American values are under attack. H.R. 1897 is scheduled to be voted on by the end of tomorrow. The ESA has saved 99% of listed species from extinction, but if H.R. 1897 passes, your favorite animals could be gone forever.
📣Urge your Reps to vote NO on this un-American bill: https://bit.ly/4tlqJZh
Meet Buttercup! She is a yellow-bellied slider looking for a forever home. We will have a booth to meet her and other adoptable turtles at the JCC of Greater New Haven (360 Amity Rd., Woodbridge, CT) on Sunday, May 3rd, from 10am-2pm. This is a free, family-friendly, educational adoption event.
Turtle season is upon us. Watch for turtles in the road and help them cross in the direction they were going. If it’s injured, take it with you and call a rehabber. The free app and website Animal Help Now uses your location to find the rehabber closest to you.
#rehab #turtles #wildlife
Today is National Pet Day! We’d like to remind you that pet turtles are a lifelong commitment and not an easy, “starter pet”. Most common pet species get very big. If you want a turtle, adopt, don’t shop, never steal from the wild, & never dump pet turtles into the wild.
#nationalpetday #turtles .
Thank you to Turt Cobain the tortoise and his fam for these very useful items from our wishlist!
#donation #thankyou #nonprofit #turtlerehab #grateful .
Thank you to Elaine and Michelle, who separately surprised us with donations this week! All gifts, large & small, money or wishlist items, help our mission. We greatly appreciate them. Also thank you D.K. in memory of K.F. for your donation.
#thankyou #grateful #donations #nonprofit #turtlerehab .
A turtle-shaped gingerbread cookie is decorated with orange and yellow candy and frosting.
It’s the rare gingerbread box turtle! Unlike most turtle species which hide and brumate over the winter, these guys only come out for a short period of time in December and January. What turtles have you spotted this winter?
Visit us today for Animal Awareness Day at the Guilford Fairgrounds, 111 Lovers Lane, Guilford, CT 06437. Fun, free, and family-friendly. Pets leashed or in carriers welcome. 11:00am-3:00pm. Sunday, October 5th (today).
Before and after of the carapace break of an eastern box turtle. This guy was lucky enough to be in and out in the same season since this and the plastron break, not shown, were relatively uncomplicated and he was taken to a rehabber quickly. He gets to go home today. #turtlerehab
Sunday, Sunday, Sunday! Thanks to some dedicated rehabbers & volunteers, you can visit & learn about turtles at 2 events tomorrow (8/17)! If you’re by the shoreline, come to the Whitfield Museum in Guilford, & if you’re more northerly, head over to Riverside Reptiles in Enfield. Both’ll be fabulous!
Will this be recorded and sent to registered folks for those of us unable to make it?
In case you missed it, here’s a link to the news spot on WFSB Channel 3 about turtles:
www.wfsb.com/video/2025/0...
Sunday morning, aire time.
An eastern box turtle stands next to a mug with Channel 3 WFSB logo.
Tune in to Channel 3 WFSB local news CT25 show to see Mignon and friends helping people learn all about our native turtles.
In less than 24 hours, you have the chance to meet some real turtles and learn about what goes into turtle rehab. I’m giving a talk at the Berlin-Peck Memorial Library tomorrow (Thursday, May 8th) at 6:30pm. Free! This one is geared towards adults. Hope to see you there!
By popular demand, we now have a Venmo account! If you want to donate to help save turtles, our Venmo is @turtlehavenct (It may also come up with our founder’s name, Angelina). If you have trouble finding/using it, email us at info@turtlehavenct.org , which is also how you can donate to us on PayPal
Before and after of a shell injury on a young box turtle. A large chunk of shell is missing and bloody in the left picture. In the right, it has fully regrown.
Release day for Firecracker, a juvenile eastern box turtle who was hit by a lawnmower 9 months ago and is healed enough to return to the wild. We’ll miss you, but are so glad you are back home where you belong.
Snapping turtle entering water.
Nothing like lugging a 25-lb turtle almost a mile to its release location. My wagon made it so much easier though. Great x-mas present, super useful. Be free buddy!
Ah, spring cleaning…out with the old, in with the even older?
The 1st pic is of Andre, a 30lb snapper in his 50s+ who had to be overwintered from a dog attack. Today he was released. The 2nd pic is of our newest patient, 42lbs & 70+ years old. He has severe head trauma & is getting rest & medicine.
Shows three people on a video call with viewer chats on one side.
In case you missed it, I was a guest on this month’s episode of The Pondcast, a podcast about turtles created by The Turtle Room, a conservation non-profit. Check it out! Link below.
www.youtube.com/live/n0ZY7eB...
#turtlecommunity #turtles #podcast #guestspeaker #conversation #turtlerehab
A baby eastern painted turtle held between thumb and forefinger with speech balloons saying they are not orphans and not to kidnap them from the environment.
Spring is here, and pretty soon you will start seeing turtles emerging from their winter sleep. Painted turtle hatchlings are usually the first out, as they spend winter frozen in their nest. Many people think these babies are helpless orphans, but they are not. Leave them be. DO NOT STEAL THEM!
Spotted turtle carapace view: black with yellow spots.
Spotted turtle front view: black, yellow, orange on legs and face.
Spotted turtle plastron view: orange and black legs, yellow and black shell.
Today is #worldwildlifeday & what better way to shell-ebrate than w/a beautiful wild turtle. This #spottedturtle is #endangered which is largely due to habitat loss, road mortality, & poaching. They prefer shallow wetlands, which are particularly susceptible to pollution & targeted for destruction.
A very large snapping turtle on blankets in a dog carrier.
Still getting used to this Bluesky thing. Here’s a picture of one of the 63 turtles we helped last season, which is more than twice as many as any previous year. I couldn’t have done it alone, so drop me a line if you are in CT and interested in volunteering to help turtles.
A wood turtle bandaged around the middle looks up.
Hey all, Turtle Haven is on Bluesky now! We are a licensed wildlife rehabilitation organization in the state of Connecticut, USA. Our mission is to help injured and sick turtles heal and return to the wild, as well as educate the public about the plight of turtles and how you can help them.
