Thanks, Mark, I knew about that. I think it's a really short-sighted law: it makes it more difficult to breed the turtles in captivity (although I think females remain fertile long after one breeding episode). I assume that a human couple living together can each own one turtle. But will the inspectors fine them when the first batch of eggs hatches? Or if the couple has kids of their own, can ownership of the turtles be assigned to each of their children? I've heard about people who are licensed for wildlife rehabilitation - maybe that's the route to follow.Long ago there was a man who kept a goshawk in the neighborhood. The first time I saw it it was flying freely in the local woods and really gave me a start. Jim McKenney _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…