hello from sumatra, indonesia

[nuketank]

Hi, just a shout and introduce myself. I'm Steven from Medan, North Sumatra of Indonesia (the island where the tsunami hits in 2004). Anyway here are my tortoise sulcata and turtles. I am originally into turtles owning a few. As such:
1x Alligator Snapping Turtle (sub-adult around 30 cm)
1x Common Snapping Turtle (around 35 cm)
1x Matamata Turtle (around 17 cm)
2x Chinemys
2x Yellow Belly Slider Turtle
2x Mississipi Map Turtle
2x Asia Leaf Turtle
and last but not least my new collection a Sulcata Tortoise.

 

[Dutch]

welcome! you have a very impressive collection.

 

[dmarcus]

Hello Steven and welcome to the forum. You do have some nice animals, just wondering how you are keeping you Sulcata, he has started to pyramid a little and it's something that can be stopped.

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

Welcome.

 

[Yvonne G]

Hi Steven:

Welcome to the forum!!

That mata mata turtle is AWESOME!!

If you are keeping the baby sulcata indoors, he will benefit from having a more moist substrate. Your climate is probably very humid, which is what he needs for a smooth shell.

We're very happy to have you here on the forum with us, and thanks for sharing your pictures!

 

[TortBrain]

Welcome & enjoy your stay.
Thanks for the pics.

 

[nuketank]

Hello Steven and welcome to the forum. You do have some nice animals, just wondering how you are keeping you Sulcata, he has started to pyramid a little and it's something that can be stopped.

Yeah I realised that also, just wondering how this can be stopped then? As per other user that recommend humidity I did let him roam around in my indoor garden a few days after I got him (caging at night). But then he developed the flu which I thought may due to him roaming around in a pretty moist/wet garden. Any recommendations? Particularly food wise if possible. Thanks...

 

[yagyujubei]

Great pictures. Have you ever seen a Sumatran Rhino, maybe at a local zoo?

 

[nuketank]

just sharing more pictures of my turtles

Looking to getting more tortoises. Any recommendations what to get next?

 

[dmarcus]

Hello Steven and welcome to the forum. You do have some nice animals, just wondering how you are keeping you Sulcata, he has started to pyramid a little and it's something that can be stopped.

Yeah I realised that also, just wondering how this can be stopped then? As per other user that recommend humidity I did let him roam around in my indoor garden a few days after I got him (caging at night). But then he developed the flu which I thought may due to him roaming around in a pretty moist/wet garden. Any recommendations? Particularly food wise if possible. Thanks...

This is a good place to start looking at what he can eat.
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/Thread...ed-Greeks-Russians-Sulcatas-etc#axzz1NqW5Vjml

I am not sure what is available in your area, if you can give him cactus, that is a great food and it provides calcium. It also okay to have a wet garden but they need a place to relax that is a little dry, maybe a flat rock or stone.

---

What kind of fish are you feeding your turtle?

 

[nuketank]

Great pictures. Have you ever seen a Sumatran Rhino, maybe at a local zoo?

Can't say I have unfortunately. Local zoo here is not really a zoo but a private pet collections of a very wealthy businessman. But a Sumatran Rhino i believe is not amongst the exhibit.

---

What kind of fish are you feeding your turtle?

They are nile tilapias, or we call it the local cichlids. These fishes are largely available even for human consumption (the larger ones).

 

[dmarcus]

Okay cool, I thought it look familiar, we have 4 cichlids we keep as pets the color of ours is a little different but looks the same.

 

[Isa]

Welcome to the forum You have a beautiful shelled family, thanks for sharing their pics with us

 

[Tom]

Hello and welcome.

The respiratory infection likely came from cool temps. What is the temperature of the ground in your indoor garden? If its much below the high 70's, that could be the source of the problem. Here's a sulcata care sheet. Doing the things suggested here will help to minimize future pyramiding.
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/Thread-How-To-Raise-Sulcata-Hatchlings-and-Babies#axzz1Nqifr6dU

 

[SILVERSTAR]

WOW YOUR MATA MATA IS SUCH A NICE EDITION TO YOUR COLLECTION,anyway welcome,i love being able to talk to people from around the world,WELCOME FROM SACRAMENTO CALIFORNIA........!!!!!

 

[DeanS]

Great pictures. Have you ever seen a Sumatran Rhino, maybe at a local zoo?

Nice question! I worked with Emi (Cincinnati Zoo) when she was a youngster in L.A. Definitely among my most favorite animals

 

[nuketank]

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome.. will start posting into the main forum now. Cheers!