Turtle Corner
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For all things concerning our shelly friends.
As alot of turtles & tortoises are protected, AVA have only 2 approved species which are legal to buy & keep in Singapore. They are the Red-eared Slider (Terrapin) and the Malayan Box Turtle.
Red-eared Slider (Terrapin)WHTTu_C1416_med.jpg)
Malayan Box Turtle
Sometimes you will see baby soft shell turtle for sale in pet shops. By right they are not supposed to sell these as pets. Anyway soft shell turtles have nasty tempers. Other places you can buy softshell turtles is at the market for turtle soup
Softshell Turtle
Some people in Singapore have the Flyriver Turtle / Pig Nose turtle as pets. These are now illegal to buy in Singapore. They used to be legal for a short period of time. There are lots of mixed notes on what AVA does with owners who own the Flyriver turtle. Some say they will seize the pet, others say nothing because there are too many people in Singapore that own the Flyriver and the Turtle Museum is already overflowing with them.
Flyriver aka Pig-nose Turtle
There are also owners in Singapore that have the Indian Star Tortoise. This is a critically endangered species and it is illegal for anyone to even own one. AVA will seize the pet immediately if anyone is found to own one and if I'm not wrong it comes with a substantial fine as well.
Indian Star Tortoise
Other 'common' turtles which people had in the past before AVA made them illegal include the common snapping turtle, alligator snapping turtle, snake-head turtle, mata-mata turtle etc ....will touch on these when I have the time -
no such business ... -
[quote]Originally posted by Fatum:
so bad
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[quote]Originally posted by Fatum:
Bad Karma wor
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it's been a long long time since I ate any lah ...
btw, the chinatown stall still around ? .... -
yalorOriginally posted by elindra:Bad Karma wor 
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just as an aside hor ...
I wonder why karma is so discriminatory one ? ... you mean the animals we kill and eat belongs to different levels on the karma hierachy ? .... I mean, killing one type of animal for food is more sinful than killing another ? ....
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I think coz turtles have extremely long livesOriginally posted by Fatum:just as an aside hor ...
I wonder why karma is so discriminatory one ? ... you mean the animals we kill and eat belongs to different levels on the karma hierachy ? .... I mean, killing one type of animal for food is more sinful than killing another ? ....
So the number of yrs you are taking away = more karma debt
My guess
Aiyo no time to update this thread on turtles yet
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turtle eater is bastard
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shaddap lar!!Originally posted by gigabyte14:I love mhcampboy a lot... -
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so can talk about killing of domesticated animals?
ok, which domesticated turtle or farm turtle good for turtle soup? -
Erhmm if you have something illegal in your possession, you don't go around annoucing them in a public forum really -_-"
I'm not kidding about the illegal to keep part and they will seize and fine you for keeping an exotic endangered animal -_-" -
NO CUN BUSINESS RITE HERE!
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Ok now to talk about the mata mata turtle. This used to be sold in Singapore as a turtle that brings good fortune. People buy and keep it for luck and prosperity.
The mata mata (binomial name Chelus fimbriatus) is a freshwater turtle found predominantly in South America, notably in the Amazon and Orinoco basins. The animal's peculiar physical aspect distinguishes it from other members of its order. It is an animal highly skilled in hunting techniques.
The mata mata was described for the first time by French naturalist Pierre Barrère in 1741[1]: "large land turtle with spiky and ridged scales". The mata mata is quite visually distinctive: its head is triangular, large, and extremely flattened, with many tubercles and flaps of skin, most notably a 'horn' on the nose. There are two barbels on the chin and two additional filamentous barbels at the jaw. The snout is long and tubular. The upper jaw is neither hooked nor notched.
The mata mata's brown or black oblong carapace can measure up to 45 cm at adult age.[2] The adult weighs about 15 kg.[2] The plastron is reduced, narrowed, hingeless, shortened towards the front and deeply notched at the rear. Bridges are narrow. Plastron and bridge are cream to yellow or brown.
Head, neck, tail, and limbs are grayish brown on adults. The neck is very long, longer than the vertebra under the carapace, and is fringed with small skin flaps along both sides.
Each forefoot has five webbed claws. Males have concave plastrons and longer, thicker tails.
Read more here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mata_mata
Mata Mata Turtle
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Now cant keep the mata mata turtle liao -
Turtle, tortoise, terrapin - what's the difference?
I've stared at loads of pictures, read up a lot, but never seem to understand the differences between them.
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All turtles, tortoises, and terrapins are reptiles. Scientists often refer to them as chelonians, because they are in the taxonomic order called Chelonia (from the Greek word for tortoise). They all have scales, lay eggs, and are ectothermic. So why the different names? Those common names usually refer to differences in where the species live and how they use their habitat. But the names are also used differently in other parts of the world. For instance, in Australia only sea turtles are called turtles–everything else is called a tortoise! But here are some generally accepted differences between the types of chelonians.Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:Turtle, tortoise, terrapin - what's the difference?
I've stared at loads of pictures, read up a lot, but never seem to understand the differences between them.
Turtle— Spends most of its life in the water. Turtles tend to have webbed feet for swimming. Sea turtles (Cheloniidae family) are especially adapted for an aquatic life, with long feet that form flippers and a streamlined body shape. They rarely leave the ocean, except when the females come ashore to lay their eggs. Other turtles live in fresh water, like ponds and lakes. They swim, but they also climb out onto banks, logs, or rocks to bask in the sun. In cold weather, they may burrow into the mud, where they go into torpor until spring brings warm weather again.
Tortoise— A land-dweller that eats low-growing shrubs, grasses, and even cactus. Tortoises do not have webbed feet. Their feet are round and stumpy for walking on land. Tortoises that live in hot, dry habitats use their strong legs to dig burrows. Then, when it’s too hot in the sun, they slip underground.
Terrapin— Spends its time both on land and in water, but it always lives near water, along rivers, ponds, and lakes. Terrapins are often found in brackish, swampy areas. The word terrapin comes from an Indian word meaning "a little turtle.”
http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-turtle.html -
hook a big PROP for dis excellent turtle thread!!!
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Originally posted by elindra:
Thank you elindra.
All turtles, tortoises, and terrapins are reptiles. Scientists often refer to them as chelonians, because they are in the taxonomic order called Chelonia (from the Greek word for tortoise). They all have scales, lay eggs, and are ectothermic. So why the different names? Those common names usually refer to differences in where the species live and how they use their habitat. But the names are also used differently in other parts of the world. For instance, in Australia only sea turtles are called turtles–everything else is called a tortoise! But here are some generally accepted differences between the types of chelonians.
[b]Turtle— Spends most of its life in the water. Turtles tend to have webbed feet for swimming. Sea turtles (Cheloniidae family) are especially adapted for an aquatic life, with long feet that form flippers and a streamlined body shape. They rarely leave the ocean, except when the females come ashore to lay their eggs. Other turtles live in fresh water, like ponds and lakes. They swim, but they also climb out onto banks, logs, or rocks to bask in the sun. In cold weather, they may burrow into the mud, where they go into torpor until spring brings warm weather again.
Tortoise— A land-dweller that eats low-growing shrubs, grasses, and even cactus. Tortoises do not have webbed feet. Their feet are round and stumpy for walking on land. Tortoises that live in hot, dry habitats use their strong legs to dig burrows. Then, when it’s too hot in the sun, they slip underground.
Terrapin— Spends its time both on land and in water, but it always lives near water, along rivers, ponds, and lakes. Terrapins are often found in brackish, swampy areas. The word terrapin comes from an Indian word meaning "a little turtle.”
http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-turtle.html[/b]
The turtle shell facts also explains a lot. No wonder the turtles hate people touching their shells... -
elindra,
how can u forget this specie
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle
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Softshell Turtle
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Originally posted by Mospeada:
I don't live in la-la land
elindra,
how can u forget this specie
[b]Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle
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mind if i post some picx of the terrapin i spoke about like 6 months ago?