Best practice is of course what you read from the internet. that will guarantee you a very very happy turtle and less prone to diesase. tokey kedai recommendation confirm cannot ikut. nonsense la aquatic turtle cannot live with water
but if no budget one,for the time being you can put them in the biggest container/aquarium you can find (sementara belum besar lagi)

but 8 RES at one shot for a noob is really not recommended. you will have 8x the challenges of a "normal" noob. good luck

this my setup for my 2 RES



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Wow....8 RES?? You got lotsa passion buddy! Anyway, from what i understand, RES needs a lot of water and as long as you provide them a basking area, a drift wood with an end out of water, they will be fine. For babies like yours, should be easy to setup. Not speaking of experience, just from i've read so far Gambar? Gambar?

sayasebuk, why don you get another boxie to teman your boxie now



Kamekame.


p/s what is 'noob'?

'noob' is newbie... hehe...

neway, i saw got golf ball inside de tank! hahaaa!! sayasebuk... how big is ur malayan box now? when de shell gets shiny... it's a very nice turts... kamekame... when are u getting ur malayan box? hehe...

so de plant are ok for turtle ya... and sayasebuk... i oso saw got money plant in ur tank... which in some other forum... i saw they said this kind of plants are not recommended as they are toxicated... did u see any of this plants in any aquarium tank? no, rite...

i wud say RES like to bask more than under de water but more water gip them the freedom to swim tho they bask more than swim... i've reared 4 adult RES and had let it off to a big pond d... hehe...

sayasebuk... since u said everytime u malayan box climbed on de basking area and when they go back down into the water... they got dirt sticking on their body... no choice de soil follows... unless u put small small gravels lor...

hey, show us pics of ur malayan box ler... hehe...

want to see the RES ha? ok. here they are.

1.Owh dude u like that?
2.I am the law!
3.Oh! u better sit still boy!

no, they bask usually in the morning as that basking port got superbly yummy direct sunlight from morning till noon. yaa that port is rili hot. even i cant stand the heat.

the lamps just to provide a little light & heat at night. and to help them see themselves~

Welcome Leviathan, enjoy your stay here.

i saw this two very light yellowish brownish turtles yesterday, wanted to get them...two for 130. Not too sure what is it. quite small ...

mwtang, where did you see them? Care to describe more?


kamekame.

Wei, can't seem to find them gamat oil at the pharmacy. Mana lagi ar??? Herbal store?

another boxie? not right now i think. scared dont have enough space for both of them. i want mine to feel very happy with lots of water to swim and land to roam. but maybe later when i establish an outdoor compound

haha read that turtles like to play in the water so i put la guli la golf ball la, tapi they never usik one
i did read about the money plant thingy, but i dont think the plant is money plant. anyway, the plants are not there anymore..menyemak aje
my boxie is more than 4 inches. for pictures you can click on the link in my signnature below. but no new pictures. latest taken was 3 mths back i think
small gravels are no no because might be sharp n pointy plus scared they swallow and get indigestion. instead i put some pebbles to reduce the amount of soil
herbal shop confirm can find, because gamat is tradisional medicine. go to malay store selling all those jamu, makjun, tradisional remedies, etc

This post has been edited by sayasebuk: Nov 7 2006, 01:10 PM

hmm, saw it at SS19, its has a pointed top. small yellowish and brownish shell..very light colour

thats all i remember..i try to search for it , no avail pics on the net....its turtle.

That sounds like a Razorback Must Turtle right? All sifus here...and those who own Razorback should know...

Uzairi, apa khabar to all your Spinys and Giant Pond turtle?



Kamekame.


p/s I got new avatar

This post has been edited by kamekame8888: Nov 7 2006, 03:32 PM

That's a Razorback Musk, the price written there is Rm85 each. The uncle said 2 for Rm130 is it?

They are doing fine, Giant Pond are too active and likes to mate whenever i spray water to moisten the place. Spiny Hill in the other hand is quite shy and now a bachelor since his partner died because of not eating.

not too sure ,need to check again. what's the market price ? how big will it grow ?

That's the market price, and it wont grow any bigger than your palm.

RM130 for 2 is a good price... if u r talking about natural aquatic in ss19... yeah, that's razorback for sure... very nice turtles... cute!

oh, u regular there ? i am part of the furniture there ...

welcome LEVIATHAN,

RES, ahhh, thats what i know only, other turtles i can't help but RES i might abl to help out a bit...

I'll go briefly,


Habitat, Oh how big the aquarium should i get for my RES...
For the first year of RES, its rapid growth is a real concern. Normally would grow till 4 in of SCL in first year, thus a bigger tank is recommended.Small habitat may stun the growth of RES and causes pyramid condition...

Smallest tank recommended would be 3 ft x 2 ft with 2/3 of the tank filled with water. Having a bigger tank also gives your RES better space for exercise, more execise good for digestion and mainly, health...

Unlike fishes, turtle have long term memory as they recognize some place that they have been to. Fishes however, might lost the memory and think that they have gone to a new environment where actually they just swim around the tank for once...

RES habitat is better to have a place for them to bask, a drydock... next, we'll go for sunshine...


Sun... Light... Oh My Vitamin...
Sunlight / UV bulb ---> Generate UV ray ---> UV ray penetrate skin and shell ---> Provide Vitamin D
Vitamin D ----> act as catalyst for calcium absorbtion
Calcium ---> for Bone and shell growth + building + keep in good condition

The flow above shold be able to understand easily.

Natural sunlight is always better than UV bulb's as its intensity of 1 hour UV ray can easily surpass 10 hours of UV Bulb's...


Food... I'm hungry!! gimme more... plsss...
Food,

Less of:
- protein (not totally 0)
- goitrogens

More of:
- calcium
- balance calcium : potassium ratio
- vitamin A (not too many, may cause lethargic)
- vitamin D

Most animals are sensitive to timing, RES too...
Its best to feed RES in the daytime, as thier organ digest the food in the daytime where they have their exercise... its not good to feed them before bed time...


Special medication by Uzairi for treating minor cuts and fungus infection:
1. drydock your TTT for an hour
2. Use dettol on infected places
3. apply Minyak Gamat (Sea Cucumber oil) on the cuts or fungus...

They are just too small, indeed a good price but scared later they cannot adapt to new environment. Anybody with musk turtles do give your opinions here.

today first time go to xian leng shah alam. waa very hepi, feel like a kid at a candy store. so so big like aquaria. got lots of arowana, even big big size.
however, they're strictly into fishes only, no other.
However, i did see some pignose turtles in a huge aquarium shared with other fishes (cannot remember the name).
Also saw a huge alligator snapping turtle (carapace more than 30 cm) sharing a huge aquarium with some zebra cichlids and peacock bass chichlid. he really blended in with the rocks. couldnt see the face though since the side of the aquarium was blocked.

Woah, damn big lah like that. The ally sure have a high taste on his diet. LOL.