2011년 6월 16일 목요일

2011년 6월 13일 월요일

Good Fellas~

I'm really happy that He's completely up and around now.
He's eating very very well and cheerfully active.
My Common Musk, Sideneck Turtle and Razorback Turtle are very mild ones.
I would've taken any one out if any aggressiveness or nipping at others were found.


2011년 4월 22일 금요일

Up and Around in Full Swing

I remember I was almost giving up on them. They were really ill and couldn't open their eyes.
I affectionately wrapped them up with soft and dried towels every night, they can rest like hibernation in warmth.
I was giving them injections of Vitamin B on every second day, Vitamin A & anti-biotics a couple of times in total respectively.

2011년 2월 2일 수요일

Finally overcoming eye disease

It's been a couple of monthes since they couldn't see with swollen and closed eyes. I've diligently giving them injections of vitamin B on a regular basis, vitamin A and antibiotics a few times.
Injections might've been working for them. Now bigger one completely opens his eyes.Small one's still closing one eye, he is feeding well though which relieves me.

2010년 12월 19일 일요일

Two Oval Carapaces





Painful Traces

This guy "Chungye" (because this is Chinese-imported one I bought in Chungye) really left a painful trace of flat-out nipped tail.
Only stubby root was left by being cruely bitten by a ferocious female which I once kept but later released in a pond.
This "Chungye" guy used to nip at others' tails ironically he was completely nipped on the tail himself by a female all of sudden.
I always lament "You nipped my precious ones' tails, now you were nipped on the tail by another, Huh???????????!!!!!!!!!!!
My one of most precious one, a domed carapaced and Mr.Fertile was also nipped the tip of his tail by Chungye. I should've released Chungye as soon as I detected his nipping-tail tendency.


2010년 12월 14일 화요일

God, please open their eyes...

A really experienced Reeves breeder who I got to know lately once told me that it's better to inject on the front as of semi-aquatic turtles.
From a couple of days ago, I followed his advice.
I successfully inject an antibiotic on them in the front side for the serious eye disease.

But last night, while I was trying to drive injector a needle on the front of my babies, I couldn't.
It was strange, I was able to do it very well a couple of days ago.
Their thick folded skin inside front paws was too flexible and rough for needle to pierce quickly.
I gave up on injecting on the front sides at this moment.
I came back on back side as usual.
Woo~ their muscle really tightened up that I had even difficulty on back side.
This baby started opening one of his eyes little bit but has yet to eat.

He rolled his fronts inside the shell so deep and it made the front freshes much thicker.
So, this time I decided not to inject him on the front.

He must've been aware of the injection.
He didn't seem to like it.
Maybe that's why he folded his tails to different side where injection usually happened.