ya... credits must be given to uzairi and de rest tat did contributed on de first thread and links up everything in here which makes de first page a good reference page... need not to flip it page by page to look for info...

good job done to all!

let's begin de V2 wif all happy happy torts & turts around!

huh~ retype it again. nevermind. later i will post my new star pic in here. hehe... but the new one really really nice lah. she (i think is she) have starting to grow the 8 star pattern now. hehe...

This post has been edited by dai86: Sep 14 2006, 11:53 PM

Yeah, later need to compile V2 for V3 pulak.

Double posts ? Same like me just now. Impressed tortoise that cheap ka ? I never saw one untill now also. How big ? And are u sure that's an Impressed Tortoise ?

suddenly... a Q popped up in my mind... does TTT sleeps??

how turtles Zzz?? how tortoises Zzz?? and how terrapins Zzz??

Wow wow tahniah tahniah! And thanks to Uzairi and all. Cool place to be



Cheers
Kamekame.

They sleep, almost all the time. How they sleep ? Close their eyes and pull their head in.

Welcome. Enjoy your stay here.

my tortoises collection and tortoise home

Livestock : 1 Radiated Pair, 1 Star pair (Egg Laying 8 inch female) and 1 Leopard.
Home : 3ft x 2ft fiber tank
Environment: Airwell (12 hours sunlight)
Daily consumption : 1 Stalk of ChoySum per day
Bedding : Corn kernels
Lighting Bulb: 75W Sunglow (2ft distance)
Diet Supplement: Azoo calcium
Waterchange: Daily

This post has been edited by SoFastSoFurious: Sep 16 2006, 02:58 AM

SFSF, beautiful tortoises you got there Thanks for sharing and they look fantastic.

Dai86, if thats an Impressa then the price is pretty okay. Let me know if you wanna pass on.

By the way, i just put an Impressed Tortoise to peace today in a petshop, they didnt even know it has stopped breathing. Am very sad myself when i held it up and find that its not moving anymore. Worst part, when i held it vertically to take it out, internal rotten juices flow out from its anal together with blood. The shop guy was so shocked...huh...they could've been better. Put it into a box and close up. I am still very sad




Regards

tks bro.

sorry to hear that. how big was the impressed tortoise? any symptoms earlier?

Just to share some of my turtles...



Cheers.


p/s dont know what happen, it double posted.

This post has been edited by EuJax: Sep 15 2006, 01:16 AM


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Just to share some of my turtles...



Cheers.

This post has been edited by EuJax: Sep 15 2006, 01:15 AM

Nice one dude, but i think u need to separate the stars from leapard and radiated. Stars easily get infected with desease that other tortoise have. Another thing, where u bought the blue tank and how much ? Im looking for that blue tank for quite some time already.

How it died ? Pity that one, they are great tortoise.

Nice, i like ur spiny hill, musk and stinkpot. Mind to tell what species u currently have ? Maybe i'll make a database about turtles n tortoise in our collection.

This post has been edited by uzairi: Sep 15 2006, 02:35 AM

nice shots on ur collection eujax! i like ur stinkpot... ei, where u bot de stinkpot ha?

i'm going to get a pair of terrapins... hehe... gonna get something different where it's de pets no one wants... poor thing... hmm...

and i haf a gang in here tat haf razorbacks! hehe... eujax, i haf a Q ah... my razor's carapace's rear will haf some 'fur' alike kind of things... wat's tat ha?? izzit water dirt or wat? can i just brush it off wif like a soft toothbrush?? currently, i alwiz just rub it away wif my hand everytime i change water... if u don get wat i'm saying... here u go the pic as attached...



as those highlighted... it alwiz stick wif my razors...

Hm...exo terra bulbs seem to have short lifespans. Both of my 45W and 70W just blew. So for the weekend and today, Tortue won't have any "direct" light for basking. DAMNIT.

Nice work on the V2 thread and chun turtles/tortoise everyone! (I think my colleague caught my turtle fever. She's getting an RES, me thinks!)

guys, check out today's NST page 8

Smuggler found with 1,460 star tortoises

Kuala Lumpur: Heavy luggage always spells trouble at airports, but for one Malaysian traveler, it was a case of a thousand protected tortoises too many.

Indian Customs officials arrested the ornamental fish trader on Tuesday night after he checked in a stroller bag and suitcase stuffed with 1,460 Indian star tortoises. It was the biggest single illegal consignment of the endangered tortoises they had seen

Customs officers stopped the Malaysian as he was headed for Immigration at the Chennai airport, Indian news reports said.

He reportedly told them that his bags contained only his personal belongings. Because he appeared nervous, the officers searched his baggage and found the live tortoises worth RM300,000

He has been handed over to the Forest Department for investigation.

The Malaysian could face several years behind bars if found guilty under India's Wildlife Protection Act, said Forest Range office K.S. Sathyamoorthy.

This is the second time a Malaysian has been arrested in Chennai for smuggling star tortoises. A year ago, another Malaysian was found with 350 star tortoises in his luggage, he said.

Judging from previous seizures, Malaysia is the main destination of star tortoise smugglers, said Sathyamoorthy, who is handling the investigation for the Chennai Wildlife Department.

Palm-sized, with pretty brown shells bearing beige star-like markings, hatchlings fetch about RM80 in pet shops, while larger ones sell for about RM150.

Trade in star tortoises is strictly regulated under Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna

Their capture and sale is banned in India and Pakistan

P.S.
I typed this out quickly. Ignore the speelling mistakes (if any)

i tried google and found some old news

Star tortoise smuggling has declined, authorities claim

Wednesday, Sep 28, 2005
http://www.hindu.com/2005/09/28/stories/2005092816810300.htm

P. Oppili

Authorities seized 3,300 of the reptiles till September this year

CHENNAI: While wildlife activists express serious concern over the smuggling of star torrtoises, official statistics show that there has been a decrease in the number of cases of smuggling in the last two years. However, the number of star tortoises seized has gone up, officials claim.

The Wildlife officials have rescued 3,065 star tortoises during 2003 and the number has come down to 1,012 last year. Till September this year, the authorities have seized 3,300 star tortoises from the exit points and those abandoned.

The change is attributed to the increased vigil at the exit points such as airport and seaport.

The Wildlife authorities say that all the security agencies in both these places were well aware of the smuggling.

Hence, the security has been tightened at the exit points, they said.

However, they agreed that adequate protection is needed in the forest areas from where the specimens are collected systematically.

More in Chittoor

It is commonly believed that star tortoises are found abundantly in forests of Chittoor in Andhra Pradesh; from there they are brought to the city and then smuggled to Singapore and Malaysia.

However, the officials say the tortoises are found in Pudukottai and Ramanathapuram districts in Tamil Nadu and also in a few forest areas in Karnataka.

The star tortoises are collected between mid-January and February and from mid-July to November.

Authorities note that most of the seized star tortoises were collected from the wild.

But, one consignment of star tortoises recently seized by them led to the suspicion that the reptiles could have been hand-reared, as their shells were softer than the ones from the wild.

The star tortoises are sought for many reasons - to be used in traditional Chinese medicine, as a delicacy in South East Asian nations or to be reared as pets in the West.

The shells of adult reptiles are also used for making ornamental boxes, the authorities said.

Star tortoise smuggling `kingpin' in custody of wildlife authorities

Friday, Nov 25, 2005
http://www.hindu.com/2005/11/25/stories/2005112515060300.htm

Staff Reporter

Narayanan of Tondiarpet allegedly bought them from Andhra Pradeshshikaris

# Each specimen would fetch about Rs. 300
# `Star tortoises were smuggled mainly to be reared as pets'

CHENNAI: Wildlife department officials in the city have arrested the `kingpin' of the star tortoise smuggling racket to Malaysia in the last couple of years.

The wildlife authorities said Customs officials summoned R. Narayanan (25) of Tiruvalluvar Nagar, Tondiarpet, in connection with a drug smuggling case.

When they found out that he was not involved in the case they were handling, but was involved in the smuggling of star tortoises, they informed the Wildlife authorities, who took custody of Narayanan.

Preliminary investigation by the Wildlife authorities revealed that Narayanan used to buy star tortoises from `shikaris' from Madanapalli in Andhra Pradesh, who collected the reptiles from the wild.

The Wildlife authorities said that each specimen would fetch about Rs 300, and were mainly sent to Malaysia. From Malaysia the reptiles would go to different destinations including Singapore and the U.S. They were smuggled mainly to be reared as pets, Narayanan told the officials.

Last year, he had received a consignment of 650 star tortoises from the shikaris of Andhra Pradesh and this year he received two consignments - 350 and 660. So far, he had purchased 1,660 star from the shikaris, which he then tried to smuggle to Malaysia through the carriers.

However, the consignments were seized at the airport and other places, the wildlife authorities said.

It was for the first time the authorities arrested a person directly involved in the smuggling of star tortoises.

A senior officer said, "With the arrest of one of the kingpins, more and more information about star tortoise smuggling should come to light."

This post has been edited by titansulcata: Sep 15 2006, 08:36 AM

meaning...

star Tortoise price akan naik lagi

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The star tortoises are sought for many reasons - to be used in traditional Chinese medicine, as a delicacy in South East Asian nations or to be reared as pets in the West.
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wah, for what purpose... guai leng gou???

i got it from an aquarium shop ( SIEWEX AQUARIUM) in Taman Megah. Actually these blue fiber tanks are available at any fish shops. just ask them and they sure got.

wow ur tortoises so power. make my collection seem so few la. hehehehe

Uzairi & EuJax, i sure it is the impressed tortoise lah, he take a pic to me. hehe.... i 2000% sure. hehe.... cause that impressed got some cacat, that is he got another extra piece of scute. hehe.. but i thinking to buy it lah, see next time my boss go there again and it still there not. then u all who want it can have a look before deciding to get it or not. oo.. the impressed is a male ya~ hehe...

ekiddie, i think that is a type of mukor that in water, which will lekat on dirty or died aquatic animal. hehe... u better clean it. hehe...