No, the shell won't cause injury unless the tortoise is over weight or got deformity. How about getting a picture to show us the wound?

Lettuce is not good. We are feeding our stars with sawi, a bit of kang kung once a while, lady fingers. You can feed cactus leaf like the prickly pear... but other cactus I don't think safe... even aloe vera is not good.

Calcium, you can get it from petshops.... just ask them for Reptile calcium and vitamin powder, they will show you where. Pet Safari, Pets Wonderland and Pet Family got stock. You just sprinkle a pinch onto the food and that's enough.

The best staple for star tortoises would be high fiber/low protein food, e.g. hibiscus leaves, grape leaves. i have also trained my stars to feed on clovers, grass and sometimes hay (when fresh grass is unavailable). opuntia is a little... expensive (that is, unless you have a cactus farm)

p/s: just a little sidenote. i have tried raising stars on exoterra pellets alone. growth rate is faster and no pyramiding, but the STs get a little fat. results might differ between keepers, btw.

Aiya...not more than 1week, one ord died. Become like stone (hard) with the hand and leg out, and i check it's stomach, no sign of breathing. So sad. I duno why, but since i bought it, it always sleep and sleep n sleep, and not active. Maybe ord sick, i duno. The other one is very active until now. Sigh...left one without partner.

Welcome..

Its better not to let them free. You can adopt them to me.

You need to get a proper setup for them to stay healthy. Basking lamp, calcium supplement and multivitamin is a must for them. Daily staple food also must be correct, high fiber and low protein such as sawi.

Guys, found some picture. what kind ur turtles is this?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australasian_Pig-nose_Turtle

Pig-nose Turtle , Fly River Turtle - Scientific name is Carettochelys insculpta

Aquatic species and get large more than 18 inches

Tis is my new ST.. we named it bubu


here is how i put my ST.. izit ok like this or i need anything else??


i dun need a light cuz i will put him out in the sun everyday for about 30 minutes or so..

This post has been edited by mudz: Apr 1 2007, 08:50 PM

Hmmm... it looks fine but its small... this kinda set up won't last lah.... Also, do use a bowl for it to eat its food. It is dangerous for it to eat off the corn cobs coz corn cob when get eaten can cause impaction. Also it is cleaner and more hygenic lah.

i haven seen any setup for ST b4 ler.. can u show me urs ?
i guess i havto get a bigger tank..

and those corn cob can last how long ?

this is where i put my betty, of course not the best one but i hope u get the idea. the enclosure is kinda small though.



sun bath at balcony...

Ah... that's quite a good setup. The tank is larger than mudz.

wow. rich guy spotted! look at his apartment surrounding. got waterfall sumoar. lucky betty.

wat are those white boards tat looks like pavements ?

and how long does those corn cob last ?

1 more thing.. why does my ST looks so afraid ??
always hide inside shell and sometimes his head in out in out like ate "feng tau yun" -.-

Well, you can use newspaper if you do not have any type of boards to make into a clean zone... I don't do that anymore since my Star is almost 6 inches hahaah... but young ones would need it in their eating area coz it is safer for them. But then this is up to you lah.

Corn cob can last a few weeks, depending on how frequent you clean the poo out. Corn cob has 1 drawback is when it gets wet, it can turn moldy and the mold can be toxic... so this is why we use wood chips or recycled newspaper cat litter.

Tortoises, especially Stars are shy lah.... it will take some time to get it used to you.

HAI all brother , im a new guy here my name is boyz .
may i know where can i get to buy Snapping Turtles ?



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i saw 1 of this at the tmn megah pet store.
the wan right nxt to the futsal n badminton court.
go upstairs u can see one huge there.

i saw one in summit but im not sure they are selling it

the white board is actually ceramic tile which is turned up side down, it's good for tortoise dining place, and the rough surface is good for trimming tortoise's nails.

and regarding your star head, usually star tortoise will knock their head up n down when they get nervous

hwa, i don't think the thermo and hygrometer would work that way... or is it just temporary arrangement for the picture?


cute star you have there (and very cute owner too). with time, stars learn to trust their owner, and so will yours.

the government had already prohibited the import of both common and alligator snappers. (common non-cites, ally cites III, don't know why they prohibit) so they wouldn't be as common as a couple of years ago and most sellers are holding on to their stocks. the price of ally snappers should have doubled now, at least. the big common snapper at pets family would be 550 and the ally 1500+ i think. try haggling with husen la...

er... something strange with my ST -.-

i cant find any poo in those corn corbs instead my ST do his/her business inside the bowl tat i fill water -.-"""