my malayan box turtles (Cuora amboinensis)
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A. gigas;4428671; said:
Not necessarily........There are many different "types" of Amboinensis, and those to me look like they could very well be C.A. Cuoro. They aren't the typical high domed Ambos we get over here.......
Indonesian and Malaysian are generic terms, as they could be from anywhere in the Pacific over there.........
adult MBTs do not spend too much time in the water. they spend most of the time hauled out of the water actually, but feed in the water. they do get a once or twice a week swim in deeper water btw.
Very nice turtles, my fav asiatic species by the way, got 3 myself. You should defenetly if possible set them up outdoors permanetly. And if breding is on the orizon even better 
However you will need several more for a very simple reason, your 2 are very likely 2 females, if there was a male on the equation he by now would allmost for shure ripped part of your female neck, thats what they do when they focus all of their atention in just one female. If there was 2 males...well if you hadnt separeted them by now only one would be left. The trick to breed this guys is house males individually and females in group. When the time seems likely you allow the male with the females and watch from a distance.
You will also need to enrich your turts diet, in the wild they eat allot of vegetation. Kale, water cress, turnip greens, etc, are good choices, avoid spinach. And yes increase their water level at least a bit more. Mine spend all day in water and nigth in land.
However you will need several more for a very simple reason, your 2 are very likely 2 females, if there was a male on the equation he by now would allmost for shure ripped part of your female neck, thats what they do when they focus all of their atention in just one female. If there was 2 males...well if you hadnt separeted them by now only one would be left. The trick to breed this guys is house males individually and females in group. When the time seems likely you allow the male with the females and watch from a distance. You will also need to enrich your turts diet, in the wild they eat allot of vegetation. Kale, water cress, turnip greens, etc, are good choices, avoid spinach. And yes increase their water level at least a bit more. Mine spend all day in water and nigth in land.
cool info coura. i am getting more amboinensis specimens for breeding purposes, but i have to condition them for at least a year, to be the same level of health as what i have now. well, my MBT just wouldnt eat veggies, ive thought of not feeding them for a week or two just to make them eat the veggies. (they used to btw when they were smaller) i just wish they were as voracious for leafy greens and other vegetable stuff as my FRT and RES are. thanks.
Dont worry about that, they will in time, just leave a leaf floating in the enclosure or better yet put some aquatic plants like water letuce with them, that way they can eat those at their will. And the one year quarentine idea is a very good one as well. Try if possible to put only together animals of the same subspecies.sauroid;4432769; said:
i feed my turtles chinese water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica), which you can just leave in the water and will stay fresh for days. my MBTs used to eat them and cucumber a lot. they just got used to a carnivorous diet.
