Hi!

I'm new to this forum but not new to keeping turtles and tortoises! I bought my very first turtle at a pet store in September 1984. That's 24 years ago and I have been keeping turtles & tortoises ever since. I have about 20 now and love the hobby and enjoy turtle forums.

I also enjoy nature and photgraphy, so be on the look out for my photo's. Here's a picture for you of my three toed female box turtle I named "Clyde." That's right, she is my very first pet turtle I mentioned earlier, and I have been lucky enough to have had her for the past 24 years. She looks exactly like the day I bought her. She was an adult then, so who know what her true age is!

This post was last modified: 09-27-2007 05:56 AM by PATMAN.

Welcome Pat. I'm glad you found your way over here. You have alot of years of experience we can gleen from. Didnt Clyde lay eggs for you this year?? Or was that someone else?
Glad to have you and Clyde here

PS those Stars are AMAZING!!!!

Yes, Clyde did have fertile eggs for me fianlly after waiting 23 years! I'll have to post pictures at this forum for everyone to see.

WOW! Thats a long wait there! Welcome aboard.

Welcome Patrick to Tortoise Forum.org.Nice sig nice avatar.All your tortoises and turtles are really beautiful.Tori is such a cute little hermann tortoise.

This post was last modified: 09-27-2007 02:11 PM by Rees2.

Welcome, you have really lovely tortoises and turtles

Your love of photography shows in your pics. Welcome Patrick

Hi! Nice to see you found this site also.

Love the spiny turtle....very cool

What an old turtle (sort of, considering how old they can get!) I love your photography, are you profesional?