1) I feed both and only some accepted the leaves
2) No but no harm leaving on 24/7 as they will find a corner to tug in for the night if enclosure big enough !!

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Added on October 11, 2009, 9:32 pmHe is the guy -Jaredkuo with the "huge" black tortoise and I think is is based out of Johore !!

All the best

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Not really , I dont and they do just fine !!

Right but dont really apply to AST - Alligator Snapping Turtle !!

No , Sulcata are more yellow/golden in colour (wild form) like below !!

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Those / these are local sp thus possible to catch locally (if you know where to look ) those offered for sale are either WC locally or imported from neighbouring countries thus the lelong price !!

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Heres mine , just bought it off my friend for price you know !! I think could have being yours right ??

Its a CB yearlings

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Also got its babies pic from more than a year ago !!

Haha NO if you pick up I can arrange a few for you to choose or you can buy from the other SAM (he breeds them - I think a few eggs cooking now )!!

HAHA LOL no way we wont do anything illegal !! Just FYI

Nice star you got there , how big ? Welcome to this thread

They are worth every penny or should I say every RM you spent on them !! They will grow huge and you will never turn back (too bloody beautiful for words )



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For now I think should be sufficient for the tank space but do consider getting them some sort of filter !!

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If you wanna train them to take non-live food consider feeding in another tank or remove the small pebbles altogather !!

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My friend's about 20 inch AST if include tail 35 or 36 inch !!

Just went to visit over weekend !!

Enjoy

My friend bought as 2 inch I think back in 98 or 99 so about 10 yrs old now !!

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You be the judge they the original pair !! Look intact or shorten ??

Hows the poo , diet for the last few weeks and its enclosure (substrate used ) ?? Need those infor to determine cause !! Many sickness have same or different causes !!

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Added on October 29, 2009, 4:11 am3 species shown just in this page alone - Roofed turtle , Phayrei (tortoise) and Alligator snapper turtle !!

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Just french bean ?? If so more sure whats wrong !!


What they sleep on , or should I say what you use to line their enclosure ie Newspaper , soil , Small pebbles , sawdust/chip .....etc


Sick animals dont move or eat much if they do still move or eat !!



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Is it wrong that if you just eat KFC 3 meals a day 7 days a week for a year ?? But since you let it roam in garden to eat grass and with newspaper as substrate my "stone in gut" theory may not be the cause !!

Any pic of it ?? I am thinking another way then - French Bean(rapid growth) , lack of calcium to cause MBD thus weak limbs

Pls do some research ie basic diet or MBD before buying/keeping them (Shop keeper ,seller told you they do just fine on beans or Kang-kong or cucumber ....mono food item as diet )

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Added on October 29, 2009, 9:10 pmBoth very nice but do keep an eye on the diet on the baby sulcata - they tend to over-eat on junk and deformed and die for no reason

Baby sulcata has the highest growth rate (from record my fren and I kept) Our best grew av 3 inch or 7.6 cm per year for the first 3 years to reach about a foot long at begining of year 4 - not lumpy or deformed in any part , kind of growth !!

Aldabra and Yni comes next (growth from baby/hatchling )in our records !!

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Added on October 29, 2009, 10:07 pmSnake,short,long,french Beans (white urate both soft or solid beside rapid unsteady growth ) , dog/cat food ..........etc List just goes on and on Best is just feed them Hay or lawn grass (slow , steady , nice growth) You should get about 2 inch per year !!

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Added on October 29, 2009, 10:36 pmYou keeping them pretty dry ?? Look at the scales on their head , and the scutes(last pic especially) and front limbs on the cherry-head pic !!

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If all above OK maybe some other long term issue under-address diet or ....etc Better send for Vet check !! Like our friend say she too young for egg bound issue !!

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Added on October 29, 2009, 10:44 pmSure !! Will tell him that !! He is upset his herd not producing anything yet !!

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This one's shell not as smooth as they should be (I call these small lump or warty )!! The rest OK As many sources pointing pyramid of shell towards to too low overall humidity togather with diet and supplement !!
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Will end up something like the above Red-Foot if continue down the same path !! (Red-Footed not mine but being offered to me few months back )
Should be like the above Cherry

Remember(he must have shown you ) that baby Aldabra in KK all else OK except for that 3 fused togather scutes that refuse to seperate for the 1 year he has it , thus the deformed overall shape of the carapace - wrong diet beside lack of supplement

Dry skin around head and front limbs seems to like to "attack" indoor Cherry-Head - dont know why !! But since you moving them soon to outdoor should be OK or be corrected by then !!

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Added on October 30, 2009, 6:56 amNice baby Sulcata you got there !!

The food part can only see green leaves ( no idea whats being given , so no comment )

As for those paper pellets as substrate do use more to pack them to about 2 or 3 inches deep - keep the dust down to the bottom and Sulcata of all ages like to dig and stay down a bit !!

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