Malaysian Box Turtles

I overheard my father saying that the Malaysian Box Turtles is now an endangered species and under protection.He is unsure if the information is accurate.I am just curious and wonder if any brothers or sisters have any info on this.

[EvolutionZ]

i tot AVA allow us to buy and keep them?

huh AVA allow to keep ..?.. anyway in singapore can sell mehz ..?.. i nv see before wor ..

Originally Posted by EvolutionZ

i tot AVA allow us to buy and keep them?

Originally Posted by ahheng

huh AVA allow to keep ..?.. anyway in singapore can sell mehz ..?.. i nv see before wor ..

I had not seen them at pet shop.I was thinking of going to Malaysia to hunt for it but then Dad said it is now protected and dont waste time.

all along many type of turtle are endangered, even for red ear slider in USA.

anyway, AVA allow the malayan bvox turtle to be sold in singapore. But the condition they set are quite bad for the seller. Seller need to educate buyer about the turtle, thing like poster, flyer, etc etc. very troublesome leh.

maybe due to that, sellers, even like big player ( e.g rainbow, qian hu) are still not selling yet.

i heard from a co worker who used to eat shan rui, that even shan rui is hard to get these day. many shan rui resturant are turning to selling other food also.

oh ya, jsut sharing inforamtion.

malayan box turtle is know as chao gu ( grass turtle) and it is used to make gui ling gao.

you might wanna refer to this link:
http://www.ava.gov.sg/AnimalsPetSect...ex.htm#animals

general, the following types of animals can be approved for sale in pet shops:
Dog
Cat
Rabbit
Guinea pig
Hamster
Gerbil
Mouse
Chinchilla
Red-eared slider (a terrapin)
Birds [Birds listed in the CITES Appendices must have papers]
Fish [Fish listed in the CITES Appendices must have papers]
Hermit crab (Coenobita rugosus)
Green tree frog (Litoria caerulea)
Malayan box turtle (Cuora amboinensis) CITES Appendix II

Originally Posted by francis87

oh ya, jsut sharing inforamtion.

malayan box turtle is know as chao gu ( grass turtle) and it is used to make gui ling gao.

no wonder I dont like this stuff....

Originally Posted by fireopal

you might wanna refer to this link:
http://www.ava.gov.sg/AnimalsPetSect...ex.htm#animals

general, the following types of animals can be approved for sale in pet shops:
Dog
Cat
Rabbit
Guinea pig
Hamster
Gerbil
Mouse
Chinchilla
Red-eared slider (a terrapin)
Birds [Birds listed in the CITES Appendices must have papers]
Fish [Fish listed in the CITES Appendices must have papers]
Hermit crab (Coenobita rugosus)
Green tree frog (Litoria caerulea)
Malayan box turtle (Cuora amboinensis) CITES Appendix II

so, I can get them and bring in from malaysia?

[bsplenden]

Originally Posted by Nephi

so, I can get them and bring in from malaysia?

since the MBT is a CITES protected species, bringing in from malaysia will be troublesome.

i'm just wondering if the MBT is sold, does it also mean that they will be tagged and come with a cert, just like the arowana?

Originally Posted by bsplenden

since the MBT is a CITES protected species, bringing in from malaysia will be troublesome.

i'm just wondering if the MBT is sold, does it also mean that they will be tagged and come with a cert, just like the arowana?

i think the stores selling the MBT have a different additional license to sell them, if i nt wrong