Here at Totally Turtles, we pride ourselves on our outstanding services as well as our industry-leading product offerings. Our courteous, professional staff provides a full range of services designed to allow both you and your turtle to become all that you can be.
Whether we're running seminars, sponsoring competitions, or building custom facilities in your own backyard, our turtle-technicians are there for you. We answer your questions, maintain the highest ethical standards, and use nothing but the highest quality materials.
Ted Tinker emigrated from the Costa Rican rain forests,
where he was a renowned keeper of turtles and tortoises,
in 1953.
Upon arrival in the United States, he settled with his family
near
Seattle, Washington,
where the constant rain and dampness reminded him of home (albeit somewhat colder)
and provided an ideal environment for the 375 premium breeding turtles he
had brought with him from Costa Rica.
It wasn't long before those 375 turtles,
under Ted's care and husbandry,
blossomed into a population in excess of 2,500. In 1969, Ted started supplying
strong, healthy, and especially intelligent turtles to pet shops around Seattle.
In 1974, Ted expanded his operations to encompass the entire
Pacific Northwest.
And in 1981 he established distribution agreements that allowed
premium pet turtles from Ted's Turtle Farm to be easily obtained in pet shops
and discerning boutiques up and down the West Coast.
In 1992, Ted conquered the midwest by buying up his largest
competitor,
Tulsa Tom's Top-quality Turtles. With a virtual monopoly on high-quality
turtles it was only a matter of time before Ted was "the" source for
turtles from Seattle to San Diego to Miami to Boston.
In 1999, Ted became intrigued with the World Wide Web and soon
realized its potential for bringing his beloved turtles to discerning turtle
lovers
in all corners of the world. In 2000, he launched ETurtles.com. It took only
three months to prove the huge demand that existed for turtles via the Web,
and the stock price skyrocketed a full 536% on the day of the IPO alone.
Rich beyond his wildest dreams,
Ted set about using his vast financial resources to promote turtles
and spread his conviction that they are, in fact,
"the perfect pet."
His crowning glory was the court injunction allowing him to enter
his prize stud turtle in the Westminster Dog Show,
where he won second place.
Turtles had really come to the fore in people's minds!
In 2002, Ted decided to capitalize on the publicity
generated by his placing at the dog show and his world-wide network
of turtle-loving professionals, and he formed
Ted Tinker's Totally Turtles.
Our mission is to provide top-quality products and services
to turtles and turtle-lovers worldwide
at the most reasonable prices possible.
Give us a try, and we think you'll quickly see the truth in our motto:
Totally Turtles, Ted Tinker and all products and services mentioned are totally fictitious. This site is not intended to offer or provide actual products, services, or even useful and accurate information about the care and treatment of turtles. This site exists strictly for demonstration purposes and use in academic exercises, and, yes, it's intentionally a travesty of Web design! No turtles were harmed in the creation of this Web site. Most images are derived from Microsoft's clipart resources.
For more information, please contact amgilder@cs.unh.edu