Theres should be more to be laid and chances of hatching is close to zero unless collected as they are laid !!

* Reptile eggs - tortoise especially dehydrate fast (Star has hard shelled eggs so the dehydration cant be noticed unlike sea turtle or emys emys ) and hours after laid they cant be rotated !!

And like uzairi say they can lay unfertilized eggs !!

Singapore used to be such a heaven for such exotic stuff (quite a while back ie early 1990s to even late 90s )!! In most pet/fish shop you will be able to see 10s of 10s of baby Indian star offered for sale (If my memory serve me OK I think 80-120 a pc )

Where in Malaysia then the most exotic is Iguana or Hamster ...

Just want to ask?
How much 2.5 -3inch baby sulcata retail in KL and surround ? Thanks

So if Rm 400 should be a good deal ?? LFS pricing them at RM400 a pc and if pair can discount a bit more - claim to be CB locally !!

Usually priced at RM 600 onwards over here in Sabah !!

Even so not many people interested as too many imported sulcata die in their hand before !!

That one (change color cicak) not hard at all especially the Veiled !! LOL
ya sulcata more hardy but imported stuff ( hatchlings especially) r almost as fragile if not kept at peak condition !!

Wow

Whats the largest you got now ?

How large an army you intend to build ? All the best in that

Usually Black emys - M.emys phayrei Thailand upwards

Brown emys - M.emys emys South of Thailand all the way to Borneo and Sumatra Island

Ease/cheapness of getting locally will be the Brown emys


What do you keep at the moment ?

Wow so many but do prepare for them well when they grow up !! Lots of feeding beside lots of water change unless v good filter installed

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Added on March 12, 2010, 12:56 pmBrown can be anything from free to rm 1000 for large specimen
Black since can't be caught locally range from rm 500 n up
Where or who you get them from beside how many will also directly determine the price quoted !!

Radiated should be your best bet as price used to be the deterent from getting them !! Nowadays some black emys (adpost.com has one asking rm1xxx) has higher asking price than average radiated !!

Since your first land tort why not get something local n cheaper than all the above - elongated tortoise

This post has been edited by SAMPERTH: Mar 12 2010, 12:56 PM

Snapper (Alligator especially) are not the basking type unlike Slider , most AST will be uneasy out of water or water level too low

As for UV/Vitamin D3 ...etc just let some sunlight shine your setup if outdoor or bask them in water (since your AST still small )

Since all my AST are housed outdoor I dont have such worries - but you dont hear stories of them having MBD .....etc from lack of sunshine / Vit D3

Snapper are a lot easier to keep than other turtle in the market

Just get the lowest watts and on maybe 1 hr a day or few hours at once , once a week

But not really needed for this specie

Since you like them so much
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Enjoy

This post has been edited by SAMPERTH: Mar 14 2010, 06:07 PM

If those guppies are from drain then maybe. But if cull or rejects (platy , guppies , mollies or sword tail ...etc ) from fish farm why not - size and price wise .

The tilapia if WC from drain , will they be any cleaner ? Unless those red one CB for stocking pond BUT how much will that be per piece - 10 sen , 20 sen a pc ?

Most of my turtle dine on baby koi - rejects from farm at 1.5 - 2 inch for 5 sen each All my turtle do alright so far !!

Ya RES - Red Year slider

FRT - Fly River Turtle , Pig nose , piggy ...etc

AST - Alligator Snapper Turtle

Among some others short term used !!

Good sign its growing LOL
Do remember they will eat even more as they grow up !! ie a few kg per specimen per week of food !!

Try to wean them off live food (save you heaps in food bill ) - Frozen seafood or any meat item are equally good !! Try to feed whole item (even thou foul water real quick) but better for your animals

Whole item as in prawn with shell(no head and tail pls ) Fish with gut , Chicken bone in ...etc

Why not if you can provide
- Saltwater
- Big enough space (grow fast outgrow 4 ft tank in less than 2 yrs )

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This post has been edited by SAMPERTH: Apr 23 2010, 04:17 AM