Gulf Coast Reptile Refuge and Tortoise Sanctuary

Gulf Coast Reptile Refuge and Tortoise Sanctuary 501(c)3 non-profit reptile & exotics rescue, rehab, adoption, and tortoise sanctuary. We are home and foster based.
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Here at GCRR, our mission is for no non-native reptiles to be abandoned, or released into the wild to fend for themselves. We are here as a resource for any and all reptile owners. We accept owner surrenders, rehabilitate the sick/injured, house the unadoptable, and adopt the adoptable to responsible, permanent homes.

11/12/2025

FOUND: Sulcata tortoise in Independence (near Hernando in DeSoto County, Mississippi). This one is a juvenile (around 12 pounds). If you believe it is yours, please call us at 601-672-1418. Proof of ownership will be required. He will be held in our care until Tuesday, November 18, 2025.

Additionally, if you believe this is your tortoise, please read over our policy on found non-native pets.. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16GPEa2X2S/

HAPPY ADOPTION DAY to Gecky! 🎉She went to the best of homes! Thank you to her awesome adopter, and to her foster mom Mel...
11/08/2025

HAPPY ADOPTION DAY to Gecky! 🎉

She went to the best of homes!

Thank you to her awesome adopter, and to her foster mom Melissa who did such an amazing job rehabbing her.

We have so many awesome adoptables still awaiting homes!

Good morning. It's $5 Friday friends. We have been drowning in expenses behind the scenes (updates on that coming soon),...
11/07/2025

Good morning. It's $5 Friday friends.

We have been drowning in expenses behind the scenes (updates on that coming soon), and we are also facing significantly elevated electricity bills for the next few months due to the cold weather and having to run so many heat sources. This year we are at a higher capacity than we ever have been.

As usual, any $5 Friday proceeds wil be applied to the weekly cost of feeding the animals!

I cannot express how significant every donation is no matter the amount, as well as how thankful we are for any and all support from our community.

🐢CashApp: $gcrrinc

🐍Venmo:

🐸PayPal (takes fees): [email protected]

🦎Check:
Gulf Coast Reptile Refuge Inc
PO Box 1284
Kiln, MS 39556

Thank you 💚

I have no energy for formalities right now, so this post is going to be straight forward. We are heartbroken.This evenin...
11/05/2025

I have no energy for formalities right now, so this post is going to be straight forward.

We are heartbroken.

This evening while doing our routine checks on our handfull of medically needy animals, we discovered that Chrome has passed.

We have been blessed with some amazing turnarounds with severely critical intakes, but it turns out Chrome was just too far gone and the damage was too severe to come back from.

This beautiful animal suffered for who knows how long, as a result of a careless and irresponsible human. Whether he fell ill and was THEN dumped like trash to fend for himself (which is what all sensible signs point to,) or he escaped someone somehow and then fell ill for however long he was trying to survive in non-native territory (which would've been quite some time)......it all boils down to human carelessness.

Disgusting is what it is.

I will NEVER understand how people can watch/allow/cause an animal to suffer.

The ONLY solace I can find in Chrome's story is that he was found by CARING humans (the folks who called in to animal control when they discovered him in their yard,) secured by another caring human (the ACO who then reached out and transported him to us,) and that we provided him with veterinary care, and a comfortable/proper habitat in his final days.

Another life disregarded/lost due to human negligence.

These type of losses hurt the soul. We are tired.

Chrome, I am SO sorry. We tried, very hard.

🌄Sunrise- Unknown
🌅Sunset- 11/4/25

-K

Friends, these adorable earring and bracelet sets were custom made for us by the wonderful Meowrisa's Magickal Market, a...
11/01/2025

Friends, these adorable earring and bracelet sets were custom made for us by the wonderful Meowrisa's Magickal Market, all the way in Maine.

We have (3) of these sets. Each set is a $20 donation (shipping included,) via USPS.

The first 3 folks to comment MINE under the photo get to claim a set for a darn good cause! 🐍🐸🦎🐢

We have CashApp and Venmo.

We'd like to welcome GCRR alumni Leroy and Monty back to the Refuge. They have been returned at no fault of their own. T...
11/01/2025

We'd like to welcome GCRR alumni Leroy and Monty back to the Refuge. They have been returned at no fault of their own. These two are in fantastic shape, and will be ready for adoption after they have a couple successful meals with us. 💚🐍

Happy Halloween everyone! 🎃 Today is $5 Friday!We really need your help. We've hit another road block with our building ...
10/31/2025

Happy Halloween everyone! 🎃

Today is $5 Friday!

We really need your help. We've hit another road block with our building and we are facing even more unexpected out of pocket expenses. Turns out we have to have it moved roughly 10 feet back from where it currently sits in order to have the electricity connected, so we now have to pay a company with the appropriate equipment to do that. It's been a struggle, but we are pushing forward.

We have to make our weekly greens/hay order. Any proceeds from today's $5 Friday will be applied to that order and would be SO greatly appreciated.

🐢CashApp $gcrrinc

🦎Venmo

🐍PayPal (takes fees) [email protected]

🐸Check:
Gulf Coast Reptile Refuge Inc
PO Box 1284
Kiln, MS 39556

Thank you!

We'd like to welcome our last scheduled surrenders for the time being, Lilo and Stitch. These two are yearling bearded d...
10/28/2025

We'd like to welcome our last scheduled surrenders for the time being, Lilo and Stitch.

These two are yearling bearded dragons with great temperaments and they will be joining our adoptables line up upon completion of quarantine.

*New intakes, not available for adoption at this time.*

Hello friends! Just a little update of current GCRR happenings: This is a labor of love. More tortoise pen expansions! J...
10/27/2025

Hello friends! Just a little update of current GCRR happenings:

This is a labor of love. More tortoise pen expansions! Just a couple of the most recent material receipts below. We have many more. These expenses are all out of pocket and are additional to our weekly and monthly feeder bills for these guys, not to mention supplies and our significant monthly electric bill.

Speaking of electric, our county code enforcement inspector was out today and he gave the green light (woohoo!) for the electric company to come out and give us our options for connecting the electricity to our reptile building. We MAY need a new pole placed, but we are hopeful that will not be the case. We wil know when they come out, which is tentatively 7-10 days.

I want to thank you all again for your support. Be it engaging with our posts, kind comments, adopting, supporting fundraisers, becoming a monthly subscriber, donating towards vet bills, and $5 Fridays. We truly appreciate EVERY bit of it. We definitely need it, and it MAKES A DIFFERENCE.

From myself and the animals, thank you!

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Our current adoptables. Please share! We know the right homes are out there for these guys! 💚 Thank you!
10/26/2025

Our current adoptables. Please share! We know the right homes are out there for these guys! 💚 Thank you!

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