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Turtles, Terrapins and Tortoises V3, Shell reptiles please enter here...
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 Mar 18 2008, 11:41 AM
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Mar 18 2008, 11:50 AM
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hi, I bought this ST since jan2008. and i onli notice there is a good forum lowyat.net in malaysia discussing about this yesterday.
here i attached a photo of my ST. it seems a bit different from other ST. mine is like many yellow/orange (dunno what it call officially) line on the shell. And it makes me think if it's a real ST? or sri langka or Burma (less likely)? Attached thumbnail(s) 
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Mar 18 2008, 12:13 PM
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another thing, i'm not sure if it's common, but i find that bright STs' (smaller black patches) shells are not as 'round' or 'high' as the darker ones. but that's my observation lah, i don't know if it's true. [/quote] just for comparision, i attached a photo from other member in this forum (forgot his name, hope he/she does not mind). within this photo, we can see there are different types of yellow stripes/lines among the ST. just wonder why?  Attached thumbnail(s) 
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Mar 18 2008, 03:21 PM
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thank you all for your opinion.
i'm really happen and excited that there are so many ppl interested in the tortoise here. within 3 hours , i hve like more than 5 replies. ive a very simple way of keeping this ST. just keep in the carton box (top open, of course) about 90x90cm2. At bottom, i just put some newspaper. after she/he pee or poo. just remove the newspaper. Feed the bean and tortoise food (as shown in page #27) twice a day. when i'm free, i will give her some bath or sunlight (in the morning). hmm.. dunno if this is ok or not. i plan to buy some vitamin& mineral , calcium . do you guys think it's very important to keep my ST healthy?  |
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Mar 18 2008, 03:59 PM
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QUOTE(dzi921 @ Mar 18 2008, 03:48 PM) Someone selling leopard here expensive ler. do you guys agree?http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/653421 Kesian the tortoises... Tank so small |
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Mar 18 2008, 05:20 PM
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QUOTE(edjo84 @ Mar 18 2008, 05:03 PM) anyone know where can i get labi labi for pet sorry... what is labi labi? tortoise? |
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Mar 19 2008, 11:04 AM
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QUOTE(Fat^Cat @ Mar 19 2008, 12:48 AM) BURMESE STAR TORTOISE mind to explain in detail how to defferentiate them? tks.   Added on March 19, 2008, 12:53 amLEFT - Sri Lankan Star Tortoise, MIDDLE - Indian Star Tortoise & RIGHT - Sri Lankan Star Tortoise  |
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Mar 21 2008, 10:47 AM
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QUOTE(Skatila @ Mar 20 2008, 07:12 AM) erk!how terrible.. hello all, pls share with me what's wrong with the ST on the 2 pictures shown by Skatila? sorry for noob questions. kesiannyee...  i think yg dkt irene 2 lg ok,coz ia just mcm berkedut2 only at one part of his/her shell.cam kecacatan sejak kecil.. em,im think 3 of them all female.but maybe irene still keep many of them..the MATAMATA pair there was for 'display' - yeah rite, i think if sumone want to buy it then the tokey surely will sale it lah... |
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Mar 21 2008, 03:34 PM
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some1 pls explain in detail what's wrong with this ST?
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Mar 21 2008, 03:46 PM
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QUOTE(livingmonolith @ Mar 21 2008, 03:40 PM) the tortoise in the 2 pictures is suffering from what we call pyramiding. tks. to confirm i understand what u explain. i attached a photo. pyramids refers to the red arrows?this occurs when the tortoise's diet is having a high protein percentage, or lack of vitamin D3, too much phosphorus, not enough calcium or lack of natural sunlight. any of these can cause 'pyramids' to form, and can't be repaired or healed. the only consolation is if you spot it early you'll have time to rectify the diet and reduce the pyramiding levels. usually tortoises with this problem usually have other health troubles, like metabolic bone disease, soft shell or renal problems, which explains why these STs can't live that long. Attached thumbnail(s) 
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Mar 21 2008, 06:01 PM
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QUOTE(livingmonolith @ Mar 21 2008, 03:52 PM) yep, you got that right. sorry for noob question. I thought by nature there are pyramid shape forming at the scutes? pls correct if i'm wrong.rather than growing equally so that the tortoise have a 'rounder' shape, the shell has irregular growth and thus forming the scutes, which we call pyramids. |
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Mar 22 2008, 12:28 AM
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QUOTE(uzairi @ Mar 21 2008, 06:04 PM) Some might have natural pyramiding but its not that obvious. That was mainly because of the diet or genetic traits. mind to tell me how to differentciate the natural vs problematic pyramiding? thank you.... |
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