Terry the Turtle – Available Now

We might be a dog rescue, but occasionally someone a little different needs our help…

Terry came to us after we were alerted to an advert on a local selling site offering a “healthy male red-footed tortoise”. One look at his photograph told us he wasn’t healthy, so we arranged to bring him into our care.

On arrival, we discovered he wasn’t a red-footed tortoise at all. Terry is a box turtle, with quite different care needs.

His beak and claws were so overgrown that he struggled to eat and could barely get about. After veterinary treatment, an appropriate diet and a vivarium with suitable heating, lighting and a pool to dip in, he’s a transformed little turtle.

And what a character he is! Terry is friendly, inquisitive and full of personality.

He’ll eat from your hand and even knock on the glass when he wants your attention!

He doesn’t particularly enjoy being picked up, so he needs someone happy to enjoy his company on his terms.

Terry will come with his current vivarium, heating, lighting and equipment, including all new bulbs.

His adoption fee is £200, which includes his setup. His new family should be prepared to provide a larger enclosure as needed.

But this lovely little lad needs much more than someone who can pay an adoption fee. Box turtles are a long-term commitment and can live for many years. He needs someone who understands his care requirements and has the time, space and resources to meet them properly.

He’s already experienced neglect. We’re determined that his next home will give him the care he deserves for the rest of his life.

If you’d like to offer Terry a home, please send us an email telling us about yourself, your experience with turtles or similar reptiles, and why you’d like this fabulous little character in your life. Please explain the home and ongoing care you can offer him.

Please apply by email at pendledogs@gmail.com rather than through our dog application form.

He’s a little turtle with a huge personality — and he deserves the very best.