The Gulf Coast Turtle and Tortoise Society is actively working to fulfill the following goals:
  • Provide a turtle and tortoise rescue and rehabilitation program in cooperation with other wildlife rescue organizations and turtle and tortoise societies.
  • Educate ourselves and the public, through public presentations and meetings, about all aspects of turtle and tortoise care, natural history, and conservation.
  • Disseminate the best available information regarding the proper captive husbandry of turtles and tortoises.
  • Disseminate information concerning the plight of wild turtles and tortoises and effective efforts to help them.
  • Provide an adoption service to our members for captive turtles and tortoises that need new homes.

  • Download location for METAR data is not accessible.
  • Download location for METAR data is not accessible.

About GCTTS

The Gulf Coast Turtle & Tortoise Society (GCTTS) is an all volunteer organization that is a state and federally licensed non-profit organization that was founded in 1994 by a group in the Houston area concerned with the plight of turtles and tortoises.

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GCTTS Membership Information

Annual membership in the Gulf Coast Turtle and Tortoise Society is $15.00 / $25.00 / $50.00 per year per address. All memberships are the same. The level you join at just determines how much extra you would like to donate to help the turtles and tortoises. All membership levels will receive a newspost published several times per year.

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Reporting Oiled Sea Turtles

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 18, 2010

Contact: Teri Shore, Sea Turtle Restoration Network, 415-663-8590, ext. 104, mobile 707-583-4428 tshore@tirn.net; www.seaturtles.org

NEW TOLL-FREE LINE FOR REPORTING OILED OR NESTING SEA TURTLES

IN THE GULF OF MEXICO

1-877-787-7453 (STRPGLF)

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What About those Baby Water Turtles?

The GCTTS is often asked about the sale of small water turtles. It is against federal regulations to sell or offer for sale turtle eggs or live turtles that are smaller than 4 inches in length.

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Severely Deformed Three-toed Box Turtle - Bubba

Bubba, a three-toed box turtle, came to a GCTTS rehabber on July 12, 2008. This rehabber who has seen many, many deformed turtles over the years was horrified when she saw Bubba. Bubba has the worse case of Metabolic Bone Disease she has ever seen. After recovering from the shock of seeing this turtle, she immediately gave her a thorough exam and set her up outdoors in a protected area.

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Missouri City Rescue Mission - a Success

Here is a great story from the Houston Chonicle about the turtle rescue that GCTTS members recently helped with:

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Houston SPCA Calls GCTTS for Assistance

The Houston SPCA recently acquired a large group of reptiles from a collector in Pasadena. Here is a Houston Chronicle story:
http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2008_4524804

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Softshell Rescue

We received a call from Stacy on September 15 about a turtle that had been stuck in a drain for what was thought to be only about a week. From her call, we knew it was a large (12 1/2 in) softshell. One of our members talked her husband into rescuing the turtle on the morning of September 16.

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Fall Is Approaching! Are You Ready for Hibernation?

It's still warm here in the Houston area the first part of September but the days are getting shorter and soon our weather will cool and your turtles or tortoises will be noticing these changes too. Now is the time to double check the health of your turtles/tortoises and make sure they are in prime condition. Do not allow an ill or recently ill turtle to hibernate.

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GCTTS News Posts and Newsletters

GCTTS has published several Newsletters over the years and sends out occasional News Posts to our members and friends.

See the Contact Page to sign up for our News Posts.

Here are some past News Posts and Newsletters that you can read on-line or download. Enjoy!

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