Turtle Rescue of NC

11/18/2025

More wonderful wishlist items were recieved this week❤ I can’t say enough how awesome our supporters are! Sue, Beth, Robin, Karina, Mark, Dcinderblock (all the way from Iowa!!! Wow!!), and all of the anonymous donors keeping the lights on for these turtles this winter! Thank you!!!

11/16/2025

We spend a lot of money on leafy greens every week here, as they are an integral part of a healthy diet for our turtle patients.

We maintain a garden at our personal home beind the clinic to help offset the costs of feeding these guys. Another round of fall planting is sprouting!! It’s almost time to thin out these romaine seedlings that will hopefully feed lots of hungry turtle mouths all winter long 💚🐢🥬

11/14/2025

Thank you so much to everyone who sent items from the wishlist and donations to help with the power. We’ve raised $250 of the $340 for the power bill this month so far! Enjoy this short video of the tiny snappers nomming their new adorable tiny turtle pellets, courtesy of our amazing supporters just like you!!

11/13/2025

The winter power bills for the rescue are still coming… they started a bit earlier this year, as you can see last months bill was $373. This month’s is $340. When running lights, filters, dehumidifiers, incubators, washers/dryers, and HVAC in a 2000 sq ft. Building it adds up fast!

⭐️ We will run out of funds entirely by the end of the month after paying this bill and purchasing food for the animals we are overwintering. ⭐️

If we have an animal that needs vetting, we dont have any funds for that either. We need to raise money to be able to stay open for spring intakes, and build an emergency fun for vet care.

we know everyone is hurting financially right now- and we hate to even ask, but without funds we cant keep going. Even $5 helps!

Ways to donate:

Amazon Wishlist:
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2CZJMDTZ4L3U6?ref_=wl_share

Venmo:

CashApp: $TurtleRescueofNC

11/11/2025

11/11/2025

Talk about a GLOW up ❤🐢. “Bob” the Yellow Bellied Slider (trachemys scripta scripta) came to us after a good samaritan noticed a turtle being kept in a crab box by their neighbor. Bob was in dire straights- we were told he was approximately 3 years old and had lived in the small box his whole life.

His shell was too small to allow his body to get inside, his eyes swollen and body puffy. His soft shell was covered in old scutes that he was unable to shed and slightly misshapen.

Just 8 months later and he has over doubled in size, and now has fresh beautiful scutes. He is one of the lucky ones. Many baby turtles will suffer a much worse fate.

Please do your research before you purchase or “acquire” a baby turtle. They have specific care requirements that if not met can affect them for the rest of their lives.

11/09/2025

11/09/2025

11/07/2025

We love our iggy girl!

11/07/2025

Remember the “golden girl” Eastern River Cooters? Well, we’ve been quietly raisng another odd hypomelanistic hatchling from this past season’s eggs.

Anybody else know what type of turtle this baby swamp queen is?? She/he is overwintering here with us along with 36 other hatchlings of her type that came earthside just a little too late to be released. Seen here with a typically colored sibling on top of picture.

The work we do getting these babies back to the wild is not possible without your support! Please consider donating to help us help them!

Ways to donate:
🐢Amazon Wishlist:
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2CZJMDTZ4L3U6?ref_=wl_share

🐢Venmo:

🐢CashApp: $TurtleRescueofNC

11/05/2025

Another huge thank you goes out to our wonderful supporters!!! Stacy, Everett, and Sandra for keeping the turtles stocked with all their wishlist items ❤ Thank you to our monthly supporters who give monetary donations and our one time supporters. Every single dollar helps tremendously ease the financial burden of saving our wild friends! You guys give us the brightest smiles on days when it just seems like an uphill battle to do this work. Thank you for standing behind us!