Tortoise Pictures

Newbie Posts : 32 Quezon City Join date : 2010-12-03

Currently got hooked with torts.

Here's my Sulcata with my elongata at the back.

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Okay ba ang kang kong for them? Thanks. Had the elongated tortoise for 2 months. The sulcata 1 month palang.

Subject: Re: Tortoise Pictures Fri Dec 03, 2010 11:06 pm

ang cute ng sulcata hehehe... i think ok naman sa kanila ang kang kong. pero wait nating ung mga expert sa torts Very Happy

Newbie Posts : 32 Quezon City Join date : 2010-12-03

Yeah. Hehe. Smile

Nakawala lang sila sa terrace namin. Para they can get enough heat and they can roam around whenever they want to.

Subject: Re: Tortoise Pictures Fri Dec 03, 2010 11:11 pm

yeap tama un. dapat talaga easy access sila sa sun para anytime na gusto nila eh pwede Very Happy

Newbie Posts : 32 Join date : 2010-02-16

Just want to share my cherry head pics... got it last Dec 2009 at 5 inches. currently at 10.5inches 12/01/10. diet is fruits,veggies(Romaine lettuce, kangkong,kamote tops, dahon ng sayote, gumamela (leaves and flower), okra,eggplant etc. lean meat(Chicken/beef), superworms,snails, koi food.

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Newbie Posts : 32 Quezon City Join date : 2010-12-03

Ganda bro! Smile

Im eyeing for an Indian Star naman next. Or a red foot siguro.

I feed my sulcata kang kong. Okay ba yon? How can I avoid pyramiding? Nakakapraning hahah.

Newbie Posts : 32 Join date : 2010-02-16

lendz wrote:: Ganda bro!

Im eyeing for an Indian Star naman next. Or a red foot siguro.

I feed my sulcata kang kong. Okay ba yon? How can I avoid pyramiding? Nakakapraning hahah.

Thnks bro, been giving her TLC .

Iba ksi diet ng desert tort from a rain forest type tort. What is essential to a redfoot maybe bad for an african spur thighed tort. ok naman yung kang kong but variety is the key para mkuha nya diff nutrients na nid nya. my friend feeds his sulcata petchay,gumamela flowers and leaves and he lets the tort graze in his garden na full of diff weeds and grasses. ofcourse supplement its diet w/calcium or you can use cuttlebone scrappings and vitamins for reptiles. Hope this helps and gudluck! sunny

PS. Btw Elongata and redfoot has the same diet requirements. Wink

Newbie Posts : 32 Quezon City Join date : 2010-12-03

thanks sir! Smile

Sana makakuha ako ng tort ulit this christmas. Very Happy

**VIP** Posts : 64 the cosmos Join date : 2011-05-03

pa share po ng pix ng mga tortoise ko....

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high yellow radiata tortoise

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my 3 yrs old normal radiata

**VIP** Posts : 64 the cosmos Join date : 2011-05-03

lendz wrote:: Currently got hooked with torts.

Here's my Sulcata with my elongata at the back.

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Okay ba ang kang kong for them? Thanks. Had the elongated tortoise for 2 months. The sulcata 1 month palang.

....hhmmm!!!...parang kilala ko 'to ah!!..sir! kaw ba yan!!..si zik or gid!!? Shocked

Subject: Re: Tortoise Pictures Sun Nov 06, 2011 3:19 pm

ask ko lang po kung san makakabili ng sulcata na mura 4-5k? or maitrade sa mga pets ko? Smile

thanx

Newbie Posts : 32 Join date : 2010-02-16

norin radd wrote:: pa share po ng pix ng mga tortoise ko....

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high yellow radiata tortoise

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my 3 yrs old normal radiata

Ganda nung Hi yellow nyo sir! thumbs up

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nasa11 inches CL na sya ngyn. Thanks for sharing po!

Subject: question lang po mga sir Sat May 05, 2012 2:56 am

nagagandahan ako sa sulcata at gusto kung kumuha kahit isa, pero everytime na magpapalam ako sa misis ko na mag alaga ng tortoise palagi nyang sinasabi na malas daw ito sa buhay, di ko nga din alam kung saan nya nakuha ung basehan na un, purket mabagal ang mga tortoise parang mabagal din daw asenso sa buhay, what can you say mga sir?

Subject: Re: Tortoise Pictures Sat May 05, 2012 11:31 am

sgtpong wrote:: nagagandahan ako sa sulcata at gusto kung kumuha kahit isa, pero everytime na magpapalam ako sa misis ko na mag alaga ng tortoise palagi nyang sinasabi na malas daw ito sa buhay, di ko nga din alam kung saan nya nakuha ung basehan na un, purket mabagal ang mga tortoise parang mabagal din daw asenso sa buhay, what can you say mga sir?

pure superstitious belief, nasa tao yan kung masipag o nd.. Very Happy

Pet Master Posts : 793 Makati City Join date : 2012-03-04

Ganda ng high yellow radiata at sulcata! drinks

Newbie Posts : 36 Baguio City Join date : 2011-05-16

Here's mine.

Sulcata named Yui Smile

She has irregular scutes and going 2 years old and 6 inches na.
Diet: Saluyot, pechay, kangkong, bok choi (correct my spelling please)..

Her Irregular scutes then:
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Her Irregular scutes now:
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Here she is after the soaking:
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Yui and my PGP named Poklat playing together (but of course, they are monitored).
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-Adrian Vincent

Subject: Re: Tortoise Pictures Fri Dec 28, 2012 8:48 am

CAVIATION wrote:: Ang gandang sulcata!!! Parang pre-historic animal ang balat!!!

Pet Legend Posts : 1893 Carpentaria Join date : 2012-10-03

adorable!! sana maafford ko sila lol.. i'll enjoy them via pics na lang lol

Newbie Posts : 36 Baguio City Join date : 2011-05-16

CAVIATION wrote:

CAVIATION wrote:: Ang gandang sulcata!!! Parang pre-historic animal ang balat!!!

But of course sir. They are quite hardy and I think they know their names when you keep calling them.
Hahaha. LOL.

dlonelyboy wrote:: adorable!! sana maafford ko sila lol.. i'll enjoy them via pics na lang lol

I used to have one but died due to unknown reasons (I gave it to my grandparents then kasi busy).
Then I bought another. Smile

But they are so expensive at the moment.

Subject: Re: Tortoise Pictures Fri Dec 28, 2012 12:58 pm

Ang ganda at ang cute ng sulcata mo sir Adrian Vincent Razz

Newbie Posts : 36 Baguio City Join date : 2011-05-16

Gagamboy wrote:: Ang ganda at ang cute ng sulcata mo sir Adrian Vincent

Salamat sir Gagamboy. Smile

Mabait pa siya at hindi nahihiya sa tao.
Yung dati ko kasi, laging takot sa tao. Smile

Might as well show this rare find.
Yung irregular scutes niya ay mukhang remote control (has R, L, Up and down and then the channels lol) lol!

Subject: Re: Tortoise Pictures Fri Dec 28, 2012 3:30 pm

Cute...
Ilang months/taon nyo po sya nung nabili nyo and if you dont mind, magkano?

Newbie Posts : 36 Baguio City Join date : 2011-05-16

Mazach wrote:: Cute...
Ilang months/taon nyo po sya nung nabili nyo and if you dont mind, magkano?

She's going to be 2 years this April 2013 po.
1 month old nung nabili ko (if my memory serves me right)..
Singlaki lang siya ng golfball dati..now she's grown as large as my palm..
Mura ko lang po siya nabili sir.. Smile

Kasi they thought she's a "runt" since the scutes are irregular but based on my researches, these irregular scutes are formed due to exposure to higher incubating temperatures when they were still eggs..
And since their gender is highly determined by the temperature they were incubated to, I believe that she and her features are likely female..
The higher the temperature = Females
The lower the temperature = Males
The cut-off temperature to determine high or low temperature is 30 degrees Celsius.
Smile

Subject: Re: Tortoise Pictures Fri Dec 28, 2012 5:00 pm

1 month? Wow...you're an expert in keeping torts, i heard they are hard to keep especially during their 1st yr, high mortality rate daw, thats why for newbies they recommend to get at least a yearling

Newbie Posts : 36 Baguio City Join date : 2011-05-16

Mazach wrote:: 1 month? Wow...you're an expert in keeping torts, i heard they are hard to keep especially during their 1st yr, high mortality rate daw, thats why for newbies they recommend to get at least a yearling

Oo sir. I proved that pero I gave another try why I didn't really repented..
Mabilis madehydrate ang mga less than year old and basking them under the sun is a pain kasi timed lang (I used to let Yui bask for less than 20 minutes then soak a bit again)..
And in my strategy, I cut the leaves of what I feed until about 8 months kasi di nila gagalawin yung food..
Pati lighting (since indoor pa sila by this stage) dapat timed.. Smile

But it was all worth it..
May ipapaman na ako sa mga apo ko..
Smile

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