The RGTTC usually has several turtles available for adoption. Please contact us before you go to a pet store!

Other places to aquire a turtle/tortoise:

• American Tortoise Rescue
• Turtle Homes USA
• Turtopia : Rescue, Rehab, Rehome

Turtle/Tortoise organizations:

• Tortoise Trust
• The World Chelonian Trust
• Chelonian Research Foundation
• California Turtle and Tortoise Club
• Mid-Atlantic Turtle and Tortoise Society (MATTS)
• New York Turtle and Tortoise Society/ Turtle Conservation
• HERPO Productions - Herp Societies and Herp Related Sites

Informational websites:

• Tess Cook's Box Turtle Care and Conservation
• Reasons to Build a Predator-proof Pen
• Care Centre South Africa
• Hatchling Haven
• Melissa Kaplan's Herp Care Collection
• Sulcata Station
• The Turtle Puddle
• The Turtle Times
• Turtles of the World

UV Lighting Information/Issues:

• Tortoise Trust - UNDERSTANDING REPTILE LIGHTING SYSTEMS
• Reptile Lighting: A Current Perspective
• ActiveUVHeat Bulb - Home Page

Dietary Information/Issues:

• Feeding Tortoises: A Practical Guide for Avoiding Dietary Disasters
• Notes on Dietary Constituents for Herbivorous Terrestrial Chelonians and their effect on Growth and Development
• USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory

Poisonous plant identification:

• Calif. Turtle & Tortoise Club Poisonous Plant List
• Calif. Turtle & Tortoise Club list of *edible* plants
• Cornell University Poisonous Plants
• Melissa Kaplan's Herp Care Collection -- Edible and Harmful Plants
• North Carolina State University - Poisonous Plants of North Carolina
• Purdue University - Indiana Plants Poisonous to Livestock and Pets
• Plants for a Future (PFAF) Database Search
• Canadian Poisonous Plants Information System

Common weed identification:

• Illinois Council on Food & Ag. Research Weed ID
• Iowa State University - Weed Science Online
• Univ. of California-Davis Weed ID site

Tortoise food (grass hay, pasture mix, cactus, etc.):

• The Oxbow Hay Company:
  Is a great source for Grass Hay, if your local feed store does not carry it. Oxbow sells timothy and orchard grass hay in a variety of quantities, and they will ship via UPS to anywhere in the USA and Canada.
• Peaceful Valley Farm Supply - Organic Garden and Farm Supplies:
  This is a good source for pasture mixes for grazing tortoises.
• Rio Grande Cacti:
  This is a small business located in New Mexico, so we like to help them out. Order a few pads of Ficus indica (spineless opuntia cactus) from them and plant them somewhere that your tortoises can't reach them. After the pads take root, you'll have all the cactus your tortoises will need.

Heating pads for sheds/barns:

• Pro Products - Specialized Habitat Control Systems:
  This company sells radiant heat panels that are useful for providing heat to indoor enclosures.
• Osborne Industries - Stanfield® Heat Pads:
  This is the source for Stanfield® Heat Pads, the best way to keep sulcata tortoises warm inside tortoise sheds.

General reptile pet supplies:

• Big Apple Herpetological Supply
• Herp Supplies.com
• Bush Herpetological Supply
• The Bean Farm - Herp Supplies
• Double-R Discount Supply -- If you can't find powdered Calcium Carbonate locally, this company sells it in large bags.
• ActiveUVHeat Bulbs

Tortoise Rescue/Re-homing/Rehabilitation:

• American Tortoise Rescue
• TortoiseAid International
• Turtle Homes USA
• The Turtle Ranch
• Turtopia : Rescue, Rehab, Rehome
• Virginia Reptile Rescue
• How To Locate a Wildlife Rehabilitator

Veterinary Resources and Information:

• Locating a Veterinarian
• Association of Reptilian and Amphibian Veterinarians
• Anapsid.Org - Reptile & Amphibian Information Collection
• Reptile-Associated Salmonellosis -- Selected States, 1996-1998
• Understanding and coping with Runny Nose Syndrome (RNS)
• Softshell syndrome in young turtles

Miscellaneous online articles of interest:

• The Tortoise Trust's Articles;
  These articles were originally printed in the Trust's newsletters and contain a lot of valuable information.
• 7 Simple Rules for Successful Tortoise-Keeping:
  These basic, common-sense rules will keep you from developing significant problems with your tortoise.
• Weatherbase:
  Records and Averages for US locations

Suggested Reading:

• Resources and Reference Material