasebuk: Nov 21 2006, 10:23 AM

Depends on their needs. Mostly, the star needs to be separated coz they are prone to desease by other subspecies even in the Geochelone family. Other are okay to be mixed.

Yeah, Leopard Tortoise is cheaper compared to Radiated.

About the tank , getting it from small shops are better since they are cheaper. Nevertheless u need to scout around and see which one gives u the best price.

WTA here.

anybody knows what type of kura2 featured in My Name Is Earl series? that crabman's. thanks. i think im going to get one for myself.