he doing better ok no more bananas i hear about betadine(spelling?) treatments fot the shell should i do them and how do u do this ? his shell is like...
my vet that i took 1 of mine too is and expert on frt (he bred them in the bronx zoo, he lead the project) he said clorine in bad for there skin he told me to...
Thanks for your answers in regards to the white sport observe on my FRT's eyes. I'm going to be patient and follow your recommendations. My FRT is very active...
There is a good chance that something is biting your turtle... What does it share your tank with? ... Thanks for your answers in regards to the white sport ...
Congratulations! To Linda Stogner, the producer, director, writer of "Turtle TV Highlights" and the "Turtle TV DVD Christmas Card and Gift in One." (Both on...
Hi all! My pig nosed turtle has been on a hunger strike for about two weeks.I can't seem to make him eat. Today,i found him floating on the water with his...
try offering him fresh fish,prawns or something fishy smelling like that, i know mine does something simular but he doesnt have his mouth gaping!!?? i know...
kiwi; Is your turtle moving, it wounds like it's dead or has a prety bad infection. Good Luck bro! kiwi_333_kiwi <kiwi_333_kiwi@...> wrote: Hi all! My...
kiwi, it does sound like its dead... There is a good vet at clementi street 13, near sunset way, its called the animal clinic or something like that. But be...
has any one else noticed or had problems of there fly river having a floating back end?? mine seems to get it now and again but is otherwise perfect?? i dont...
I used to have this problem with my FRT, but I never figured out what was the problem. But one thing you will notice is that the abdominal area gets...
My FRT had this problem once... If you notice, there will be occasions where the turtle lets out large amounts of air bubbles from its mouth.. It's as if the ...
ive phoned a few vets locally(newcastle ,England)and they didnt know as much as me!!!!! also living in england i HAVE to have a heater lol.... still a mystery...
No worries, initially, I too waited for it to come out the rear end, but apparantly, turtles cannot 'fart' Ha Ha, all the best for your turtle. ... ive phoned...
do your pig-nosed turtles look fierce when u approach your tank especially when it's hungry.. mine does.. and i wonder how come? below is the pic.. ...
Our turtle also does the chomp at the glass thing when he is hungry and we approach the aquarium, particularly the corner from which he is usually fed. I...
Hi, I live in Hong Kong and I got my 3 inchish FRT a week and a half ago. When I bought him, he looked the healthiest out of his buddies, but he had one white...
Hello Larrytt, I got my FRT 2 months ago and she is like 5 inches size. I got her from a particular seller and she seemed to be in good health. I got her at...
I agree with you on the medication as a last resort thing too, but I was kinda freaked to see a tank of dead and half dead FRTs floating around. There were...
hi mate,most of there stable diet in the wild consists of figs and the leaves and flowers, you can find figs readily available in the dried or fresh...
Hello, I'm new to this group, so happy to find a lot of very helpful info here!! I've been reading all the threads from the very begining, just finished ~300...
Jay, The wood releases tannins which will lower pH and KH. Crushed coral may help reduce it's effect. Use a decent test kit to monitor water conditions. ...
I didn't see FRT listed in CITES. If not for business purposes, is it OK to bring 1 or 2 as pet sort of personal stuff into the US? More generally, how to...
Thanks a lot, Steve! I got some crush coral and add to my current sand substrate (big particels), but was wondering how much coral should I put...I doubt if...
Since my Flypiggy moved to a new 60g home, he kinda never stops swimming around: he's like that in the morning when I left and still like that late night....
I don't think you can overdo the coral. It will only maintain 7.5 - 8.0 most likely. A tablespoon equals 15 milliliters. You can o a lot better than the Doc...
Hmmm, I put my alien face right above the water in the morning the other day, he got scared, sunk and went for napping:) I also saw him taking nap during...
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