Hello im a newbie to this forum

[tortadise]

my name is kelly hull. I live in north texas. i have been a huge tortoise lover all my life. i have quite a few species of tortoises and have had a great deal of experiance with a vast variety of different species. some have been learning experiances that have led to establishing my love for tortoises as a non-profit organization focused on tortoise preservation.

I currently posses

1.1 pancake
1.1 sulcata
2.1 leopard (babcocki)
0.0.3 impressed
1.1 burmese brown
1.1 burmese black
1.1 elongated
0.0.2 radiated
1.1 chaco
1.1 indian star
1.1 sri lanken star
1.1 burmese star
1.2 guyana red foot
1.1 trinidad tobago red foot
1.2 suriname red foot
1.1 brazilian dwarf cherryhead
1.1 bolivan red foot
1.1 grenada island red foot
1.1 peruvian amazon basin yellowfoot
1.1 suriname yellow foot
2.2 forstens
1.1 russian
1.3 egyptians

I have had the following that no longer posses and or have extended experiance with;

pyxis oblonga
pyxis arachnoides arachnoides
pyxis arachnoides brygooi
gopherus polyphemus (gopher tortoise)
gopherus berlandieri (texas tortoise)
gopherus aggassizii (desert tortoise)
testudo greaca
testudo marginata
testudo hermanni
testudo iberia
kinixys erosa
kinixys belliana
kinixys natalensis
kinixys spekii
kinixya homeana

ummmmm yeah thats pretty much what ive dealt with over the last 14 years.

lots of which I do regret getting rid of especially the pyxis they have become very difficult to get now days.

I guess hello everyone. i will try to get some pictures of all my animals up soon. im a huge recluse with people so this is very new to me.

thanks,
kelly

 

[dmmj]

That's quite a list of tortoises.

 

[nicoleandrocky]

welcome! thats a whole lot of torts!

 

[dmarcus]

Hello Kelly and welcome to the forum...

 

[tortadise]

yes it is. Its quite a lot of work as well. Im currently in the process of construction my new buidling and greenhouse so i can again expand on my species variety. there the most relaxing and tranquil thing i have ever found in this world. if I didnt have local grocery stores donating food to me i would be in a lot of debt. I love them all and they do have names : )

 

[Yvonne G]

Hi Kelly:

Welcome to the Tortoise Forum!!

 

[pam]

Hi Kelly Welcome

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

Welcome!

WOW! What a list!

 

[TORTOISEMAN1]

Welcome to the Forum! lol you got The ALDABRAMAN to say more then welcome!

 

[DesertGrandma]

Welcome Kelly. You must have a huge area to keep all these species. Will look forward to seeing your pics.

 

[Tom]

Hello and welcome. Of course your a recluse. You don't have any time to be social with that many tortoises!

 

[Arizona Sulcata]

Welcome!

 

[Zamric]

Welcome to the Forum!

What took you so long to find us?

 

[tortadise]

I just never really have been social but in my opinion the tortoise and animal world is beginning to become lesser and more underground. Also I got tired of people telling me I was crazy and stupid for having that many animals. I feel more associated with other tort people.

I also forgot to add my Aldabras on the list and a few other female Bolivian redfoots. It's hard remembering how many you have when there's a bunch of them. ; )

 

[Jacqui]

Welcome! It's nice to see somebody else who has such a wide variety of tortoises as I do. There is nothing wrong with being a recluse no matter why you choose to be that way. In here, we are all pretty safe and you can be yourself. We don't bite, but sometimes we do get a little growly. I look forward to seeing pictures of both tortoises and habitats along with future or current improvements.

 

[tortadise]

well heres some of my torts i have. the spiders i dont have anymore however. but there still an awesome species. i have a bunch more but figured i wouldnt clog with a billion photos.

 

[DanaLachney]

Wow I'm in Love lol you have so many tortoises!!! I'm jealous

 

[Jacqui]

Which species has been your favorite to work with and why?

 

[Jacob]

Welcome to the forum.

 

[Momof4]

Welcome to TFO! Your going to love it here! Why did it take you so long to find us