Adelaide & S.A. Turtle Rescue & Adoption
Have you lost or found a Turtle? CLICK HERE!
Want to ADOPT a Turtle? CLICK HERE!
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FOUND A TURTLE? What to do?
First check to see if has been injured or run over.
Keep it safe in a bath or large tub with water at least 3 inches deep. If bubbles start coming out of its shell when it is in water remove from the water, as it may have a hole or crack in it's shell and take it to a vet.
Make sure cats and dogs can't get to where the turtle is.
If when it is handled it emits a musky smell and seems shy, it is probably a wild turtle. If it seems friendly, and looks like it is used to people, it is probably someone's pet, and take a photo, and we can put the details below.
Just send us an email: adam@adelaideitour.com.au
Please don't release a pet turtle into a lake or river, as it won't be able to compete for food or know how to find food and will probably die.
If
you want to keep it for a period of time in the hope the owner may be found, feed it raw meat with no fat, raw chicken, or raw seafood.
You can also purchase frozen "Turtle Dinner" cubes from most pet shops.
If you can't keep it, and we can't rehouse it, best thing to do is give to the RSPCA. Click here for details of their SA Lonsdale Animal Shelter.
Click here for a pdf on Turtle Care.
If you have any questions or would like to adopt a turtle please email Adam at: adam@adelaideitour.com.au
About us:
My wife and I have
been rescuing and rehoming turtles since 2009.
We have had over
45
years experience with Turtles and have taken many
in and given them a good
home. We
have two large ponds where we
keep Turtles that have been found, or where they have out grown their
tanks or aquariums.
We aren't however Vets, so if your
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Our second pond called ERIC'S POND above the bridge, built in
January 2022
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| Our 7m x 7m pond when first built January 2006. |
29 year old Squirtle being released into the top pond Good Friday 2022. |
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We did some Turtle Conservation work on Cape York Peninsula. This is a Flat Back Turtle laying eggs near Mapoon, Far North Queensland. |
8 Turtles on a Rock in the sun. January 2012. |
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| Our pond waterfall. |
Nan, our oldest Turtle, taking some food she was hand-fed, into the water to eat. She laid 25 eggs with 16 hatching April 2011. |
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| Our three smallest Long Necked Turtles. |
Millie, who spent 9 months inside, embarking on her first adventure into pond heaven. |
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For Freshwater Turtle or Tortoise enquires email Adam on: adam@adelaideitour.com.au __________________________________________________
H ere are some good websites on Australian Freshwater Turtles:
https://www.ozanimals.com/wildlife/Reptile/Freshwater-Turtles.html |
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Help, I have lost my Freshwater Turtle!
Scroll back to top of page if you need to know what to do with a found turtle. FOUND in a backyard pool on Repton Road Somerton Park on Sunbday the 17th of November. Call Adam 0419 500 266  LOST: Kobe was last seen October 4th, and confirmed missing on the morning of October 6th at my residence in the Windsor Gardens area I was overseas at the time. Unfortunately her pond cover collapsed during a stormy night and made a nice ramp for her to get out. She’s a Murray River short neck turtle about the size of a saucer, with slight discoloration on her shell as she was recovering from shell rot. Her name is Kobe. She also has yellow marks on either side of her head. Call Adam 0419 500 266  FOUND: Not a great photo, but Long Neck Turtle found in a swimming pool on Neate Ave, Belair on the 15th of October 2024. Call Adam on 0419 500 266 if it is yours.  LOST from Telfer Street, Ferryden Park on Saturday 12th of October. Please call 0411 200 291 if found.  FOUND: Monday 16th September 2024 Found on Dimboola Court, Craigmore Call Adam on 0419 500 266  FOUND: Sunday 1st September 2024 Found on Clovelly Ave Glenelg North near Tapleys Hill Road Call Adam on 0419 500 266  FOUND: Monday 27th November 2023 Found in Shaftesbury Tce, Marino. Call Adam on 0419 500 266  FOUND: Monday 29th May 2023 Found near purple dragon playground at O’Sullivan Beach. The turtle is a female and is very friendly. Call Adam on 0419 500 266  FOUND: Tuesday 2nd May 2023 William Street, Edwardstown. Call Adam on 0419 500 266  FOUND: Wednesday 28th December 2022 Found in Broadview Call Adam on 0419 500 266  FOUND: Friday 23rd December 2022 Found in Dernancourt Call Adam on 0419 500 266  FOUND: Wednesday 21st December 2022 Found in Miller Reserve in Linden Park (near Sturdee Street end) THIS TURLE HAS BEEN REUNITED WITH ITS OWNER!  FOUND: Friday 7th of October 2022 Found near Sasha Drive, Munno Para West Call Adam on 0419 500 266  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FOUND: Friday 19th of August 2022 Found near the reservoir in Happy Valley Call Adam on 0419 500 266  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FOUND: Friday 6th of May 2022 Found on a street in Seaview Downs Owner has been found and Turtle returned.  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FOUND: Wednesday 16th March 2022 Found in Broadview Call Adam 0419 500 266 
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FOUND: Saturday 8th January 2022 Found in Farm Drive Redwood Park. Call Adam 0419 500 266  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FOUND: Saturday 8th January 2022 Found near the Parkway Victor Harbor Call Dennis 0431 098 498  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FOUND: Saturday 18th December 2021 Found Boord Street, Semaphore South Call Adam on 0419 500 266  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LOST: November 20th 2021 We have lost our 35yo turtle from our home Gray Street in Plympton. Please call Matt on 0416 197 883 if you find him  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FOUND: Saturday 6th November 2021 An adult long-necked turtle found beside the road on Johnson Parade Blackwood. It is quite friendly and is most likely a pet. It’s shell is about 18cm wide. If you think it is yours please contact Nicola 0422 931 394
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LOST: October 2019 Has anyone seen (or perhaps has been caring for) Roxanne's female short neck turtle? It has been missing since around October 2019 from the Athol Park area.Roxanne has been hoping that she would turn up, but she hasn't so far. The turtle has a yellow patch, either side of her face. She was a bit larger than a saucer, approaching the size of a bread and butter plate. Ring Adam 0419 500 266
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ UPDATE. This turtle has been reinuted with it's owner!
Found near Salisbury Cemetery Carpark on Spains Road
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LOST: Saturday 13th March 2021 UPDATE. This turtle has been reinuted with it's owner!
Lost my turtle Tarquie from Warne Street, Redwood Park. 
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22yo Short Neck lost in the Grange area around the Grange Golf
Club. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FOUND: Monday 4th January 2021
Millswood Cresent MILLSWOOD 
FOUND: Friday 23rd October 2020
Hamilton Road McLaren Vale
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FOUND: POSTED 31st October 2011 In Springfield we found this turtle swimming in our pool. Call Robyn on 0402 027 574 if you think it is yours.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FOUND: POSTED 30th October 2011 Is this your Turtle? We found this on Gloucester Ave Belair, and it has a crack in its shell. It is about 20 years old. 22nd December Update:
Reunited with its owner. Johnny the turtle is now safely back
with his owner, just in time to open
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LOST: Posted 4th Oct 2011 We have lost our short necked turtle, She was our class pet, and has never been in an outside enclosure untill we put her with our snake necked turtles, she went missing on Sat the 3rd of October. We live very close to the ocean at Hallett Cove, please contact Karina on 0413 747 680 or 0871239083
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FOUND: POSTED 18th April 2011 Is this your Turtle? A gardener found this wandering Eldon St, West Croydon on Monday 18th April.
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Our 4 year old short neck Murray river turtle was lost on Macarthur Ave,
Warradale last seen at 2pm 31st of March. We recently moved her into an
outdoor enclosure which she has escaped from.
If found please call Penny on 0439850849 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FOUND: POSTED 2nd February 2011 Found in Coglin Street Brompton, SA.
Is this your Turtle?, then call Ray on 0422147062 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LOST: POSTED 3rd January 2011We had 3 short necked turtles the size of dinner plates and they are 10 years old. Four weeks ago we re-located our turtles from an inside tank to an outside area, and unfortunatley they all escaped. We live on Springbank Rd at Lynton.
If you find one near this area please call Jessica on 0402363977 or email: bootcamp{at}kempfit.com.au ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FOUND: POSTED 13th December 2010 We have found a Snake Necked Turtle in Melton St Blackwood, South Australia
This Turtle has been reunited with its owner. It was lost for over a year!!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LOST: POSTED 27th September 2010
I have lost my Turtle, his
name is Mr T... Its been between 4days - 1 week....... Now he is the size dinner plate.
Please email me if I can be of further assistance. keileigh82[at]hotmail.com Thanks, Keileigh ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
We have found a Snake Necked Turtle around Ash Ave Belair, South Australia ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LOST: POSTED 22nd DEC 2009 I have had 4 Turtles go missing from my pond in Gloucester Ave Belair. If you find any around Jessie Brown Kindy please give me a call on 0404 848 245 or email angelad[at]senet.com.au Thankyou Angela ____________________________________________________________________
Email Adam & Angela with any questions: adam[at]adelaideitour.com.au ____________________________________________________________________ SAVE OUR TURTLES Below is a collection of videos of miss treated Turtles. We can't let this happen. Click here for Baby Turtles just born! |
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