Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Taryn. I have been fascinated with turtles since I was a little girl. I saw a baby turtle the size of a half dollar and ever since then I had to have one. When I was little, they could only sell turtles that were four inches or bigger. I got a hamster instead (I liked them at the time too). Well, I got older and moved around and traveled. My husband and I took a trip to Florida and visited one of their biggest flea markets. And there they were. A whole tank full of baby red ear sliders! I fell in love. I instantly had that "I gotta have" feeling. So we did it. We walked around and found an aquarium with accessories and headed straight back to those beautiful babies. We picked out three little baby red ear sliders. My sliders are doing well to this day.

I made AllTurtles for several reasons. First of all, this was my first website. I wanted to try new things in hopes to make something of my new talent someday. And what a better way to start is with a subject that I love...Turtles. As I made the first version to AllTurtles I grew more and more attached and started to learn all that I could about turtles. No, I'm not a Veterinarian or even a Herpetologist, but I probably come close.

My second reason for making AllTurtles was to find the information out there and organize it better. When I started researching on the Net about turtles, there were so many different places to look. And that's the thing, so many places. I wanted to make it better. I wanted to have a more centralized website that was easy to navigate and easy to read. I wanted to put in a language other than the text book versions. I know some parts do get a little text bookie, but some parts I could not help.

I gave AllTurtles a makeover because I wanted to change the viewpoint. I wanted to make it more interactive for you...the visitors. I understand it's hard to keep coming back to a website that is not updated. I have caught myself 'hanging out' on websites that update regularly.

I also understand that I may not have all the answers to your questions. Other visitors may know more than me. That's where the message board comes into play. There, there are turtle owners that may have the answers to your questions and is also a friendly place to chat with one another.

To make the best Turtle Web Community. To make AllTurtles more interactive for you... the visitors of all ages. To be the best user friendly and easy to navigate turtle website.

I have tried to make AllTurtles easy to navigate. However, if you find yourself lost, you can either click on the home links to return to the home page or click on the site map link both which are located at the top of every page and in the left navigation bar.