Congrats!!!! Happy lah V2!!!

The price I would say... leopard more expensive than star... oh, I wanted a leopard but coz money tak da, get star loh heheeh...

Actually, it is illegal to catch wild animals and take them as pets in Malaysia... but our law still a bit slow loh.

Soon, star tortoises may need licence but that was just said, not done yet... I heard it last year summore...

Porcupine and Pangolin, the wild ones in our forest is illegal to keep... if you caught keeping one can kena high fine loh. I dunno bout tortoises and turtles though.... still, we gotta be careful.

Actually, they do catch... just cannot catch everyone of them. Also, the enforces dunno when or where the turtles lay eggs, as in their direct spot, so sometimes it's hard for them to monitor. Also, there are more turtle egg stealers than there are enforces...

In the wild, well, most of the land tortoises try to stay on the dry areas.... when rain, if a little is ok, they do enjoy a little rain. If say african and indian tortoises... well, they don't get much rain. But when flood, they drown... no choice. But most of the tortoises will go to higher land sometimes...

Hatchling sensitive mah... very prone to diseases.... I have experienced this before. Pet Family get older stock so that they got less chance of dying. Other countries, even RES gotta be sold at minimum of 4 inches... but RES here people only want small small plus they are easier to maintain than land tortoises in terms habitat.

dai86

Told you so many times use the quote button liao. Just click quote to all the post you wanna reply then later click add reply lah. So easy...

If turtles are fed a diet of fish, shrimp and turtle pellets, already got calcium in their diet.

Only land tortoises need the extra calcium coz land tortoises do not eat fish or shrimp. The fish and shrimp already has natural calcium... land tortoises eat greens... so greens don't carry enough calcium. We also cannot feed tortoise pellets to them everyday coz tortoise pellets is actually high in wheat and corn, not what tortoises eat in the wild and high in protein. A land tortoise basically needs more fiber in their diet. The extra calcium from supplements boost their bone and shell health.

You cannot bring Star Tortoise into Singapore. Once caught, you can go to jail friend.... all exotics are BANNED to be own there. Only RES can be kept as pets but Stars are no no at all....

It is illegal to keep Star tortoise in Singapore.... so the owners of Stars there keep very quiet... but if we were to go in with 1 tortoise, die loh hahahh...

All types of Tortoises and turtles are banned... except RES... well, this is what I get from my friends living in Singapore. Those tortoises and reptiles that some people have are all those illegal ones.... even frog also no one dare say they rare it in the open.

Also, it is illegal to sell animals online also.... that is Singapore rule liao.

Singaporeans try and make do with Chincillas and hamsters heheheh, cheap also.... but they got better freedom with dogs.. unlike here, not so open minded bout dogs lah.

The rule was impose so that people will not be careless and also sellers won't go and catch wild animals.

you see, most of our exotic pets here, especially reptiles are caught from the wild... if keep catching the wild animals, sure pupus later loh. Most of the turtles and tortoises are wild caught... pity lah but that is Malaysia's pet trade. Singapore saw this happened in their country and they wanna preserve the wild animals so they make a law that no wild animal or exotic pet should be caught or kept as a pet. It keeps suppliers from asking the orang asli to catch wild animals also...

Also, many people tend to abandon their exotic pets. If I'm not mistaken, there is a turtle and tortoise santuary there.... it houses the confisticated tortoises and turtles I think... or is it a library? LOL, my brain not working so my memory fuzzy... but many exotics get abandon at the zoo and animal shelter....

In Malaysia also the same mah, Zoo Negara always get Iguanas, snakes, parrots, rabbits, mice and gerbils and loads of RES dumped at their doorstep. But many do not know that most of the rabbits and mice and gerbils or whatever rodents are fed to the snakes.... as food.... no choice, Zoo Negara no space to upkeep more animals and of course rodents are food to snakes.

One day, this law will come into Malaysia... I sense it loh.... We just dunno when.

Start loh turtle farm... but can you imagine how many people will dump their RES and unwanted tortoises?

Hahaha... I would say parents also.... I wanna get more tortoises also cannot... I'm would like another Star and an Elongated heheheh... sigh sigh.... I want another star star....

Hay can become moldy and breed bacteria when wet. Stick to woodchips. It is the best.

You can also try a brand called Woody Pet. I mix the woodchips with Woody Pet, absorbs pee very well.

dai86,

I just merge your postings and you post another one.... cannot edit meh? if you got anything to add, please edit your post. It is very tiring to always merge your postings.

told him many times liao but still the same... never change...aiyoh, tiring mah... also, I always merge post in this thread... others like no need wan, only the tortoise and turtle thread.

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....

Show you something... uncommon hahaha....

http://www.amazonreptilecenter.com/popup.php3?id=1932

Edit to jaga loh.... but I only edite words unless the pictures are too disturbing.

I never touch any photos here, so you sempat to see all lah.... just some words only.

Wow, such a big beauty Hard to hide if i wanna have hahahah....