I missed my Totto and Totti :(

Suddenly I missed my Totto and Totti.. they are my first turtle who entered in my life as beloved pet ever ... Now they are gone... almost 3 year since the day I lost them :( I just want to show some photos of them.. They will always in heart..

They are such sweet couple! always together..

Totto (male)

Totti (female)

Lovers..

New Baby Turtle in da house~!!

Holaa guys~!!

I want to introduce my new turtle! He or she I'm not very sure.. but I just assume he :) He is a Map Turtle or scientific name is Ouchita Map Turtle. I had him since 18 July 2010. Now he already 2 months plus plus.. Oh thanks to my Mr. Boyfie for allowing me to take care another baby turtle.

On the way home ~~~

Look how small is he..

Am I cute? ehee.. with Mappy! I named him Mappy!

Maybe this is where he got name as Map Turtle :P

I need a new layout~~

Its been 2 months since my last post..

A life being as a Turtles owner like me very simple and sometimes can be so lazy to update everything.. hihi.. I like to watch my turtles everyday and see their swimming actively and begging dance in front of me. They are such a cute creature ever.

If they can communicate or make some noise that I could understand, I will totally talk with my turtles everyday.. hehehe... ok ok.. this is just an introduction before I started to update my turtles blog.

So far theres nothing new that I add or remove regards to my turtles. They happy with me and I'm happy having them. I think my RES are growing bigger day by day.

I think I need a new layout of this blog... I just realize something, why every comment that I received but didn't get notify by email? Sorry for a late reply for those who needs help and send their story in my blog. I will reply and help best as I could to make you and your turtles life better :D

Basking time!!

I love to see when my turtles basking. I feel so happy and glad that they know how to bask at the basking area provided. Its quite hard to snap their pictures while basking, they can notice and heard when people coming near to them and quickly jump in water!!

But here some various pictures while my turtles basking I managed to capture.. hihi.. lot of pictures!!

My dad captured this!!! Thanks Abah :D

Relaxing

Kiki basking alone

Basking at night

Show some butts :D

Riri loves to bask on top of Yellow ;P

My two little baby YBS basking together.. looks like twin!

Last but not least, my smallest baby Golden Thread Turtle

Found Big Worm! inside my turtles tank

Don't be so surprised of the title.. but its true. Turtle owner can easily see worm or small tiny creatures in their turtle tank.

One day, I was passing through my turtles tank and suddenly I saw this kind of chocolate thingy stuck and 'flying-flying' at one of the fake plants in the tank. Since the water at that time not that very clear, I was shocked! what a big worm! I was panic.. how come that big worm get into my turtles tank? I never notice kind of worm in the tank before.. its so eeuuuww!!

But, I still thinking how come that worm can be in my turtles tank. Even though the worm inside the tank, I scared to get near to see closely and make sure whether that worm is alive or dead.. and I wonder, how come all my turtles don't even bother about that worm.. they not even swimming or check the situation..

Ok fine, since my turtles ignore it, I think I should move out that worm incase bad thing will happen to my turtles.. before that.. I decide to take few pictures as evidence that I saw big worms in my turtles tank. Camera is ready and I still scared to get near to the tank.. haha!! so I zoom out closely to that creature and finally notice that I have seen something like that before.. and I laugh out loud because of my panic!!

In blurry mode pic.. see how big that worm

..at that time all my turtles are resting at their basking area..

I got punk by my turtles!! its NOT a Big Worm.. but its just a BIG RUBBER-BAND!!

Hahahaha!!!!~~~~ :D

no wonder they are not around.. If not, if everytime my turtles see me, they will splash and clapping the water and make begging dancing ask for food..

p/s: But I still not sure how come that big rubber-band get inside the tank.. hihi..

Latest picture of my turtles habitat

For first 2 weeks using the tank, the water not really clear as the essential bacteria does not develop yet and I just let it be for a while.

This is after I change the water completely the whole tank.

I thought by putting underwater light will looks cool but.. neehh.. not in the picture.. too bright! I take it out.

Latest picture taken on 28th February 2010. I just change the water after 2 months. See how crystal clear the water :D and yes, I have to take out all the decoration as my turtles loves to ruin everything. I think bare bottom looks very nice and calm :D

I love my turtles and their tank!!

Stage 4: Lighting Stand

"Proper lighting is a critical aspect of RES keeping and is generally misunderstood and overlooked. Normally, natural sunlight provides beneficial elements necessary for healthy turtles. There are three main elements provided by correct lighting: UVA rays, UVB rays and heat."

~~Credits to www.redearslider.com

Stage 4 is building the lighting stand for the habitat. Since the tank is place indoor so my turtles need the essential lighting. In order to fix the clamp light, I ask my brother to design a lighting stand to accommodate the height of tank and basking area and again, this lighting stand also custom-made. The picture will show how it looks like :D I think it made from steel.

I would love to paint it in pink color but my brother didn't allow me to do that ;( huh!

Here the parts to hand the clamp light. The UVB bulb n UVA bulb

As you can see, the lighting stand can be adjust the high

This how the whole setup looks like and the picture taken before I make the tank stand..

Kiki and Riri enjoy basking at new basking area

3rd stage - Above Tank Basking Area (ATBA)

Kiki

First of all, I would like to say sorry because I didn't update my turtles blog for such a long time.. :D and as my standard excuses is.. I'm totally busy with my works.. Though I was so busy, I never neglect my turtles.. they still on top of my priority.

Now I want to update about my turtle Above Tank Basking Area (ATBA) that I custom-made from plexi-glass or known as piece of plastic. In order to make the basking area.. I ask for a help from my brother as he good in designing things and make a sketch for me. After that we went to shop buy those plastic. Indirectly, the basking area is made at the shop because they have the equipment to cut the plastic and glue.. hihi..

This plastic material quite expensive here.. 1 x 1 foot square size already cost me RM12 per piece. So imagine I have to spend 2.5 x 1.5 foot size with different thickness of the plastic. The floor is 6mm thick, the wall is 3mm thick.

Total cost for the basking area is RM150.. I think the most expensive parts in building my turtles habitat.. @_@.. hihi.. Anything for turtles~! its okay.. hihi

So this is how the basking area looks like.. The floor basically is clear piece of plastic, but I put pink foam thought looks lovely :D

For the basking ramp, I used plastic tank separator. I bend it a bit and tight it with cabel tight at the basking floor. I don't have the bender to bend the plastic, so I used fire on candle? hehe.. slowly make it melt and bend it. So the black thingy is extra burned from the fire.. can't wipe it off.. :D

and walaa...! this is my turtles ATBA :D