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EMWhite
at Mon Nov 6 21:47:11 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by EMWhite ]
Leo,
Interesting screen name I learn something new every day!
Heosemys spinosa originates in places like: Thailand, the Malaysia peninsula, and are widely distributed throughout several Indonesian Islands. (In further correspondences, I can give more info if needed.) Anyway, it's to bad that the only ones you've had experience with are expired ones. Just a reminder of the torment and abuse they must endure before reaching us here. Parasites and their appropriate treatments are of paramount importance. Don't be fooled by the sick ones, even though they make up the majority of fresh imports, there are healthy ones out there.
The pair that I have (and when I say pair, I mean 2 females, no male was available), were treated three times with fenbendazole and metronidazole, luckily no Baytril was needed. However, Baytril is often required to relieve them of sometimes serious bacterial infections (as I'm sure you've seen). Once through these purges, they were set to go.
As far as price goes mine were $125 each. However, I saw a juvenile male in the classifieds go for $75 earlier in the year. Why that is I don't know, because usually the younger they are the more expensive they are it seems (probably has to do with their shell "quality" ), so go figure. As I'm sure you know, breeding is very rare at present, with only a hand full of CB babies in existence, most of whom were bred in Zoos. So breeding efforts on my part will have to wait (especially until I have both sexes in play.
As far as a care sheet goes, I would love to e-mail you one. Though it'll take me a week or so to get you one. In the mean time there is a good article in the October 2005 issue of Reptiles that you may want to check out. A bit intimidating, but informative all the same. If you would like, I would also be happy to send you some more pictures of them and their tank. Let me know, and I'll talk to you later.
Best Regards, Evan
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RE: Wanted to share my Heosemys spinosa - EMWhite, Mon Nov 6 21:47:11 2006