Yeah, boxie prefer kangkung because that is their staple food in the wild. You can spot kankung in almost longkang.

Yeah, we need pictas. Spread the love.

need help here

my 9 yrs old tortoise suddenly refuse to eat since last week

i dont know wat kind of tortoise it is..but it look exactly like this

http://www.chelonia.org/cyclemysdentataJM5.jpg

i got her when she climb into my house 9yrs ago..

food that i usually give her is kangkong, banana, turtle food sold in pet shop, watermelon, honey dew and some green vegetable left from cooking

i let her out under the sun for few times a week


wat should i do now? help

This post has been edited by athlonxp: Feb 12 2007, 06:38 PM

You refer to your turtle as she /her are you 100 % sure it is a she or has she laid some eggs before
My first thought could she be gravid (loss of appetite)or egg bound if it is a she
You have done everything right (diet seem OK sun basking enough)
Can you take a pic of your turtle underside with the tail showing or the overall shape of your turtle as if your turtle is the same specie as the pic you posted shape can be used to sex them (adult)

http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/595/dscn2460xn3.jpg
http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/5766/dscn2461xt1.jpg

the container is her home for night..usually morning time it is free to wander around the garden behind my house

my neighbour told me its a female

This post has been edited by athlonxp: Feb 12 2007, 10:07 PM

I think its an asian leaf turtle. Never saw a wild one before. 9 years is a long time. A chinese friend of mine told me that if your house got visited by a turtle, you are bound for good luck . I got visited by a Malayan Box and ive been keeping him ever since.
Cant help you though since it seems you gave it a proper diet and even enough sunlight. Did anything happened just before ?

From picture the rounded shell does point the finger that it is a she but from base to anus part of tail is saying it is a he (as this specie has long tail in general )

It must be a hatchling when you got him (climb into house) as 9 years on it is still quite small (I would say about 7 inch SCL)

Another thing could be internal parasites Have you worm it in the 9 years you got it ??? As with daily outing in the garden it is sure to pick up something nasty

samperth, how should i know if it got parasit? and how to worm it?

i nvr worm it i dont even know wat it is


sayasebuk, yea i think it is called asian leaf turtle cos i google some pic of it..

nothing abnormal happen...but she just refuse to eat..even if she eat..very little compare to last time

9yrs ago behind my house is all swamp forest..one morning my mom found her in the kitchen

This post has been edited by athlonxp: Feb 13 2007, 05:41 PM

Well, what u can do is feed him some pumpkin as its a natural dewormer. Like what sam said, nothing we can help as he's suddenly like that. I think as long as he's eating then it should be fine. Try to feed him tomatoes and jackfuit to get his appetite back.

thanks..

i will try to feed some tomatoes to it tmr..hope it will work

i want try this hobby too?is star totis doesn't need water in his tank?

haha i definitley remember your
1. because of your handyworks
2. because of the tragedy that happened to your stars
so i guess you are ready move on now?

Star tortoise is a sensitive tortoise.... those below 3 inches got high risk of getting sick and dying....

They do drink so they do need a water bowl in their tank to drink. All living animals need to drink water. Try this hobby? You better do research first before trying a hobby coz a pet is a life....

i'm taking care of my friend's star tortoise for a week since she flying back and couldn't take her 'anak' with her.

first time taking care of tortoise.

aiyume ur fren has a very nice star!! take good care of it!!

Any updates ?

Sure we remember you.

She just leave it like that ar ?

I can help you take care of them.

is the bAsking lamp very important.or juz need uvb lamp bcoz nobdy can sunbath them.can i sunbath the tortoise use the uvblamp at night??

the basking lamp is not really necessary, unless your tortoise is sick or is really small, like less than 2 inches.

regarding the UVB lamp, if you can sun bath your tortoise then it's better to use sun light, make full use of nature sun light, it's the best source of UVB for our tortoise, nth can replace it. beside, our climate is very good to keep tortoise if compare to other western country. but if you can't sun bath your tortoise, then you should use UVB lamp.

owh tq for the answer.can i sunbath them at night?how long if i use that uvb lamp~

How can u sunbath them at nite when there's no sun ?

For the uvb lamp, its advisable to turn it on during the day at 12pm-6pm preferably.

just to add some updates today. now my quad res are more than 4in scl. 1 of them has developed a strong thick d***. his tail seems longer and bolder. wow. this fella can do real damage! his plastron now concaver than before. a natural preparation for a natural pleasure i suppose.

the female res now more hostile towards me. she just hate to be touched. she bites, and i ended with white, clamped skin and it turns to red in no time. and dang it hurts. she the only female, so b17chy -ness is good. jual mahal beb.

pellets need to supplied in larger quantity now. 8 months back, they cant even eat pellets. i fed them with tubifex worms. but now, they easily eat the pellets with 1 ngap. dang expensive pellets. hagen nutrafin and wardley's are their fav. plus meal worms, 2 times weekly.

just hope they are not mating now. im moving to setapak this april. so moving with some eggs are nightmare. that's all for now. ok! thanks!