I think i know where you snap that photo In a Croc farm somewhere in Borneo

This post has been edited by SAMPERTH: Jan 3 2007, 09:23 PM

If given proper care and space some can reach 11 inches but only female reach that size .Male max out around the 6-7 inche mark
But average size will be around the 7 - 8 inches mark

The slider 's gender can be determine by three way
- The faster growing sibling most properly female
- Adult Male posses longer front nails (use in mating ritual to arouse female )
- Adult male longer tail

Discharge like in human having flu/cold
Or in worse case they blow bubble from the nostrils

Ya chelonian can get selsema
If serious can kill it and treatment not easy if tortoise or turtle already weaken may not respond well to treatment

The "knocking on the aquarium " do they swim downwards into corner and keep doing that
If so they just trying to get away from something provide a hide (broken flower pot will solve problem)

This post has been edited by SAMPERTH: Jan 4 2007, 08:13 AM

Just guesstimation
From the dooming of the cuora ambonensis shell i would say sub- adult around the 6 - 8 inches range

U mean take pic while in pet shop to post here

Unless that pet shop is yours or own by very good friend where got pet shop allow people take pic without buying

Personal pet picture possible lah

kamekame8888
Is that Radiata on your avator yours looks like an adult and very nice

Snake neck turtle are not hard to keep just that the bulk of them like live prey ie fish ,prawn, worms and when fed live food they grow fast
Can also be train to take fish pellets but some just wont accept
Most of them dont bask only a small percentage of them and breeding female bask

Are you sure it is the same Dandelion - Taraxacum officinale
Dont just assume yellow flower producing plant with similar leaves are dandelion
Can you snap some pictures and post here to show us all

Here in Australia they are really everywhere from spring to early winter (Oct to June )

camillenoir

Enlighten me on the rugosas thing what is it a kind of plant (Rose) or ????
How they kill RES or ingested ???

This post has been edited by SAMPERTH: Jan 18 2007, 06:28 PM

Every of my trip to KL I will see them in Aquarium shop or pet shop, things may have changed you will never know
Have you try Toby pet in Pet Safari (Ikano )

Are there non in Miri ??? Over in Sabah almost all Aquarium shop will bring a few in to sell (when I was there ) I will ask my cousin see if those shop still stock them

Thanks for telling me now I know Is the size difference great ??

No wonder the RES end up feeder RES as the size difference is too much the 2 " RES is only like 50 % bigger than the head of the snake neck and the shell are still " soft " from hatching
The snake neck see the baby RES as food rather then tank mate

http://www.perthzoo.wa.gov.au/Animals--Pla...iated-Tortoise/

The biggest one I saw was in Perth Zoo from estimation I think in the 12-13 inches range maybe larger The Domed Shell make them so special

The first colum is for male the second female the last colum is sex unknown Juv.

For example 1.0.0 is one male , 0.1.0 is one female 0.0.9 is 9 Juv sex unknown

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)

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

LEVIATHAN

The res you are refering to is Red-eared Slider -Trachemys scripta elegans I presume

Even thou the male may/may not start showing interest towards female but I am 100 % that female at 4 inch - 6 inch will not lay eggs even if mated / not mated to

From what I know RES 's male only grow longer nails thicker longer tail and no concave plastron

Have you got another species or ???? I would love to see your RES's concave plastron
PLS do post their pics
THANKS in advance

Are the four RES your first RES or have you had other RES before as I have seen many adult RES be them Male or female NO male RES has a concave plastron
That link is just teaching you to sex M and F turtle in general not just slider species
Pls do post your RES 's plastron pic (the concave part ) would really love to see that (eye opener )

Thanks

Watery Nose could also mean allegeric to small dust particles stuck in nose

But bubbles only mean flu - Runny Nose Syndrome (RNS)

Could be easy to treat if preventive measure like vitamin given regularly

High humidity in tropical monsoon season usually cause species from drier area have RNS

And the eye are they sunken or puffy and watery too ???

I 'm Impressed very Impressed with one of the rarest tortoise in captivity in the world

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Added on February 22, 2007, 10:44 amI need more information like where are the tortoise kept , in and on like in fish tank on saw dust as substrate or ????
If just allergic to dust particle easier to reticfied than if RNS caused by bacterial/fungal/viral infection





This post has been edited by SAMPERTH: Feb 22 2007, 10:44 AM