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Want to Adopt a Tortoise?

What You Should Know

  • To adopt a tortoise from Tortoise Group, you must live in southern Nevada.
  • Tortoises for adoption are not wild but legally acquired, former pets.
  • Only one tortoise, an adult male, is allowed in each household.
  • We adopt to the adults who live where the tortoise will live.
  • Tortoises of all sizes must live outside. A fenced back yard of about 1000 square feet is needed. For example an area equal to 20 x 50 feet. We no longer adopt to homes with unfenced ponds or pools.
  • Attention Teachers: proper conditions for tortoises are not available in the classroom but we do adopt to schools with secure yards.
  • The fee for adoption is $75.

ADOPT A TORTOISE

What You Will Need To Do

  • Make your yard safe and escape proof. To learn about this and other preparations, click Desert Tortoises: Adoption and Care, or pick up a free copy of our booklet from any veterinarian’s office in the Las Vegas area or public library in Clark County or Pahrump.
  • Have or create a dry area (no irrigation) that is at least 15′ x 15′ where you will dig or build a burrow. You may need to change your irrigation pattern to create the dry area.
  • Provide growing food: a patch of grass, dandelions (if possible), and several of the ornamentals and native plants we suggest.
  • Feed the tortoise Tortoise Food tortoise chow, available from Tortoise Group.

Before you start any preparations, call Tortoise Group, (702) 739-7113. We will come to your yard and make sure that you get started in the right way.

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