Note March 1, 2008
We will now accept listings for Canada, New Zealand and Australia.

    If you are interested in adopting a turtle listed below, contact the owner directly. Give the owner your name, the city where you live, and confirm that you can pick up the turtle. Do not expect the owner to arrange shipment or to deliver it. Also provide any additional information you think will be helpful. Expect the owner to ask you a few questions.

    If you are asked for payment, let us know and we will remove the listing. We are not opposed to people selling their turtles, but not here. This is a free service to place pet turtles in new homes.
 
 

Putting Your Turtle Up for Adoption

    If you have turtles, tortoises, or their eggs you wish to put up for adoption, send us an email. We will add them to the list above. Interested parties will contact you directly. You then email us when the adoptions have taken place so we can remove your listing to stop you from getting more inquiries.

    Experience shows us that few people let us know when their turtles have been adopted. Therefore, we will remove listings after approximately 90 days. If your turtle is still available and it is removed from the listing, let us know and we will place it back on the list.

    We will need the following information: your city, state, and country, your email address and/or telephone number, the turtles available for adoption, and your first name. All requests must be in English. We will not post pictures.

    When contacted by an interested party, you have every right to ask the potential new owner anything you wish. You are under no obligation to turn your turtles over to someone you are not comfortable with. You will probably have other interested parties you are speaking with so simply state that you will get back to them. But please know that no one likes being questioned so be diplomatic and friendly. And if you do say you will get back to someone, please do so.

    We think that finding a good home for your pet turtle is more important than making a few dollars on it so we do not want you to list turtles for which you want payment. That's right! We will help you give away your turtles.

Email us at  Turtle Adoptions.
 
 

Why the "Turtle Adoptions Page"

    We have often advised viewers to consider adopting unwanted pet turtles. We are very pleased with the turtles we adopted and we have wild caught turtles that were obviously released pets. We have also advised viewers to consider personality more than looks. We have adopted some very poor looking turtles who have the nicest personalities. We believe that domesticated turtles adapt to new homes more readily than wild turtles and are more able to form strong bonds with their new owners.

    We think purchasing turtles and catching wild turtles is okay too. We believe that younger turtles adapt more easily especially babies. On the other hand many adult male turtles could land on the moon and not care if females are present. But some wild caught turtles take a long time to adapt.

    It is also our experience that new turtles may not be excepted by other turtles. This is usually a problem within species especially among competing males. Some males have such a strong drive to mate that they can not be kept with females in the small confines typical of pet habitats. Wood turtles and spotted turtles are well known for this problem. Male box turtles can be just as hard on other male box turtles. Unfortunately sometimes we need to find a new home for a new turtle.

     All summer we hear from people who see turtles laying eggs in their yards in places they consider unsafe or inconvenient like in the middle of their driveways, etc. These caring people want the eggs to survive but somewhere else. They are not interested in raising baby turtles. We advise them to place the eggs in a deli container like we show in Tour Eight and find an interested person to adopt them. So we will list eggs if they are available for adoption. Dig your own eggs is also an acceptable listing.

    On occasion we take in unwanted turtles who need cared for while new owners are sought. This occurs more often at the end of the summer season. Some friends bring us turtles in the fall knowing that we can accommodate them for the winter. We usually have no problem finding new owners in the spring. However, we do not run a rescue program.

    And it is fair to say that if you are reading this page, you may have visited other web sites that make available turtles for adoption. Some of the questions they ask make us wander if they really want to part with the turtles. Some even ask for a reference from a veterinarian. They seek to pass judgment on one's ability to love and care for turtles based on answering a questionnaire but make exceptions for red-eared sliders. Donations are usually expected. While tempted, we have never "registered" with any of them.

    Still we are drawn to the subject of acquiring turtles. Many viewers are looking for turtles especially babies. So we have decided to help place turtles in new homes.  By helping you we will also be helping your turtles.

    Just so you know, TurtleTails.com is not a non-profit organization. The web site is a privately owned hobby site. We also have a business by the same name registered to do business in Pennsylvania. We do not sell turtles.

Successful Adoptions

0001    midland painted turtle, juvenile    Adopted
0002 & 0003    red-eared sliders, 2 years old    Adopted
0004    reeves turtle, adult    Adopted
0005    eastern box turtle    Unknown
0006 thru 0012    eastern painted turtles, newly hatched babies    Adopted
0013    red-eared slider, adult    Withdrawn
0014 thru 0016    eastern painted turtles, newly hatched babies    Adopted
0017 & 0018    red-eared sliders, 2 years old    Adopted
0019 thru 0023    eastern box turtles, 1 years old    Adopted
0024    red-eared slider, 4 years old    Adopted
0025 thru 0027    red-eared sliders, 3 babies    Adopted
0028    red-eared slider    Unknown
0029, 0030, 0031    3 red-eared sliders    Unknown
0032 & 0033    2 red-eared sliders    Unknown
0034    female red-eared slider    Unknown
0035 & 0036    2 red-eared sliders    Unknown
0037, 0038 & 0039    3 red-eared sliders    Adopted
0040    red-eared slider, 7 years old    Adopted
0041    snapping turtle, 2 years old    Adopted
0042    red-eared slider, 3 years old    Adopted
0043 & 0044    eastern painted turtles, juveniles    Adopted
0045    peninsula cooter, juvenile    Adopted
0046, 0047    2 red-eared sliders    Unknown
0048, 0049 & 0050    3 red-eared sliders   Adopted
0051 & 0052    2 red-eared sliders    Adopted
0053 thru 0058    eastern painted turtles, newly hatched babies    Adopted
0059, 0060    2 red-eared sliders    Unknown
0061 thru 0065    eastern painted turtles, newly hatched babies    Adopted
0066    red-eared slider    Unknown
0067 thru 0069    3 red-eared sliders    Adopted
0070    red-eared slider    Unknown
0071    red-eared slider, 8 years old    Adopted
0072    red-eared slider    Unknown
0073    red-eared slider, 1 year old    Adopted
0074 & 0075    two red-eared sliders    Unknown
0076 & 0077    red-eared sliders    Adopted
0078    male adult Gulf Coast box turtle    Adopted
0079 & 0080    red-eared sliders    Unknown
0081    red-eared slider    Unknown
0082 & 0083    red-eared sliders    Adopted
0084    red-eared slider    Unknown
0085    red-eared slider, 4 years old    Adopted
0086 & 0087    red-eared sliders    Adopted
0088    red-eared sliders    Unknown
0089    red-eared slider    Adopted
0090 & 0091    red-eared sliders    Adopted
0092    red-eared slider    Withdrawn
0093    red-eared sliders    Unknown
0094 thru 0095    eastern painted turtles, one year old   Adopted
0096 thru 0098    eastern painted turtles, newly hatched babies    Adopted
0099 thru 0103    eastern painted turtles, newly hatched babies    Adopted
0104    eastern painted turtle    Adopted
0105    eastern box turtle    Adopted
0106 & 0107    red-eared sliders    Unknown
0108    painted turtle    Unknown
0109 & 0110    red-eared sliders    Adopted
0111    red-eared slider    Withdrawn
0112 & 0113    red-eared sliders    Unknown
0114 & 0115    red-eared sliders    Unknown
0116 & 0117    red-eared sliders    Unknown
0118 & 0119    red-eared sliders    Unknown
0120    red-eared slider    Unknown
0121 thru 0126    red-eared sliders    Unknown
0127    red-eared slider    Unknown
0128    red-eared slider    Unknown
0129 & 0130    red-eared sliders    Unknown
0131 & 0132    red-eared sliders    Unknown
0133    red-eared slider    Unknown
0134 & 0135    red-eared sliders    Unknown
0136 & 0137    red-eared sliders    Unknown
0138 & 0139    one Asian wood turtle and one Central American wood turtle   Adopted
0140 & 0141    Florida snapping turtles    Unknown
0142 & 0143    red-eared sliders    Unknown
0144    red-eared slider    Unknown
0145    red-eared slider    Adopted
0146 thru 0148    red-eared sliders    Unknown
0149 thru 0154    eastern painted turtle eggs   Adopted
0155 & 0156    red-eared sliders   Unknown
0157   Reeves turtle   Unknown
0158 & 0159    red-eared sliders   Adopted
0160    red-eared slider    Adopted
0161    red-eared slider    Unknown
0162 & 0163    red-eared sliders   Unknown
0164, 0165, 0166, & 0167    baby painted turtles    Adopted
0168 & 0169    red-eared sliders   Adopted
0170 & 0171    red-eared sliders   Adopted
0172 thru 0175    eastern painted turtles, newly hatched babies    Adopted
0176    red-eared slider    Unknown
0177, 0178 & 0179    red-eared sliders   Adopted
0185 thru 0187    eastern painted turtles, newly hatched babies    Adopted
0188    baby box turtle   Adopted
0189 & 0190    red-eared sliders   Adopted
0201 & 0202    red-eared sliders   Adopted
0204 & 0205    red-eared sliders   Adopted
 
 

Started May 21, 2004
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