my fren bought this pair of star tortoise last weekend, actually i the one who interested in buying them but i dun hav budget . lol . end up my fren bought it. but doesnt matter.

Can u guys tell me the sex of this two tortoise??... the tokey at Irene said its a pair - male n female ... but i dunno, it seems not...uh...

hellps !! --->

The tale part pic......

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Some more pic....

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do tell me if more picture is needed...tq...

This post has been edited by Skatila: Mar 5 2008, 02:05 AM

this is the 1st time i saw a tortoise xxx liaw .... thanx 4 the pics ..

eh .. i read newspaper today .. say indian , indonesia had banned export of those star tortoise .. its illegal now in malaysia to having those as pet .. if caught duno need pay how much saman .. not very sure .. u read the star tuesday de

lol... ...i didnt mean u 2 see that, btw, i got sumore if u want

dont want lah.. nanti mata saya bengkak ... lol

ye ker ... my fren own them , i just want some knowledge

guys...hye...i'm just a newbie here... well, can pay a visit to this page,its about star tortoise.... --->http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/645203...tq

They are still small bro, at 3 inch would be fine to sex them. Even some at 4 inch still 50/50.

LOLZ!!!!

This post has been edited by uzairi: Mar 5 2008, 11:03 AM

You should ask it here, that's the purpose of this thread

The article:
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?act=ST&f=117&t=644806

wei, saman up to rm100,000 lah.. dun pray pray... better be careful

yalo .. i no bluff u all de .. so sent the tortoise to me .. i take care of it ...

Her story :
It was a cold windy evening before anyone noticed the epic battle that has ensued. She already had swollen eyes and neck by that time. We did everything we could to help her cause.
Rushing from vet to vet only to find that it has to be the next morning before a vet that handles exotic pets can see her. However she endured the night waiting to see the person whom might be able to give her a solution.

The next morning, she went out to bask in the bright yellow sun for a lil while hoping that it would stop her running nose. When she finally got to see the vet, she must have been in so much pain that her head couldn't even retract to the safety of her shell. During the examination, with tears in her eyes she allowed the vet to check her symptoms without letting out a squeak. The vet said that it was a serious lung infection. She could not hold her tears back when the vet injected her but the medicine seemed to have allowed her pain to subside as she was a lil more active now, moving around to find a better place for her to lie down and sleep waiting for the medicine to take its full effect.

She slept throughout the day, not even having the energy to eat but still made the effort to give her supporters eye contact to let them know that she's still here fighting her battle the hardest she could. She wasn't able to do much until it was time to meet the vet again. However this time she was able to retract back into the comfort of her shell which was a good sign. The vet wanted to confirm her condition therefore an X-ray was performed. The X-ray showed that her right lung was filled with water due to the infection. Another jab was performed, maybe she was used to it, maybe she just didn't have the strength for another tear, she accepted it without any acknowledgment. Thinking that she needed her rest like the last time, her supporters placed her in her sleeping area.

Come feeding time, her supporters found her not moving, not even a smallest reaction when gently nudged. Stroking her softly, her supporters was unwilling to believe that she has left them. Still believing that she might have still been fighting hard, her supporters left her there, checking whether she moved even if a little. However, body started to get even more stiff and there was still no sign of movement. Still doubting the fact, her supporters left her in her sleeping area over night, waking early in the morning to check on her but sadly she did not even move throughout the night.

She lost the battle but she will always be remembered by her supporters. Her name was Decimus.

*sry for such a long post but i just wanted to vent it out*

The doctor said that she most probably died due to pneumonia. At the vet, the doctor said that torts metabolism rate is very slow which may be one of the reason why they can live so long but it was a setback in this situation as it took the medicine much longer to take effect. So as an advise, if theres anything wrong with ur tort, administer med as soon as possible as it takes longer for them to heal. Btw Uzairi can answer sum questions at the previous few posts bout the food n all plz. Tq.

Why all new threads emerged when most stuff here? LOL.... newbies, refer lah to the thread the sifus created.... anyway, will merge.

Sorry to hear about your lost. May your tortoise RIP

Anyway, nice english

can anyone here advice me how to make my ST not scare of me ? 1 of my biggest ST....sooooo scared of everything...paranoid
everytime i open my tank cover, he/she already in defence mode(masuk dlm carapace 100%)...... my other 3 not even scared of me. everytime i hold them on my palm....they tried to run or push my hand.....but the biggest 1...aiyoooo.... pengecut....

I had the same issue with Sam. Took me nearly 2 weeks of bonding. Now it is friendly already. Can even pet on it's head now

How I bond?
1) Time
2) Patience
3) Play / Pet it often

It will get use to you. Most important is that it must eat

My ST which passed away had some infection too, but when took injection she didn't even have the strength to shrink into her shell and struggled very little. She also won't eat so I had to force feed her for about 2 weeks. She didn't make it...

If your ST looks very sleepy and hardly moves regardless of how much you bask it, and seems to have anything swollen or look a bit ballooning, please faster bring to vet. A soft shell is also very bad.

RIP Decimus... At least she suffers no more.

This post has been edited by Jamien: Mar 5 2008, 09:31 PM

Nothing to worry if you only keep RES like me.

That's why i was wondering...

Uzairi don't keep Star tortoise and leapord Tortoise?