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The form is electronic. If you prefer a paper form, please email us at turtlerescuems.adoptions@gmail.com and we will send you one by email or hard copy by mail.
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The turtles we currently have for adoption are listed below. By state law, our facility is NOT open to the public. We are a home-based group and therefore do not offer open tours to view the turtles in our care. If you have found a turtle you are interested in, please take a moment to fill out the Adoption Application, which can be found above. Once you submit the application, we will be in touch and, if approved, can set up an appointment to view the turtle you're interested in. Detailed information about each available turtle is available on request. Please email turtlerescuems.adoptions@gmail.com.
Click below for our guidance on appropriate enclosures:
Guidelines for Box Turtles
Guidelines for Aquatic Turtles
Please remember that most of the turtles we offer for adoption are wild animals. They were not bred to be pets and were not raised as pets. The only reason they are in captivity and are available for adoption is because they cannot be released. We favor adopters who intend to provide an environment as closely resembling their natural environment as possible, or as close to that as possible considering any special needs the turtle may have.
Sometimes the turtles we re-home are "special-needs". This can mean many different things. The turtle may need a slightly modified habitat or may need extra monitoring. It could also mean the turtle has a life-altering deficit that will require a specialized environment, altered diet, or hands-on care such as hand-feeding. If you're interested in adopting one of our special-needs turtles, please don't hesitate to contact us for more specific information. Special-needs doesn't necessarily mean more difficult to care for, it just means the turtle may need slightly different care than others of their species. Special-needs turtles are often some of the most rewarding turtles to keep.
We do not charge an adoption fee and we do not sell any turtles. All potential adopters will be heavily screened.
Yes, we will ship...
We are willing to ship, on a case-by-case basis - adopter pays all shipping costs. If a turtle is to be shipped out of state, the adoption must also first be approved by the MS Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. Shipping is temperature-sensitive. Depending on where you live, we may not be able to ship to you during summer or winter. We ONLY ship on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays for priority overnight delivery. We do not ship door-to-door. For the safety of the turtle, we will ship only to an approved FedEx Ship Center near you, where you can pick up the turtle. Adopted turtles can still be picked up locally in Florence, Mississippi. We follow all shipping guidance issued by ShipYourReptiles.com. There will be absolutely no adoptions, local or otherwise, between November 15 and January 15 due to increased shipping volume during the holidays and to allow our staff a few weeks for family commitments.
Please be familiar with your state and local laws. We will not willingly or knowingly adopt any turtle where it is prohibited to do so by law. In Mississippi, you MUST possess a "valid Resident Sportsman's License, a Resident All Game Hunting and Freshwater Fishing License, a Small Game Hunting and Freshwater Fishing License, or a Non-Resident All Game Hunting License" to possess native turtles. Further, "no person shall possess more than a total of 20 nongame reptiles" and of that 20 "no more than four (4) can be of the same species or subspecies." Mississippi Code of 1972, Section 49-5-107. More on Mississippi laws regarding turtles, frogs, salamanders, or snakes can be found on the website of the MS Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.
Click below for our guidance on appropriate enclosures:
Guidelines for Box Turtles
Guidelines for Aquatic Turtles
Please remember that most of the turtles we offer for adoption are wild animals. They were not bred to be pets and were not raised as pets. The only reason they are in captivity and are available for adoption is because they cannot be released. We favor adopters who intend to provide an environment as closely resembling their natural environment as possible, or as close to that as possible considering any special needs the turtle may have.
Sometimes the turtles we re-home are "special-needs". This can mean many different things. The turtle may need a slightly modified habitat or may need extra monitoring. It could also mean the turtle has a life-altering deficit that will require a specialized environment, altered diet, or hands-on care such as hand-feeding. If you're interested in adopting one of our special-needs turtles, please don't hesitate to contact us for more specific information. Special-needs doesn't necessarily mean more difficult to care for, it just means the turtle may need slightly different care than others of their species. Special-needs turtles are often some of the most rewarding turtles to keep.
We do not charge an adoption fee and we do not sell any turtles. All potential adopters will be heavily screened.
Yes, we will ship...
We are willing to ship, on a case-by-case basis - adopter pays all shipping costs. If a turtle is to be shipped out of state, the adoption must also first be approved by the MS Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. Shipping is temperature-sensitive. Depending on where you live, we may not be able to ship to you during summer or winter. We ONLY ship on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays for priority overnight delivery. We do not ship door-to-door. For the safety of the turtle, we will ship only to an approved FedEx Ship Center near you, where you can pick up the turtle. Adopted turtles can still be picked up locally in Florence, Mississippi. We follow all shipping guidance issued by ShipYourReptiles.com. There will be absolutely no adoptions, local or otherwise, between November 15 and January 15 due to increased shipping volume during the holidays and to allow our staff a few weeks for family commitments.
Please be familiar with your state and local laws. We will not willingly or knowingly adopt any turtle where it is prohibited to do so by law. In Mississippi, you MUST possess a "valid Resident Sportsman's License, a Resident All Game Hunting and Freshwater Fishing License, a Small Game Hunting and Freshwater Fishing License, or a Non-Resident All Game Hunting License" to possess native turtles. Further, "no person shall possess more than a total of 20 nongame reptiles" and of that 20 "no more than four (4) can be of the same species or subspecies." Mississippi Code of 1972, Section 49-5-107. More on Mississippi laws regarding turtles, frogs, salamanders, or snakes can be found on the website of the MS Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.
Available Turtles
The turtles we have available for adoption can be found at the PetFinder link below. We try to keep this list of adoptable turtles as current as possible; however, if there is a particular type of turtle you are interested in adopting, please feel free to contact us to inquire.
Click here to see our adoptable turtles on Dubia's Adoptions Page!
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