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nice one that would be kool to see. I had a red ear hatch last year with another deformed 1 stuck to its egg sack, niether lived more than a day :-?

thanks guys appreciate it repto - i think ive got a copy of tht manual here ill look after tea, theyre not bad atm but when young (+ lak of food :roll: ) they went through a canabal stage but seem ok now? livingart- it doesnt look too bad but got me thinking after what u said, ill keep an eye on it. If i do go the hydrogen peroxide way can you buy that at the shop or? Cheers Matt

Hi Mark any tips on how to cure it, ive got a fealing 1 of my beardies may be startin to get sumthin alike? Cheers Matt

& heres a couple more My pride a joy a RED RADDISH beardie check it out (notice how hes sooo red even the back ground goes red, thats unreal ae)

doing good as like to see her abit fatter though like mst things around here atm :-? heres 1 of the beardys swiming amongst duckweed not so long ago

this was another day u might recognize the cheeky 1 on the left Afrikan

Yea i thought it was a hard case, they do seem to like swimming though but i didnt think on a rainy day theyd be out bathing in the water dish lol. theyr nice but need fattening up (never can get enough food ) and due to shed anytime soon.

had beardies outside as was hot as then came home an hour later fully raining an thought theyd be fased by the rain but doesnt apper so huh :lol:

i was googling them a while ago but in the end imo anyway i decided it easier to just buy 1 of tm, (never got around to tht lol) check out tm theres often a few differant sorts on there.

"CYANIDE" ????

64 res crikey just a few , do you have big ponds? any pics

Outside, over crowded so maybe fighting and bumping into each other :oops: Its only when i had them out of the water to get some sun and dry off that i noticed the nose bleeding etc. It should come right (i hope) theyve been in a temporary setup as putting in new ponds atm!

Just noticed a couple of my older females have had bleeding noses on an off ova the past couple of weeks? Cant find any info on google, anyone no if this is a common prob and or a cause etc? Any help appreciated cheers

Or buy the water they sell, yes they actually sell water lmao :lol:

not sure what shops you have down there but i get the daltons stuff from Allfarms really (about $8 a bag) so if theres 1 try that or maybe other farm supply shops.

just out of curiosity are these the same as phills so called altums on trademe or the real deal?

No real need to have a picture as long as its what he says it is when picked up then id be more than happy, shame i cant spare that sorta money and im 2 far away anyhow

yea well see the guy who 1 the auction rekons he has more if you look at the questions an anwers whether he does or not i dunno. His phone number is there 2 maybe i should call and see if i can join the list for babies :lol:

Not really so still keen especially on adults if anyone has any available please contact me, cheers :lol:

True thats a good idea mine was sorta like that a couple of years ago i had sand on top and gravel about 4inchs down so could sorta tell when it had been disturbed but after me diggin around every other week it was soon a mess! I even had a security camera on the laying bed at 1 stage but still missed them but if had it recording i could of skimmed over it but still thats abit over the top i rekon. So now mine no longer have access to a sand bed and i just let em out in the garden when theyre ready to lay (which is relatively easy to tell) and they soon dig a hole an drop there eggs but still can be time consuming and easy to have turtles wondering off lol I rekon it would be neat to have a huge hot house setup with sand areas with heating cables underneath (if only power wasnt so darn expensive :roll: ) so you could just leave the eggs to hatch, would be nice and natural and neat to see the turtles coming up out of the ground, but would be abit sad when they made it to the water and daddy had a feast :lol:

lol yes but can easily be missed :lol:

yep looks like you have both but im no expert, either way they look like theyre thriving any tips like what ya feeding & temp u keep them at etc??

Generally (& I could be wrong) 3-5years old they can breed and take an unheatered tank/pond etc. But i think size is more of an indicator as this can vary hugely if kept in good/not so good conditions, so my geuss is males 12cm+ and females 15-20+ but dont hold me to that, thats just lookin at a ruler and taken a geuss! The best way to tell would probably be when you end up with eggs in the tank!

Id add abit of salt to the water, theyre pretty hardy it should come right but would pay to figure out what caused it so it doesnt happen again!

My lights are on 24/7 and they seem to breed ok without a rest :lol: