Sayasebudak: Tak boleh oso. I'm using my office table lamp - just substituting the bulb.

Anyway, I forked out RM200 for one UVB bulb (7% UVB), and two basking lights - ExoTerra Basking Spot and ExoTerra Daylight Bulb (one of the is 60W, the other is 50W)...and RM1.50 for filter sponge.

Oh, I took some pics of Tortue, have a look and see if:

(pics are too big so pls click on the link!)

1) Is he shedding skin or what? (look at the face!)
- http://static.flickr.com/114/253219649_50b785cbbf_o.gif
- http://static.flickr.com/79/253219647_d07c730e4b.jpg

2) Is he growing new shutes or suffering from "soft-shell syndrome"? Look carefully around the tail on the left side.
- http://static.flickr.com/84/253219660_afb647f1f7_o.gif
- http://static.flickr.com/88/253219662_ed09d3c957_o.gif
- http://static.flickr.com/112/253219657_2712d68e4b_o.gif (bottom)
- http://static.flickr.com/89/253219652_ae9f8f804b_o.gif (under water and at a certain angle)

This post has been edited by meiteoh: Sep 26 2006, 08:05 PM

u can use timothy hay... but i don't like to use hay as bedding, cause i think the hay's edge is a bit sharp for em

there are many brands... this is what i have
http://mytortoise.multiply.com/photos/photo/5/25

i'm not sure whether it is the best, but this is commonly used and easy to maintain
http://mytortoise.multiply.com/photos/photo/5/19

Suggest wood chips. Get Chipsi Extra... or you can go for Woody Pet, great at absorbing pee... I found the best is mixing Chipsi Extra with Woody Pet, works really well compared to many types of bedding I used.

I have used Aspen wood shavings, corn cob, peat moss.... forest bark....

uzairi... looks familiar???



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This post has been edited by titansulcata: Sep 26 2006, 08:44 PM

interesting. thanks for the tips.

Thanks Titan that clears up Nice picture of Ally Snapper

Kamekame.

U sure bo its a female ? Too young to know the gender la sis.

80% sure. But can u confirm wether the plastron got concave or not ? If concave confirm 100% male.

Looks like a lalang.

Familiar, seen that pic also. Just that my biggest ally prolly the same size with the small one inside the 1st pic.

me also not sure, just i feel that is she...

Fot the first two picts, i think just normal shedding. I saw the same thing with my two RES. The faster they grow, the more skin you will see. My littlest RES sheds more skin than her bigger sister. When i bought them, she was way smaller. Now they are already the same size (after 3 mths).
FOr the rest of the picts, i think your tortue is beginning to get problems like my two RES. Furthermore, do you see any pink area at the plastron (under shell). i read that this should also be a concern.

The thing is, im not sure whether its concave or not. Nampak macam tak. May need to look at some examples

Meet my first turtle.
My girlfriend (now wife) bought it for me when coming back from kelantan. Guess that was a sign of things to come yess


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Meet Shelly.
I bought her for my wife's birthday last july. I think was just a few weeks after i bought my RES. . My wife loves her very much and brings her to bed

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Sayasebudak: Just make sure she doesn't kick you out of bed. LOL.

Anyway, no pink parts. I just got him set up with the new lamp and stuff. Hopefully he'll bask coz it kinda looks intimidating with two big ass lamps right on top of the basking platform.

His tank is cleaner too coz I got rid of a lot of gravel/pebbles...just have one big rock log and a handful of small stones plus his four plants - he loves them!

Wahseh, u feel or u wanted it to be a female ? Later become shemale than u know.

If its totally flat then female, if got melengkung(concave) a bit then sure male.

Indeed, a sign from ur wife.

Anyone found any turtle enclosures such as these waterlandtubs here in malaysia?
http://www.waterlandtubs.com/products.htm
How much easier life would be kalau ada

Sayasebudak: You can make your own no?

if have time can la, but normally no time one hehe. if the stuff is cheap better buy. but if mahal might have to consider DIY

sayasebuk, that waterland tub is definitely great for raring turtles where they need both water and land! I dont think we have it here though and looking at the price stated in the site, its not gonna be cheap if it ever touch our shore aint it?

meiteoh, congrats on your new lighting your turtle must be happy!

I am still lurking around for my first turtle...Uzairi, found any new local Asian turtles baru baru ni? How is all your turtles?



Kamekame.

This post has been edited by kamekame8888: Sep 27 2006, 01:01 PM

Too expensive, i think its better if we buy those big blue tank and DIY it ourself. The problem is they are not that portable anymore after it is completed since we going to make it like a natural habitat. Soils, small trees, 50% land 50% water.

Nope, no new local Asian Turtles. Maybe their mating season ended, so no more seeing them at the illegal markets.

how much does the blue tank cost anyway?

Aiya...just use your water tangki la. Old Town has a few shops that sell tubs like that.