Empire of the Turtle Pricelist

Updated 17 July 2011

Read this page as it should answer most questions.

Click on the "Common Names" to open the species' information page. The year is the last year that I produced them. If there is no date then I have not hatched any yet. Click on the camera icon (if present) to see the actual turtles for sale. If you don't see a species on here, then I do not keep it and will not have it for sale - EVER.

COMMON NAME	SCIENTIFIC NAME	YEAR	PRICE	PICTURES
Snakeneck / Sideneck Turtles	Chelidae

Spiny-necked Turtle	*Acanthochelys spixii*	---	---
Reimann's Snakeneck	*Chelodina reimanni*	2011	sold out
Branderhorst's Side-necked Turtle	*Elseya branderhorstii*	2009	sold out
New Guinea Snapping Turtle	*Elseya novaeguineae*	2011	sold out
Northern New Guinea Snapping	*Elseya schultzei*	2011	sold out
Red-bellied Short-necked Turtle	*Emydura subglobosa*	2011	sold out
Parker's Snakeneck	*Macrochelodina parkeri*	2011	sold out
Siebenrock's Snakeneck	*Macrochelodina rugosa siebenrocki*	2011	sold out
Peter's Side-necked Turtle	*Phrynops geoffroanus tuberosus*	2011	sold out
Gibba Turtle	*Phrynops gibbus*	2011	sold out
Hilaire's Side-necked Turtle	*Phrynops hilarii*	2011	sold out
Common Toad Headed Turtle	*Phrynops nasuta*	2010	sold out
Twist-necked Turtle	Platemys platycephala	2010	sold out

Sideneck Turtles	Pelomedusidae

West African Mud Turtle	*Pelusios castaneus*	2011	sold out
African Helmeted Turtle	*Pelomedusa subrufa*	2010	sold out

Pond Turtles	Emydidae;Emydinae

North American Spotted Turtle	*Clemmys guttata*	2010	sold out
European Pond Turtle	*Emys orbicularis*	2009	sold out

Pond & River Turtles	Emydidae;Batagurinae

Painted Terrapin	*Callagur borneoensis*	2011	sold out
Reeve's Turtle	*Chinemys reevesii*	2009	sold out
Amboina Box Turtle	*Cuora amboinensis*	2011	sold out
Chinese Box Turtle	*Cuora flavomarginata*	2010	sold out
Asian Leaf Turtle	*Cyclemys dentata*	---	---
Indian Spotted Pond Turtle	*Geoclemys hamiltonii*	---	---
Spiny Turtle	*Heosemys spinosa*	---	---
Yellow-headed Temple Turtle	*Hieremys annandalii*	2010	sold out
Vietnamese Leaf Turtle	*Mauremys annamensis*	2010	sold out
Western Caspian Pond Turtle	*Mauremys caspica rivulata*	2007	sold out
Malayan Flat-shelled Turtle	*Notochelys platynota*	---	---
Brown Roofed Turtle	**Pangshura smithi**	2011	sold out
Chinese Thread Turtle	*Ocadia sinensis*	2011	sold out
Central American Wood Turtle	*Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima manni*	2010	sold out
Beal's Eyed Turtle	Sacalia bealei	---	---
Black Marsh Turtle	Siebenrockiella crassicollis	---	---

Tortoises	Testudidae

Red-footed Tortoise	*Geochelone carbonaria*	2011	sold out
Cherryhead Red-footed Tortoise	*Geochelone carbonaria*	2011	sold out
Indian Star Tortoise	*Geochelone elegans*	2011	$350
African Spurred Tortoise *	**Geochelone sulcata ***	2011	sold out
Pancake Tortoise	*Malacochersus tornieri*	2011	sold out
Burmese Brown Mountain Tortoise	*Manouria e. emys*	---	---
Eastern Hermann's Tortoise	*Testudo hermanni boettgeri*	2011	sold out
Turkish Spur-thighed Tortoise	*Testudo graeca ibera*	2010	sold out
Marginated Tortoise	Testudo marginata	---	---

Mud / Musk Turtles	Kinosternidae

Yellow Mud Turtle	*Kinosternon flavescens*	2010	sold out
White-cheek Mud Turtle	*Kinosternon leucostomum*	2011	sold out
Scorpion Mud Turtle	*Kinosternon s. scorpioides*	2011	sold out
Red-cheeked Mud Turtle	*K. s. cruentatum*	2011	sold out
Chiapas Musk Turtle	*Staurotypus salvinii*	2011	sold out
Mexican Giant Musk	*Staurotypus triporcatus*	2011	sold out

Softshell Turtles	Trionychidae; Cyclanorbinae

Senegal Flapshell Turtle	*Cyclanorbis senegalensis*	2004	sold out

*Sulcata require a health certificate when crossing state lines. So if you live outside of Florida, I will need to charge an additional $15 per order (so $15 for one tortoise or many). Reference link.

DISCLAIMERS

1) All turtles and tortoises offered for sale are CBB excess from my collection and intended to establish or enhance breeding groups in other collections, in order to increase the viability of the species in captivity.

2) No sales will be made to minors.

3) No sales to pet stores.

4) It is up to customers to know their local laws pertaining to reptiles and act accordingly.

5) This is not a business. I do not have a storefront, staff, or keep posted hours. I do have a separate full time job. I try to be prompt with responses and normally check my email at least twice a day, but there are times that I am away - mainly weekends. Please keep this in mind when contacting.

6) If you are looking for a species that is not mentioned on the list above, then I will not have it - ever.

7) If you are seriously looking for a species that I have had in the past, but am out of now, you can email me and get added to a wish-list. When I have the species I will contact listees in the order they contacted me and you will have a few days to respond before I move to the next interested party. Serious inquiries only please!

GUARANTEES

1) All turtles sold are feeding and weeks to months old. Nothing right out of the egg.

2) There will be no: extra scutes (unless specified), extra heads, missing eyes, missing feet, missing toes, or missing tail tips.

3) Live arrival guaranteed. In the unfortunate circumstance that a turtle is DOA, you need to contact me the day of arrival and send me a picture for verification.

ORDERING AND PAYMENT STEPS

1) Email me before sending any funds to verify turtle availability. mailto:eric@empireoftheturtle.com.

2) To get a total, I will need to run a shipping quote. For this I will need; your first and last name, full address, and a phone number. The phone number goes on the box in case of delivery problems. There are no packing charges. Styrofoam lined boxes, heat/cold packs (depending on weather), cloth bags /deli cups are included in the price of the animal. All boxes and packing materials are new. You can reuse the box and gel cold packs. Please recycle.

3) If I have what you are looking for proceed to step 3a-b.

3a) I accept paypal at the above email address. If you haven't used Paypal, you can follow this link and find out how it works.

3b) I also accept USPS Money Orders at Eric Holt, P.O. Box 22, Yalaha Florida 34797. Please inform me if you mail a money order so that I check the P.O. Box.

4a) Once I have payment I can ship Mon-Wed for Tue-Thu arrival. I will need to know what day (Tuesday thru Thursday) that you or another responsible party can be at the shipping address to receive the turtle. I need this information at least by midnight the night prior to shipping. I do not ship past Wednesday, in order to leave at least two regular business days for the package to be delivered in case of a carrier error.

5) I ship the turtle via Next Day Air, or the equivalent, and email you a confirmation with tracking information that evening. Tracking usually begins showing up after 8pm Eastern Time and can be followed at the appropriate link.

6) Please let me know how the turtle arrives. In the unfortunate circumstance that a turtle is DOA, you need to contact me the day of arrival and send me a picture for verification.

7) If you would post feedback http://www.turtleforum.com/forum/upload/index.php?showtopic=4169&st=0 . It would be greatly appreciated. Preferably positive. If there is a problem, please contact me first to try and rectify matters. Also, while in the dealer section of the forum post on any other names you have dealt with.

EXPOS

At the moment I am not planning to vend at any shows in 2011.

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