Welcome Lobby

This is the place for people who are new to the site to introduce themselves and their turtle(s). Say a couple of words and let us welcome you.

General Turtle Discussion

This is a place where keepers can ask question that are broad enough for most/all turtles.

General Equipment Discussion

Ask questions or share your experiences with the various types of products and equipment used by turtle enthusiasts.

Turtle Care - FAQ

Our collection of Frequently Asked Questions. All topics will be added to this area by the moderators. This area is MODERATED. Only moderators will add topics, and they will typically be locked.We hope to build a useful collection of common answers...

General First Aid

Turtle and Tortoises have a limited amount of time before a Vet is required. However, there are a number of things you can do if you can not find your vet until the morning. PLEASE NOTE: ALWAYS SEEK THE ADVICE OF A VET.

What Am I?

Have a turtle and not sure what it is?This is the place.Photos are greatly appreciated as well as where you found it.

Outdoor Ponds and Other Enclosures

1. Ponds,
2. Indoor/Outdoor Enclosures Photo Gallery

The exciting world of enclosures. Inside or Outside there are a lot of creative ways to make a great turtle enclosure. Share ideas and pictures in this forum.

Indoor Setups.Aquariums and Tubs

1. Aquatic Setups Picture Gallery

Aquatic setups can challenge the more experienced keepers, if you have pictures or ideas then please share them here with the rest of us.

Dietary Concerns

Share your experience and concerns about different types of diets and supplements with others.

Breeding & Incubation

Ask and Answer questions about breeding turtles, incubating eggs and raising hatchlings

Cassandras Garden

This forum is for sharing experiences, tips, and information on gardening nutrition for turtles and tortoises and this forum includes both poisonous and edible plant listings, pond plant listings, and ideas for edible landscaping design, etc.This forum is dedicated to Cassandra, a fellow member who lost just about everything during Hurricane Katrina.This forum is led by LisaD.

Red Eared Sliders and Painteds

1. Aquatic Turtle Photo Gallery

This is a general area for Aquatic turtles to include the most popular... Red Eared sliders. As most people start with the slide I thought this would be the best place for them, and other 'general' questions. Share your photos, links and caretips with others

The Fabulous Cooters

Share your Questions & Experience: links, photos, diets, care-tips and other related information.Peninsulas,Easterns,Floridas,Northern Redbellies,Florida Redbellies,Texas Cooters,Rio Grand Cooters are all included in this discussion.

Snappers,Softshells,Muds,and Musks

Share photos, links and care tips with others about North American snapping,soft shells,mud and musk turtles.

Map Turtles and Diamond Back Terrapins

Discussion on Maps and about DBTs. Share experience, links, and pictures.

The Incredible Exotics

This form is those who delve into the art of keeping exotics.Most are easy to keep as well as breed.Share tips of care and feeding on these great animals.Any turtle NOT native to the US is considered an Exotic.

North American Box Turtles

Share your experience, links and photographs related to Box Turtles.Easterns,Floridas,Three Toe,Gulf Coast,and Ornate Boxies are included in this forum.

The Terrific Tortoises

Share experience, links and photographs about Tortoises both domestic and exotic.

Woods and Spots

And don't forget the Blandings,Bogs,and Western Ponds.Here is a place to discuss the ins and outs of captive husbandry,breeding and picture sharing for these beautiful turtles.

TurtleTimes Announcements

The public may not post new topics, but replies to topics are welcome. These are the same messages that show up on the frontpage.

General Announcements

This Forum is for information and policy announcements.

Forums Related Issues

This forums is a place to talk about how the Discussion forums actually work, problems, etc. This is a non-turtle realted forum.

Adoption Announcements

This is a MODERATED forum, so topics and replies will not automatically be displayed. Also with replies, we may choose to leave them unmoderated as we may want to see your reply but keep it private from the public. Amanda is a member of TurtleHomes and this service is provided as a way to inform the public about turtles in need. Please visit www.TurtleHomes.org for Adoptions in general.

Sea Turtles

Sea Turtles are a splendid animal. This forum is more for the Watcher. Share photos, links and tips about spotting Sea Turtles.

Photography

This forums is for people interested in the photo contest and general turtle photography.If you just want to share a picture,put it here,or in any of our other related forums.

Snakes,Lizards,and Amphibians

The intent of this forum is to allow us to talk about other animals we might be keeping as the odds are we in general have more than turtles.

Fuzzy,Feathered,Fishy,and Eight Legged Pets

The intent of this forum is to allow us to talk about our non-reptile pets. Hook us up with good articles, and other links from other places.. share away.

Chit Chat

This is the place to talk about things other than turtles, after all many of us share other interests as well.Personal interests,relationships,weather,current events,just about anything goes within the bounds of decency.Had a bad day?A good day?Here is the place to talk about it.

Software & Games

Off Topic: A place where we can talk about software and games

Movies, Music, and Books

OFF TOPIC: A place to discuss movies, tv, music, books, and magazines

Web Sites

A place to announce new web sites or notify people that a site has been updated.

Reptile Market

1. Announcements,
2. Classified Rules,
3. Turtles and Tortoises,
4. Snakes, Lizards, Amphibians and Invertebrates,
5. Cages, Equiptment, Food and Supplies,
6. Misc. / Other Items,
7. Trades,
8. How to Protect Yourself from Online Fraud.,
9. References - Board of Inquiry @ FaunaClassifieds,
10. References and Reviews