Updated 28 April 2009

Recent Additions and Changes

I am making many format changes and adding material here and there.

Animal keepers please read

Chipola River

The site is divided into 9 major pages.  Links to these can be found at the top of every page on the site.

You are looking at the Home page. It is the gateway to this site. Major additions and changes to the entire site will be directly linked to this page for a month or so. So please check back here from time to time.

The Breeding Projects page lists links to pages for the turtle and tortoise species that I am currently working with. There are pictures and some species specific information on these pages. There are also links to care sheets from other websites and useful literature citations. This way keepers and potential keepers can collect and compare as much data as possible.

The Pricelist page lists any available excess offspring. Peak availability for most species is May through August. This page also contains terms and conditions. It will also list any reptile shows I am attending.

The Turtle Fossils page will eventually contain pictures and information about the fossil turtles and tortoises of Florida's past.

The Florida Turtles page has links to species pages with pictures and basic information on the tortoise and turtle species currently found in the state of Florida as well as links to pages on the other reptiles and amphibians found in Florida. THERE IS NO CARE INFORMATION GIVEN ON THESE PAGES, as I am not trying to promote keeping these species. Also, please do not ask me to acquire any Florida species for you whether they are legal or illegal. The only animals I sell are those that I produce. I keep my native and exotic activities separate. Besides, there are plenty of pages on the web with that care information already, many can be found on my Links page.

The Roadkill  page covers my work with native Florida turtles and the recovery of eggs from road-killed turtles. These eggs are hatched and the offspring released. Check it out.

The Presentations page lists some of the presentations I have given, any scheduled talks coming up,  and information on how to book me.

The Books page lists books found in my library with a short description of each. This page is intended to help interested parties find books they may not be aware of. However, I do not deal in books. There are links to great book dealers on the links page.

The Links page contains an eclectic group of links. This is by no means link central, just links that I have found useful, or entertaining.

In addition to these 9 areas there are other pages: a Bio/Mission Statement, the part editorial part diatribe The Vent, videos over 1MB in size at the High Speed Drive-In , videos under 1MB at the  Dial-Up Peep Show.  a list of Edible Plants for tortoises, and finally there are pages for fossil and herping trips I have taken - the links are below.

Alexander Springs 1,2,3, Chelonian Research Institute, Chipola River, Desoto County Shell Pit, Egmont Key, Guadalupe River TX 1,2,  In Search of Carolina Diamondback Terrapins, In Search of East Coast Diamondback Terrapins 1,2,3, In Search of Mangrove Diamondback Terrapins, In Search of Ornate Diamondback Terrapins 1,2, Peace River 1,2,3, The Turtle Hospital, Weeki Wachee Springs. Withlacoochee 1,2, Venice Beach.

Questions? Comments? Bored? Contact me, Eric B. Holt

via AIM at EmpireIM

or by email at eric@empireoftheturtle.com