Can't tell from this side if it's a elongated or a Hingeback

I think its neither !! Maybe Its not even a tortoise !!

I think its a Notochelys platynota - Malayan Flat-shelled Turtle

http://www.chelonia.org/notochelys_gallery.htm

Hint given as in " local beauty"

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BTW how could I be wrong , my friend has a whole yard of them !! ranging in size from newly hatch to seasoned (shell worned smooth ) breeder !!

This post has been edited by SAMPERTH: Mar 20 2009, 01:31 PM

Hie Guys,

Ooh.. My torts in near 5 inches in SCL. I never feed them long beans, but when beginning, used to feed them a lot of Exo Terra pellets. I think this maybe the cause for the minor pyramiding. Now I'm only feed them green mustard, unless when I want to feed them calcium supplement, I will feed them on top of wet pellets.

My snapper is around 3.5 inches though. Quite heavy eater. Once snap on a large feeder fish, its claws can easily torn the fish into halves. Was thinking to sell the ally snapper though. It's too fierce for me to handle..haha.

cool bro..siap ade waterfall lg kt blakang..bro,cmne skrg?dh ok belum?

yeah, u rite SAM,uzairi confirm it that is Malayan Flat-shelled Turtle..

This post has been edited by slackerz: Mar 20 2009, 10:29 AM

Those Malayan Flat-shelled turtle are even cuter and nicer/colourful as hatchlings , ranging from yellowish green (most sources say apple green ) to yellow with some dots on some of the scutes !!
Comparable to pastel RES without the pattern !!

Try search the net for pic (quite rare)

maybe thats just cause by genetic?because my ST,have vary grwoth.some like to have pyramid,and one of them has really smooth shell..but some pellet do contain high protein..i dunno with exo-terra.

really?i dun know that.thanks for the info..maybe ill try to google the pic..i just know that some people harvest them for food.

http://www.asianturtle.org/htm/species_Not..._platynota.html

yup,it's Malayan Flat-shell turtle...
just got to rescue this beauty from being someone tablefood....
turtle/tortise is not my cup of tea..
so i may open Mr.Brown for adoption,only for advance keeper...tks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zb1rJ5jsbPc&feature=channel

This post has been edited by chronic_Jr: Mar 22 2009, 12:07 AM

Mr.Brown?really up-to date name la bro,kwah3..

Way to go bro, what a noble action to do.

i got an AST...i kept it for the the past 1.5 years...only give ikan longkang...fast grow n seems no problem at all

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Added on March 22, 2009, 10:47 ama good link indeed...

This post has been edited by brokenglass: Mar 22 2009, 10:47 AM

my pet turtle's website

just now,i went to a aqua shop to bought the largest turtle[or some sifus can provide me what kind is the turtle i bought] i had ever saw...weight:65kg...size 80cm long,70cm wide of the shell...purpose of buying is to free it back to the nature...in mandarin[fang shen]

This post has been edited by adrian7386: Mar 23 2009, 07:53 PM


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Orlitia borneensis Malayasin Giant Turtle maybe ??

Very nice !!

it seems like he dont like to eat those vege and apples which i gave...is it need time to cope with te new environment?

Give banana a go !! Like you mention yourself - new environment !!

wow.. how much u bought it?

RM200...just now when i check it,it ate all those apples i gave just now...ok going to let it try some bananas...

LOL, where'd you get one?

cheap rite??lolz...dont know where the tauke catch it...