PNT Thread #5
 

depends on my mood. sometimes i feed once a wk. sometimes almost everyday. :p

anyway, here's some recent shots of my small boy:

a not so gd shot:
http://www.schmike.net/gallery/Turtl...a/IMG_8185.jpg

much better shots:
http://www.schmike.net/gallery/Turtl...a/IMG_8220.jpg

http://www.schmike.net/gallery/Turtl...a/IMG_8193.jpg

I can never get pics of my pig 'flying'
They are just too lazy :o

one of these day i try on shelly. :D

schmike: feeding once a week sounds a bit to extreme, like starving the poor pnt like that.

Elindra: how often do u feed urs now?

turtles r the same as fish. they can go without food for a long time n its not necessary to feed them all the time.

so for large pnts, whats the ideal feeding routine like? used to feed every day when it was younger, now no more daily feeding as it produces just too much waste?

MY PNT,approx 1 ft long.Currently house at a 3x1.5x1.5 tank,looking for a bigger tank,any suggestion to house at FGT for glass tank for better growth?

i dont think there is any standard rule on feeding regime. u can feed them all the time but they may not eat all the time. :)

personally, i will prefer to keep them in a tank to see them "fly". that is the beauty of these creatures.

for 1 PNT, a 6x2.5x2.5 shld b able to last for quite a few yrs.

my balcony should be able to house a 5ft tank oni.
This piggy has not eaten since I brought it home last Wed,any advice on the possible diet?I had tried dry pellet and mp.

What a beautiful reptile..hopefully one day i will be able to adopt one :o

try fruits like grapes, kiwi, banana or apple or vege like kang kong or watercress.

if not u can also try hikari algae wafers.

In the past every day
Then it was like alternate days
Now once a week. He don't seem very hungry these days plus he lets me know if he is hungry

Lousy pic of Piggy which I took from my Mobile Phone.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...1-30214440.jpg

lazy shelly:
http://www.schmike.net/gallery/Turtl...a/IMG_8773.jpg

Lol you caught her 'crawling'
And she looks fatter than before -_-"

she didnt eat much but she seems heavier.

I think she eat without you knowing la. LOL

im the one who feeds her n she only takes algae wafer. floating pellets she ignore. how can i not know she eats without me knowing? unless she can filter feed.

LOL :p Maybe they evolved in my tank. Haha
Their behaviour is very different from yours.

My Piggys are very lazy de. They won't swim up to eat floating pellets.

Actually I think that could be the reason why yours like to 'fly' whereas mine crawls on the ground

thats why they so fat. :p

I don't even feed them everyday lor

lack of exercise. not about feeding. i also dont feed shelly everyday when she is with me.

Pray tell how can I force them to exercise -_-"
In my tank the food fed are all sinking pellets and if I don't drop the Algae wafers they will eat the Carni pellets

Shelly still not so bad
Piggy have actually mastered his 'crawl' that he only moves around with his 2 front flippers -_-"

It finally start to eat algae wafer but oni do it after lights off.
How to identify male or female?

Wow u got urself a big boy or girl. Mine eats anything, from pellets to feeders. I feed mine nutrafin turtle pellets.

Good luck on ur search. Had to rehome my pnt to a 4 by 2 by 1 tub so that the mbu could take over its tank. If only the two of them got along, but my pnt insisted on taking a bite out of my mbu..

elindra and schmike: how big are all ur pnts?

shelly does it with her rear flippers.

by looking at the plastron n tail. but not 100% accurate. the most accurate method is when the males show their organ.


my #1 n #2 r ~10-11" SCL. #3 is ~8-9" SCL.

Elindra's shelly that is with me now is also ~10-11" SCL.

Both Piggy & Shelly around 10-11 inch

Very nice feeling seeing it fly in the tank,still looking for a bigger tank for it to take off:D
If I house it in 5x2x2ft can com with IT and RTG?

If yr pnt is not a fish nipper it is ok to comm them.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...2-02072850.jpg

Pic of Piggy & Oscar together.
They are always together actually

machiam waiting fr the fish to be fatter :D

My piggy kana cloudy eye,add some epsom salt and do water change.Any suggestion on the treatment.

epsom salt is a form of muscle relaxant. it is used to treat constipation or internal parasites in fishes. :eek:

cloudy eye is usualy due to poor water condition or injury. just maintain gd water parameters n it will heal by itself.

if u want to add salt, u can add coarse aquarium salt.

and u can also add some yellow powder to reduce risk of infection

Will do,thanks for the advice.:D

Any updates? Should recover in no time as long as your water parameters are ok. And sorry guys for suddenly not on9 for so long i go see fish in China with sch:p

Getting better:D