need some advice here. i noticed my ST has non-uniform grow on the shell. i differenciate this by different color of the shell, new one with lighter colour.
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what's wrong? lack of calcium? thank you.

Is there anyway to find out if it's a import one or ex-pet or..?

i think the second picture is a common snapping turtle. Can further confirm if there is a red 'worm' inside its mouth.

it's a new info. i.e. the red worm fade as the AST grows older. difficult for me to find the specimen of the age 1,5, and 10. Probably some members here can share. tks.

ELMO, 12" AST... that's really big. mind to share the photos of ur ASTs?

sorry, my bad. since the recent discussion is mostly on AST... so i myself made the assumption that u have AST.

waiting for ur photos...

i thought phyramiding normally happen on tortoise, but not turtle?

i recall most of the sifu here recommend to bring TT for sun basking during morning and evening....
what's the reason behind? Noon or afternoon can? does sun during noon/afternoon 'gives' more UVA & UVB ?

is the suppliment vitamin D3 available?

sorry... if i ask noob questions.

i heard some said ally need basking oso. just to promote good shell growth.

fyi... i went to ikano power center last week.

there is one common snapping turtle, quite big , about 6" long. very aggresive. they are selling at RM400.

there is another ally snapping turtle, very small , i think about 2 inch. Price tag show RM250.

if any1 interested, u can take a look.

is the tail broken for the bigger AST ?

yeah.. it's the Common Snaping turtle near the counter. it has been there for at least 3 months. The last time i saw the price tag is RM350. the size is about 6 inches. i think not many ppl interested ... that's why still there.

2 inches AST selling at RM280 is considered cheap lor. Worth to buy!

just a friendly reminder.. 4-5 inch AST is quite fierce. pls take note.

This post has been edited by pisang: Feb 21 2010, 11:18 AM

wanna ask, what's the water level best for AST?

some ppl say high water level will help the growth of the spikes of the carapace. is this true ? sifu pls comment.

mind to explain a bit.. or share some links with additional info?

pls see some online info at below link:

http://www.chelydra.org/snapping_turtle_growth_charts.html