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

Turtle Skin Problem - Fungus, Bacteria, Parasites, Skin Shedding??

I would like to share that, a month ago my Chinese Golden Thread Turtle (CGTT) had this skin problem. I don't know what is it and how it happen. Its looks like he having really heavy shedding but in the same time the legs and the other parts of body looks swollen.

I assumed this must be some sort of fungus or bad bacteria that infect my turtle. It could be from the water. Dirty water, wrong temperature can give this kind of symptom. But then, I'm using filter in his tank, so what could it be??

Poor baby, his face covered with the fungus. Give swollen looks =(

His leg show some swollen.

Based from my experienced dealing with this skin problem such white spots, fungus and injuries, the home remedy to cure this problem is by soaking the baby turtle in the Potassium Permanganate.

What is Potassium Permanganate?

Potassium Permanganate act as disintectant, used to treat dermatitis, fungal infections, killed bacteria and parasites of the hands or feet. By evaporation of Potassium Permanganate will gives prismatic purplish-black glistening crystals and it will dissolves in water to gives deep purple solutions.

So what I do is I mixed the crystal with warm water. Don't put too many, just few drops like 10 tiny crystal and gives very light purple solution. Then I soaked the baby turtle in potassium permanganate solution for 20 minutes, if I let the baby soak more than 20 minutes, the solutions will turn to brownish also to the turtles =P Don't worry, it won't harm the turtle but do keep on eye if the turtle started makes some bubbles from the nose.. Meaning dat they had enough.

I treated my baby turtle 2 times a day for a week.

Soaking the baby in potassium permanganate solution for 20 minutes.

After the soaking, I dry dock him under infrared bulb as to let him dry and kill whatever things covered his body.

Felt asleep while dry docking

After couple hours dry dock him, I place him in super clean warm water for drinking and feed him pellets as well.

2 Weeks After the treatment.

So far my baby looks much better, eat well and very active.

New Baby Turtle~!!

Chinese Golden Thread Turtle

Its been awhile I'm searching this turtle.. I love the uniqueness of this turtle skin pattern and shell. So gorgeous and beautiful. I found this turtle sell at one of my favourite fish & aquarium shop. They sell for RM10 each. Here some info of this turtle.

Scientific Name: Ocadia Sinensis

Common name: Long Tail Turtle / Chinese Golden Striped Neck

Habitat : Slow-moving creeks, swamps, ponds, lakes, and rivers at low elevations. Ocadia sinensis can tolerate a wide range of temperatures from the cooler northern ranges of China and Taiwan to the hot tropical regions of Southeast Asia

Diet: An omnivorous turtle, but hatchlings and males tend to be more carnivorous feeding on insects, larvae, worms, crustaceans, and carrion, but will take in variety of water vegetation. Females and older turtles will be primarily herbivorous.

Credits to: www.austinsturtlepage.com/Care/cs-chinesegoldenthread.htm

Story behind the lost of Baby YBS's Tail

One month ago, one of baby YBS had lost h/she tail. It is unpredictable accident where one of my RES, Riri climb out from her tank basking area and jump into baby YBS tank. It was like 9 days after I have the baby YBS and suddenly this 'big' traumatic accident happen to her/him. Poor little baby. Riri was excited watching this skittish baby turtle swimming around and intended chase the baby and bite the tail~! I can't stop the incident as I'm not around. From what I read, we cannot mix the big turtle and baby turtle together as the bigger/senior turtle will try to conquer the place and being a leader. Turtles are solidatary animal. They can live alone by their own without companion.

A picture show the bloody cut, near to the vent/cloaca.

Since it is first time accident happen to my turtles, I felt so terrible that time because I don't know what to do. Here, I don't have any good vet who can helps my baby as most vet in my state are specialize for cats and dogs only. For the mean time, I clean the cut with warm water and dry dock the baby. After few minutes, I put some natural sea cucumber oitment.

It took 2 weeks for my baby to fully recovered from the injury as the tail still swollen. To avoid infection from other baby turtle, I separate the baby in other container and put wet tissue as the bedding. The baby looks comfort and resting, sleeping all the time.

Sleeping and resting my little baby...

I know h/she still feel the pain but still want to bask~!

Its been a month after the incident and my baby doing great! H/she be able to swim and walk even without a tail. H/she also very skittish, playful, alert and very very cute. H/she also know how to 'begging dance' in front of me when h/she hungry. Its hard to believe that the tail can't grow back. But I know my turtle is strong to live with me. I will cherish h/she as long as I can and make the baby happy! I hope my baby will live happily ever after with me.

These is a pictures after a month and fully recovered from the injury.

Update My RES and Baby YBS

Yeay~!! just want to celebrate that my new baby Yellow Bellied Sliders already ONE MONTH with me. They eat well, poops well and playful. The cutest who had lost this tail month ago really active and love to bask. But the other one seems don't know how to bask yet. Both of them already bigger than 50cents.

1st baby YBS

I love to bask~! Makes me feel good... wanna join?

2nd baby YBS

Basking together

Yeay again~!! My both RES will be 1 year old this coming 26 June 2009. Kiki and Riri are the most notty notty turtles but they are the cutest one. I love them so much. This pictures taken while I'm feeding them carrots. They love carrots so much.

Riri won't let go the carrot as I snap her picture.

Can you see I am wearing orang-y lipstick.. hehe - Kiki

Riri

Kiki - 4 inch

Riri - 4.5 inch

Turtles as Birthday Presents!!

Tadaa~! I suddenly got 2 Yellow Bellied Slider on my birthday (7 May) from my boyfriend (Thank you so much dear). What a surprise birthday gift ever..~! :D Here some photos to share. Still no idea to name them. Presenting... spot lights please..

Err.. Eh? Hello!! 

Eh this one tired maybe.. already sleep

Am I cute? 

Again this one still sleeping..

First day take them out for sun light to bask.. 

Sleeping while basking 

So far the babies in good condition, eat well, poop well and love to bask! :D I'm so happy with this present! I hope my YBS will stay healthy and live long with me. :P Peace.

Presenting... Kiki and Riri

Previous post, I do introduce my new turtles, both are female and no name yet.  Today they've grown so much and almost 10months.. they will be 1 year old by 26 June 2009.  Here I present my Kiki and Riri~~!

Kiki and Riri - one month age

Currently, Riri is resting at basking area, Kiki just about to join Riri basking.

Story of my babies

It's been a while I didn't write any story of my babies. First of all, in taking care new babies kind of putting them in ICU ward because they do really need Intensive Care for first 3 months as survival period in new world. Why is that? For new baby was born, they don't have immune strength to help them fight for any disease or any healthy problem.

So I really need to take care this 2 hatchlings very careful and always keep on eyes if there any symptoms of sickness comes up. Its been a month since I have them on 26 June 2008 and yes, one of my babies been attacked somewhat with eyes problem where I have no idea why suddenly she closed her eyes and when sometimes she opened her eyes I saw red line meaning that her eyes got infection (maybe from chlorine water tap) and makes her eyes swelling also not eating.

In order to fixed the situation, I went to pharmacy and buy the Scott's Emulsion Cod Liver Oil (the plain original) and put some at my baby eyes with q-tip. I do that for three times a day and after 3 days she started to open her eyes back! That time I felt so happy and more happy because she also want to eat pellets as regular. Fiuhh.. I saved my baby~!

Oh not to forget, since the water from the tap is treated with chlorine so I buy anti-chlorine solution and put in my babies and adults turtle tank.

This is picture of her getting better and healthier.




This is both of them. Actually the sick one (right side) have another sick problem where her shell is not healthy and looking good. I'll post another story later about her shell condition.

2 Female Hatchlings

Its been a long time I decided to have new turtles though I already have 2 turtles. I want it badly because they are so cute and makes me crazy thinking of their cute little face..haha.. So I went to Aquatic Store near my house and buy 2 hatchlings turtles for RM16 for two. They are totally cute.. yeay~! After I buy the babies then I told my boyfriend and my parent.. hehe.. they quite suprised and little angry.. haha.. now they fine.

Its been 3 days since I got the baby turtles.
But one of my babies looks like have some white spots or fungus at her skin and her shell also looks not pretty good which have some black spot though I know she going to shed her shell soon. In order to fix the problem... I had fixed my table lamp because the bulb is broken and change the bulb (not actually new bulb, is just my dad found in his store and give it to me).. the table lamp not for me to use for study matter but for my babies.. haha.. The light is substitute for sunlight to them basking and give some heat to them in that small aquarium..

The small aquarium made only for hatchling which have small bridge and base for them to basking.. I hope my sick baby will get better soon.

I feed my babies with Nutrafin pellets made for turtles, some dried shrimp, cuttlebone (rich with calcium and good for shell) and fresh lettuce.