Meet Some of Our Tortoises
In Need of a Forever Home
Many tortoises are in need of companionship and a place to call home. That’s one of the many things we do at TortoiseLand! Rehoming offers these amazing reptiles the opportunity to live longer, healthier lives and share them with their human companions.
If you’ve ever been interested in caring for or homing a tortoise, look no further! We have great candidates who are in need. We’ve bonded many tortoises with homes and families over the years. Should you want to open your home, contact us below and we’ll get the process rolling.
Crush
Species: African Sulcata
Age: 14 yrs young
Native to: Northern Africa
Personality: Friendly & Curious
Friendly and curious toward humans, but can be aggressive with other tortoises. An amazing 1-on-1 gurl with her human companion(s).
Watch this video to learn more.
Sharkey
Species: African Sulcata
Age: 6 1/2 yrs old
Native to: Northern Africa
Personality: Friendly & Curious
Healthy, curious and super friendly with humans. Sharkey is aggressive toward other tortoises. He needs to be in a one-on-one living situation with his human companion(s).
Watch this video to learn more.
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Stars & Permanent Residents
Big Red
Species: Red Foot Tortoise
Age: 18 yrs old
Native to: Amazon Forest, Central and South Americas
Personality: Curious & Friendly
Big Red is the most colorful of our eight gorgeous Red Foot Tortoises. His favorite foods are nightcrawlers and papaya. His favorite pastime is to follow Shygurl around campus.
Diggah
Species: African Sulcata
Age: 5 1/2 yrs old
Native to: Northern Africa
Personality: Friendly & Gentle
The daughter of the legendary Max, Diggah was born at TortoiseLand. Her gentle loving personality has earned her the title of “Official Mascot”. She touched the hearts of everyone at the Leimert Park Jazz Festival and stole the show.
Spike-o-Saurus
Species: Leopard Tortoise
Age: 18 yrs old
Native to: Northern Africa
Personality: Friendly & Loves his Greens
Spike’s stunning pyramiding makes him look like a spike-tacular dinosaur! He had already gained his spikes by the time he arrived at TortoiseLand. He is now completely healthy after extensive rehabilitation and is a living reminder of why TortoiseLand does what we do.