I have bought a SunGlo Daylight basking spotlamp,but it only provides UVA light. Meaning it unable to help in vit D synhesis?

I have seen solar glow sun simulating light which provide UVA , UVB light, Does it mean i need to change to this lamp?

If only 1 lamp is used, which type is the best? i have seen so many like daylight lamp etc..

I'm not sure bout the increasing the basking duration but its better to leave them in the morning sun when its not too hot say 7-9am? was advised that last time. and pumpkin is said to be a natural dewormer. same for leos?

erhh.. feed which part of the pumpkin? can stars consure pumpkin too?

Thnx for the info, i just brought it to a vet this morning, hope it gona get well soon. Not quite sure if pumpkin can really deworm? I HAve seen a dewroming product for tortise in a pet shop in tmn megah this morning, but cost rm4+.++ . Anybody tried albendazole b4?

Hmm, I wouldn't consider to deworm any tortoise by myself.. Best to consult a vet. Pyrantel pamoate is a good dewormer. Dosage is 11mg/kg.

guys..use the search function to check on the word 'pumpkin' den u would see what that has been mentioned before hand..

I have read somewhere in the forum that cuttlebone can be bought from chinese medicine shop? what do u call that in chinese??

Coz i couldn't find it in nearby petshop, n i duno wat to call it

where is ur location.
if u were around penang,i can tell you few beaches where u can collect the cuttlebone.
u can easily get it at any birds pet shop too!

I wan to buy RADIATAｔｏｒｔｏｉｓｅ．．．

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I now see why you ask me to buy 18 bottles of rep cal =-

haha,no la,my dad is tortoise lover mah...

no money buy radiata la,haha...my dad pay,then ok,haha

Im from Klang

Wonder if i can take it from a cuttlefish? Any petshop around Klang selling the cuttlebone?

Btw, is exo-terra Calcimize water conditioner sufficient as a calcium supplement to a tortoise?

This post has been edited by CreepyCrawly: Aug 13 2008, 11:04 PM

so eddie88, which beach in penang got cuttlebone?

Well, why don't u just buy from KW birds center? RM3 for 3 big pieces of cuttlefish bone.

Newbie, teach me ... I want to know more about toitoises.

Lets start with getting the spelling correct first !! Its Tortoises !! LOL

What you wanna know / learn ? I have a v gud mentor which you also know !!

Just that he very quiet in forum nowadays due to too much mouths that needs feeding !!

nowdays weather toooooo hot...am i right ?
even in my apartment.....my torts enclosure reach 22% humidity and 50'C.....
its that ok for Star ?
i juz put their vege in the morning...by evening....already keras...dried like rabbit hay.....
pity them...kinda hard to eat dried vege...

sam, What good species to keep? easy to care for ... also easy to breed.

wrong post.

This post has been edited by liette`: Aug 14 2008, 08:23 PM

No species are hard if you know how to keep them !! Only the breeding part is slightly more tricky !!

Just that some sp are more demanding in term of living enclosure !!

If you want something easy to care for and easy to breed - You cant go pass 2 of our local sp
Indotestudo elongata - Elongated Tortoise
Manouria emys emys - Burmese Brown Tortoise

A few other sp from the tropics who love humidity
Geochelone carbonaria - Red-foot Tortoise
Geochelone denticulata - Yellow-foot Tortoise
Geochelone platynota - Burmese Star Tortoise


All the above recommanded by the other SAM who keeps them and bred from them before !!


Of course there are many more sp who are good / easy to keep / care for !!