Finding a mate for the poor turtle is so difficult...hehe

Will this senario happen to any of our local species ??

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Added on October 10, 2008, 9:34 amI dont think that hard actually ( I reckon there must be a few in private hand somewhere in this world)

Even if there is who dare to surface due to CITES , Law right behind them if they do ( Obtained illegally maybe )




This post has been edited by SAMPERTH: Oct 10 2008, 09:34 AM

when it comes to local species that face extinction, i think none other face more threat than Malayemys subtrijuga. hard to find in the wild, hard to establish in captivity, specialised diet (though some specimens i kept before already took nightcrawlers and prawn), small clutch size and even CB hatchling acclimatise badly (US and European keepers report high mortality rate of Japan CB hatchling, even a friend here reports the same thing).

to make things worse, this species does not hold high commercial value (for private breeders to really concentrate on them) or high enough profile (for government-funded/NGO to start on a rehab center).

another one that might need attention is Amyda cartilaginea, although they are easier to establish in captivity and have high egg yields.

other local threatened and endangered species (spiny, chitra chitra, impressa, emys, etc) are highly valued in the market, so i'm not as concerned as many private breeders are working on them.

high profile species (Batagur baska, Callagur borneoensis, Dermochelys coriacea, Eretmochelys imbricata) of course took center stage as government agencies and WWF (should be WTF LOL) had established rehab facilities although it seems like they're doing some lousy works.

This post has been edited by camillenoir: Oct 10 2008, 11:17 AM

I just bought sera pellets... good brand ?

I am looking high an low for Malayemys subtrijuga , Callagur borneoensis too bad hard to find ..haiz

start breeding snails first bro, that would help very very much if you get the malayemys. and i should warn you that the balance between de-parasite procedures and acclimatisation for this particular species is damn hard to maintain; it makes acclimatising impressa looks like eating cotton candy.

callagur... too risky, too noticeable

this malayan snail eating turtle really just feed on snails? any other meat they wont take?

Emmys eggs ... rosak ...haiz

I used to switch on the NightGlo at night but it jus worn out 3 months after usage
Do u combine with any UVB light eg repti glo? Also switch on 24 hours?

Sorry...been busy with my projects...anyway...here are the pics...you can see the significant gap of growth between them two


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Is this it's penis?

I think the bigger one is a female...
WHY ARE FEMALES ALWAYS BIGGER? LOLZ

Ooo...so the bigger one is a she huh~? This makes it a fat girl then

Frequent movements on the eggs would kill it as the embryo would drown in my experience.

The size gap is quite big, even if its a female i dont think she will outgrowth the male by that much.

It was me, didnt notice i was using my bro's acc lol

hi guys, I'm new her n I really2 nd ur help. My fren bought a apir of baby green turtle in july. Nw she's bored with them n want to dump them @ wet world shah alam. I've been persuading her not to do it cz its inhumane. But it doesn't seem 2 b wrkg. I can't take care of thm bcoz inexperienced n already hv 3 robo hammies. Can someone tell me what to do?

flush flush flush in the toilet bowl ! lol jk . give it to someone lah. i bet there will be takers here.

i am guessing its a RES which can be found anywhere in petshop.
well, try putting out for adoption. maybe it works.

Release RES in the river and fark up our ecosystem -.-''

bigger than leslie's...

have you been drinking?


clearly your friend is an impulse buyer who thought that keeping turtle is cool at the time of purchase...

just put it up on adoption. and make sure that the adopter won't release it...

my snapper can take care of them better than toilet bowl

separate them and monitor the growth.