Mid-Atlantic Turtle & Tortoise Society

Mid-Atlantic Turtle & Tortoise Society P.O. Box 22321 Baltimore, MD 21203-4321 matts@matts-turtles.org

Turtle & Tortoise Resource Guide

Multiple Species of Tortoises and Turtles

Hatchling Haven: home.earthlink.net/~rednine/index.html; Covers indoor care of tortoise hatchlings.
Melissa Kaplan: anapsid.org/; Includes good health and nutrition articles and great links to other web sites.
TurtleStuff: turtlestuff.com/; Covers care as well as provides photos of enclosures; sells tortoise bedding, food and pasture seed.

American Box Turtles

Tess Cook: boxturtlesite.info/; Covers all species of North American box turtles.
Bill's Box Turtles: billsboxturtles.com/; Has some good tips on outdoor enclosures, health issues; diet not recommended by MATTS.

Aquatic Turtles

Happy Turtle: happyturtle.ms11.net/; Devoted primarily to red-eared sliders.
Gloria Anaité Paiz: home.earthlink.net/~rednine/slider.htm; Devoted to hatchling red-eared sliders.
Shell Shock: members.shaw.ca/turtles/; Devoted to red-eared sliders.
Snapping Turtle Page: chelydra.org/; Covers natural history and care of snappers.
The Turtle Puddle: turtlepuddle.org; Covers many species of semi-aquatic, aquatic and box turtles.
Janice's Turtle Pond: angelfire.com/il3/janice/Turtles.html; Includes photos of a great home pond for sliders plus links to sites for pond supplies.
David Kirkpatrick: unc.edu/~dtkirkpa/stuff/mud2.html; Covers mud and musk turtles.

Tortoises

Russian Tortoises: russiantortoise.net/; Devoted to Russian tortoises.
African Tortoises: africantortoise.com/; Covers the leopard tortoise and sulcata, including information on landscaping for these tortoises.
Sulcata Station: sulcata-station.org/; Covers sulcata African spurred tortoise.
Brad Morris: tortoise.org/archives/sulcfeed.htm; Devoted to sulcata.
Lin King: tlady.clara.net/; Downloadable care booklet on Mediterranean tortoises.
Beasley the Red-footed Tortoise: geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/4159/beasley.html; Provides good ideas, with photos, for housing red-footed tortoises outdoors.
Thomas 0tterbein: otterbein-inet.de/schildk.htm; Includes links to other red-footed tortoise care sites.

Darrell Senneke: home.earthlink.net/~rednine/reasons.htm; Lists the top 11 reasons not to own a wild-caught chelonian.
Turtle Care.net: turtlecare.net/setup.htm; Provides good questions to determine if you are a good candidate for owning a turtle.
Reptile Adoption: kingsnake.com/; Lists reptiles available for adoption.
Are You Sure You Want A Snapper?: turtlehomes.org/usa/snappingturtles.shtml; Information to consider before adopting a Snapper.

The Emys System: emys.geo.orst.edu/; Provides range of every species of chelonians plus common and scientific names of all genera.
Crocodilian, Tuatara, and Turtle Species of the World: flmnh.ufl.edu/natsci/herpetology/turtcroclist/; Lists all species of chelonians and their ranges current though 1997
ETI Turtles of the World: eti.uva.nl/turtles/; Provides sample CD-ROM of Turtles of the World Ernst et al. plus links to a large number of chelonian web sites.

Turtle Skeletal Anatomy: zygote.swarthmore.edu/turtle.html; Provides detailed text and illustrations on turtle skeletal anatomy.

Caribbean Conservation/Sea Turtle Survival League: cccturtle.org/; Devoted to sea turtle conservation with opportunities to sponsor a sea turtle.
World Chelonian Trust: chelonia.org/; Provides extensive coverage of Asian turtle crisis.
The Box Turtle Connection: uncg.edu/~absomers/BoxTurtleBook.pdf; Detailed guide to conductiing field research on box turtles.
Chelonian Research Foundation: chelonian.org/; Publishes excellent journals on chelonian conservation.
Herp Digest: herpdigest.org/; Provides weekly electronic newsletter covering reptile and amphibian conservation and science.
Terrapin Conservation: terrapinconservation.org/; Describes the diamondback terrapin conservation work of the Wetlands Institute, New Jersey.
Turtle Survival Alliance: turtlesurvival.org/; Devoted to turtle and tortoise conservation worldwide, including establishment of assurance colonies involving the private sector.

Massachusetts Turtle Rescue: maturtlerescue.org/; Provides excellent articles on health issues, and nutrition plus links to rehabbers.
World Chelonian Trust: chelonia.org/; Covers many species, conservation, photo gallery and web site links.
New York Turtle and Tortoise Society: nytts.org/; Provides links to web sites with care info, vet and rehabber directory, info on the Asian turtle crisis, scholarship program to help Asian turtles.
California Turtle & Tortoise Club: tortoise.org/; Provides care sheets, good articles on health and nutrition.
Tortoise Trust: tortoisetrust.org/; Covers care of many species; excellent heath, nutrition and enclosure related articles.
Turtle Homes: turtlehomes.org/; Provides a chat room and newsletter to help members with husbandry issues.

Nutrition Support Services: herpnutrition.com/; Sells top-quality diets for turtles and tortoises, as well as other reptiles and feeder insects.
Nasco: enasco.com/; Sells "Turtle Brittle", an excellent chow for including in the diet of aquatics/semi-aquatics and box turtles.
Mazuri: mazuri.com/; Sells excellent fresh water turtle chow.
TurtleStuff: turtlestuff.com/; Sells Tetra and Mazuri turtle chows, opuntia, forage and pasture seed for tortoises.
Carolina Pet Supply: carolinapetsupply.com/; Offers a variety of live food, chows, dried plants, pasture and flower seeds as well as various lighting, heating, and enclosure supplies appropriate for chelonians.

Cornell University Poisonous Plant Informational Database: ansci.cornell.edu/plants/; Good resource when selecting plants to feed or as enrichment in a chelonian enclosure.

Hit-By-Car Info: aboxturtle.com/hit_by_cars.htm; Explains emergency first aid for a turtle hit by a car.
FAQ: mcnet.marietta.edu/~mcshaffd/boxt/boxt.html; Addresses questions such as what to do with eggs laid in your yard, what to do with a turtle crossing the road, etc.
Northern Virginia Reptile Rescue: boxturtle.org/pages/emergency.htm; Explains emergency first aid and what actions to take with uninjured turtle on roadways; lists Virginia reptile-friendly veterinarians.

Massachusetts Turtle Rescue: maturtlerescue.org/; Provides links to rehabilitators.
The Wildlife Rehabilitation Information Directory: tc.umn.edu/~devo0028/contact.htm; Select a state to locate a rehabilitator in your area.