Members 130 turtle and tortoise fanciers

" We're native New Yorkers now living in Nyon, some 15 minutes from Geneva. Peter has more experience with chelonians than Suzanne does. He's been an active member of turtle and herpetological... " Read more

" We are interested in getting a turtle or a tortoise for our son, and wanted to have some information and advice before we went ahead. "

" looking for adopting and caring for turtles. "

" As at present I am involved with fresh water turtle field work in India , Bangladesh. "

" I just moved to Chavannes de bogis after 8 years in the Usa and my red foot tortoise arrives this week. "

" We've kept Florida turtles ('red-eared sliders') for years in our home in Chatelaine. We joined this club to learn more about them, and to meet others interested in these fascinating animals... "

" We joined the Geneva Area Pond Club and learned its organizers also lead this turtle society. We enjoyed meeting them so much that we decided to join the turtle society as well. We plan to attend both... " Read more

" Would love to meet others who keep and breed tortoises as we do. Exchanging specimens should add new DNA to everyone's breeding stock. "

" We regularly visit a neighbor who keeps tortoises. We find that each tortoise has its own distinct personality, and all of them have intelligence and curiosity. We're joining the club to learn which... " Read more

" We've adopted the tortoise of a neighbor who passed away, and now we have to learn how to care for it. We searched for information on Google, and the best came from this club's website. We joined... " Read more

" Each of us kept pet turtles when we were young, and have always loved them. Our new home in Chambesy has a large garden in which we plan to build a koi pond. That would be a fine place to keep pet turtles... " Read more

" We had a pet Hermann's tortoise for over 30 years, which we had to give to a friend when we moved to Switzerland. We'd like to get another now that we're here. We learned that this club'... " Read more

" We're Canadians who acquired our turtles when we moved to Switzerland. We're enthusiastic about joining the Society, and look forward to attending meetings in club members' homes and gardens... " Read more

" As newcomers to the Geneva area (we recently moved to Borex), we don't know many people. But we've always loved turtles, and would enjoy meeting neighbors who share this interest. We'll... " Read more

" We just moved from Paris to Borex, because we prefer relaxed country life over hectic city life. The first thing we added to our garden was a bird feeder. We hope to attract other wild creatures as well,... " Read more

" We recently moved to the Geneva area, into a home with a garden that's surrounded by a low concrete wall. We're planning to add tortoises to the garden, but want to get as much information as... " Read more

" Both of us had baby turtles when we were hardly more than babies ourselves. The turtles didn't survive long, because we knew so little about their proper care. We're older now, and hope to get... " Read more

" We moved from downtown Lyon to Chavannes last year, so now we have a garden, with a pond under construction. Each of us has had turtles and tortoises before we met, and we want to get such pets again.... " Read more