Further Information About Water Turtles

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A wealth of useful information may be obtained by joining various

turtle and tortoise clubs.  Club newsletters provide information

on water turtle care and other related matters.



Below are the names and addresses of clubs and organizations

interested in water turtle care:



American Federation of Herpetoculturists

PO Box 1131

Lakeside, CA  92040

(A.F.H. publication:  The Vivarium)



Arizona Herpetological Association

1433 W. Huntington Drive

Tempe, AZ  85282



California Turtle and Tortoise Club

Foothill Chapter

PO Box 194

Montrose, CA 91020



    Orange County Chapter

    PO Box 11124

    Santa Ana, CA  92711



    San Bernardino Chapter

    PO Box 2371

    San Bernardino, CA  92405



    Valley Chapter

    PO Box 44152

    Panorama City, CA  91402



    Westchester Chapter

    PO Box 90252

    Los Angeles, CA  90009



Officials of the California Turtle and Tortoise Club



    Walter Allen (714) 962-0612

    Martha Young-Wheeler (213) 408-2583

    Cathy Debs (213) 257-0057

    David Kavanaugh (213) 433-2112



Chicago Herpetological Society

2001 North Clark Street

Chicago, IL  60614



San Diego Turtle and Tortoise Society

13963 Lyons Valley Road

Jamul, CA 92035-9607

Virn Kirchman, Editor of newsletter

Excellent care sheets available



Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR)

Douglas H. Taylor, Publications Secretary

Dept. of Zoology

Miami University

Oxford, OH  45056



Southwestern Herpetologist's Society

Inland Empire Branch

San Bernardino County Museum

2024 Orange Tree Lane

Redlands, CA  92373



T.E.A.M. (Tortoise Education and Adoption Media)

3245 Military Avenue

Los Angeles, CA  90034

Roy Lewis, Publisher

(An excellent scientific newsletter written for the layman. Main

interest is tortoises, but information on many turtle species is

also included.)