i had the same problem myself...but pellets contain calcium just not dat much i guess...feed them reptomin and they like it...btw mustard greens is call wat in chinese ah ?? and where to buy grape leaves? thx

Yes, painted turtle looks like the one erico posted.

btw, turtle owners, how do u dust your pellets wit calcium? wat i mean is, the pellet will eventually be thrown into water. wouldn't the calcium dust be washed off?

look like this.??. Painted tortoise

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Added on January 11, 2010, 5:54 pm
Dont play play... once my sulcata eat fish, for sure she'll back to african very soon.. LOL

em.. old version o! where to find ar? since i still a Newbiz.. Haha

where did you get this?

wish! but very curious his price o! its seem very very expensive

tonite is exactly 1 week after one of my IST died. have been sad for a week, this pair of tortoises meant a lot to me. now i'm left with 1 IST, so i would like to make sure i'm caring it the right way.

1) am i doing it right?
captivity conditions:
cage: 40cmx25cm box with "cat litter recycled paper" bedding, out of cage roaming around inside the house during weekend
food: sawi (daily), pellets (once a week), some water in feeding pan (1-2 times a week), occasionally: baby spinach, kangkung, apple, guava, carrot
exposure to sun every morning (cage located near window)
bathe once a week

is this condition suitable? where can i buy cuttlefish bone?
2) what actually happened to the dead IST?
it used to eat and walk a lot, very active although it seems to have RNS all the time. it was given antibiotics before for the RNS, but i stop giving it since it was actually very active, not affected by the bubbles on its nose at all. i've cared for it for 2 years+2months. suddenly it seems to lost its appetite, not really eating. i don't know what happened, brought it to vet, was told it terribly dehydrated. so it was given sodium lactate injection, but still not eating, very weak. i brought it to work everyday, feeding it with water using syringe every 1-2 hour. after few days, it seems better, willing to open its eyes, much more stronger to move around but still not eating, no pee & poo at all. then after 1 week, it suddenly urinated a few times during the day, passed away that night. any idea what had happened? is there actually a way to save its life?
3) why both tortoises grow at different rate?
the 2 IST was bought at different place different time (less than a month), but similar in size. after 2 years+ , the dead ST didn't really grows much, increment about 1cm in SCL & 40g in weight. the other existing ST grows 2cm in SCL & 100g in weight. is it normal for tortoises to grow at different rate?
i'm sorry for my long post here. maybe i've asked a lot of stupid questions, but i really wished to learn more so that my only surviving tortoise can continue live healthily. would like to get a new companion for it but seems difficult to find. hope it won't get "depressed" living alone now......
4) actually, i have another question. i would like to keep the dead tortoise shell. don't want simply throw it into rubbish bin, but don't have proper place to bury it. so. i decided to keep it. i was told that i could freeze it in freezer, it'll shrink then can be removed from shell. then the shell must be soaked in formalin for some time. problem is i don't have formalin, so maybe will try vinegar instead. do anybody here have any experience preserving tortoise shell? any other better method?
any guidances/comments would be greatly appreciated.....thanks a lot....

Same type just from different area - north , south of range more commonly as Orinoco n Amazon form !! Our local market mostly the cheaper amazon form !! Turn your leaf over n snap a pic n i try to help you from there !

My 2 inch Western Painted Turtle.

I've noticed a whitish transparent layer on top of its skin. Is that skin fungus or just old skin which is shed?

Nah, not really big. Around 1.5 inch only but a very fun turtle to watch. Kinda skittish for now.

How do you house your ASTs for now bro?

Where can I get a common snapper, four-eyed turtle (Sacalia quadriocellata) and alligator snapping turtle in M'sia?

are u feeding those comet goldfish?

apparently, they're very bad for your turtles in the long run. high in fat amongst other stuff.

Does anybody know any veterinarian around PJ?i think my tortoise is sick.She didn't eat for days n the poo look like jelly kind of stuff.please Pm me the address if u know any.Urgent.thank in advance.Have a good day.

Just measured, exactly 12cm

[attachmentid=1435382][attachmentid=1435383][attachmentid=1435384][attachmentid=1435385][attachmentid=1435386]Hi! Budblely and everyone else here. Just stopping by to see what's going on. Cheers.

Some handphone pictures of my interest to share.

sigh...i wish to see more rare sp but see only la...cant afford to get one..

Guys, may I ask a simple question regarding AST?

I saw a pet shop selling 2 ASTs. However, one AST have sharp edge tail and another 1 looks like a little bit of chopped- off.

Is it because the tail is bitten by other AST before?

Of course we human wil always choose the perfect one. Yes the blunt tail is a broken tail. Cheers.