My Online Community
My online community is a forum about Turtles. Its called Australian Freshwater Turtles.
I am fully licensed, but I’m waiting for my little babies to hatch so I am not actually a turtle owner yet. This has not stopped the turtle experts from giving me lots of advice and tips.
It’s a site dedicated to the little fellas. It has lots of information about reptile licensing in all states of Australia and its full of FREE husbandry advice, (most pet stores will try to sell you a book) Caresheets, Albums full of photos of healthy turtles in proper set-ups. Unfortunately they also tell the horror stories and pics of not so healthy turtles.
There is no better place in the country for learning about turtles. Many members of the forum are also members of the Australian Freshwater Turtle Conservation Research Association (AFTCRA). They are highly respected by the reptile community and state governments for their research.
The only thing that bugs me about this forum is they are so anal about spelling and grammar.
This online community has established itself as a ‘real’ community with some members holding annual events where all members are invited to stay on their property and go on research based diving trips. I find this to be a great way to meet people with similar interests.
