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North Shore Turtle, Reptile, Amphibian and fish Rescue

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North Shore Turtle, Reptile, Amphibian and fish Rescue

A rescue devoted to helping found and surrendered animals receive proper care and find new homes.

22/08/2026

We had such fun sharing turtle love today. It was wonderful to see the delight on so many children's faces, they're totally genuine, and it makes the exhaustion all worthwhile. One little boy insisted on showing Charlotte the 'octopus' he found in the fish section, so cute! Great also to put some faces to Facebook names. Thank you so much for having us Animates Silverdale, you were awesome hosts!

20/08/2026

Really looking forward to sharing the turtle and Reptile love at Silverdale Animates tomorrow. We'll be there between 10.30 and 2.30 with some turtles for everyone to meet and happy to discuss welfare, nutrition and environments if anyone's thinking of a pond or tank adoption. Please feel free to share this post, the more people we can reach the better. Photo is one of our rescue hatchlings who would love to say hello!

15/08/2026

So this week we farewelled our gorgeous wee foster kittens who've gone off to fabulous homes. The house is definitely quieter but I had some special babies come in to keep me busy. We had two tiny hatchlings come in, born in the wild in the middle of winter which seems insane. You can see in the photo that one has a very interesting plastron formation. I'm hoping it's from being folded over in the shell and that with good food and lighting it'll straighten out. We've also had a lovely axolotl come in, she's about 6 and is loving her new larger tank space. We also had two lovely females red ears come in from two different homes, they're in tanks now but will be looking for pond homes in spring. We also have a gorgeous female Reeves who has come to stay for three weeks. If you would like to meet some of these and a few other turtles we'll be at Animates in Silverdale on Saturday the 22nd, between 10.30 and 2.30. Please come along, say hi and meet some turtles. If you have questions about your turtles, or would like to discuss adoption I'm happy to chat and offer some support. As always we love sharing information and hearing about your pets.

14/08/2026

Bit of a different request, if anyone knows of a vet anywhere between Hamilton and Rotorua who might be able to help a sick turtle could you please message me.

07/08/2026

Facebook just reminded me I haven't posted for 39 days, I'm sure it just feels like yesterday! Maybe because I've been so busy in real life 😁 No homes but I counted it up and I have had turtles coming in every week for the last 10 weeks! Not a single turtle free week. Now I love them but seriously a break would be good. This weekend alone I have 4 incoming including 2 more found hatchlings and 2 pets. I'm also still getting wild ones found, including a smallish one in Manawa Road Birkenhead. This weather means they're not brumating as they should. I've had surrenders where the owners could no longer care for them due to leaving the country, moving to smaller homes or an owner passing away. Then I had a lovely family find one by a culvert on their local beach. They immediately got on their phone and after some searching found me. This little guy was washed down the stream where a runoff recently killed all the wildlife in the stream and I think the marks on his shell are chemical burns. He's now clean, has been having lots of water changes to help out his kidneys after his swim at the beach and to get any residue off his shell and is eating like a trooper. So if you've recently lost a smaller turtle in Castor/Campbell's Bay or Birkenhead please get in touch. Spring is around the corner for anyone thinking of setting up a pond and I have some gorgeous microchipped healthy red ears who will be looking for new ponds to call home. Obviously lots of males for tank homes too. As always feel free to reach out for support or with any questions.

28/06/2026

Quiet on social media but plenty busy behind the scenes. Two beautiful female red ears have come in who will be looking for a pond home come spring. Another female in yesterday who's being assessed. Lots of phone calls and emails and lastly today which has been all about the babies. Firstly this young red ear was caught in Western Springs in February. It's finder has done a great job looking after him but now it's time for him to find his forever home. Lastly some furry additions. My friend is going into hospital and needed someone to look after 3 rescue kittens, how could we resist these cuties! I've called the two tabby boys Chad and Chester as they're just like typical frat boys, full of mischief and mayhem. They're either going at 100% or fast asleep purring. They adore cuddles and are completely unafraid of my cats and dogs. Both boys are neutered, wormed and microchipped,I'll be sorting out their vaccination ASAP. I'd love to find them a home together, if anyone's please reach out, adoption criteria and an adoption fee applies. Little P**i is too small to desex yet, a little shyer but starts purring the minute they're picked up, such a little lovebug. If you're interested in adopting a tank turtle, setting up a pond or have questions please reach out, always happy to discuss what's needed.

25/05/2026

So this story right here is one of the reasons we have an adoption criteria and I always reiterate any problems we will always take our adoptees back. On Saturday I had a text asking if I could take in 2 red ears who needed a new home. I said yes and asked if they would be coming with their tank, no because the blue clam shell they'd been in wouldn't fit in the car. When they arrived I got more of the story. These turtles had been rehomed to the family in April by their owner. She hadn't checked that they had the correct enclosure setup, was obviously unaware of the council bylaws in Auckland around rehoming red ears and hadn't ensured this family knew the length of time red ears live and what the family was in for carewise. So for the last month these two turtles have been in a clam shell on a deck, if they'd remained there over winter they probably would have died of cold shock, unable to brumate and in water so shallow the temperature would fluctuate wildly. The family did the right thing reaching out. I will get the girls microchipped and rehomed to a fabulous pond home in spring, hopefully with a few friends but they will definitely be staying together, they've been together about 10 years apparently so I think they deserve that. These are a pet for life, not a kids toy to be discarded when the novelty wears off 😒 I'm picking up a male Red Ear tomorrow who's also about 10 years old, have a 6 year old male coming in this weekend and 2 beautiful old girls coming in for a fortnight stay while their owners are overseas. So much for my quiet season! Photos of the two girls who were a bit put out when they arrived, they don't have names yet so I'm thinking something spicy 😂 oh and I'm allowed to lift again from Friday (6 weeks from surgery) which is great because I sense some tank moving in my future! Ponds are all closed for winter and have been for a while. Although a lot of the turtles are still active with these sunny days but happy to discuss tank adoptions if anyone's interested.

28/04/2026

Is anyone in Helensville missing a turtle? I've just had this gorgeous shy boy dropped off by the lovely vets out there. A client of theirs found him crossing the road. They kept him for a week and now he's here to join our gang. He's in beautiful condition and I'm thinking someone must be missing him.

19/04/2026

Sorry for being quiet online lately, a long awaited surgery was suddenly brought forward so I had a few frenzied days of cleaning, setting up extra tanks as well as prepping for the cyclone. Luckily we were unscathed but the last few weeks have been awful for some areas, I hope everyone's ponds are ok and turtles safely where they're supposed to be. Surgery was a bit harder than expected (6 hours) so I have some recovering to do but of course rescue doesn't stop. We had 2 red ears come I the day after I got home from hospital and have another found one in the Hibiscus Coast who will be coming in if the owners aren't found. Our pond turtles are still very active but I'll be closing off pond adoptions soon. I'd rather close a bit early than risk a turtle suffering cold shock from being moved. I still have lots of gorgeous male Red Ears looking for a tank to call their own. Please message if you have any questions, our adoption criteria is basically just good husbandry and I'm happy to answer questions and support as best I can. Westie has gone off to a fabulous new home, he is one lucky turtle. Stay safe everyone. A few pics of beautiful shells to show how different red ears can look.

01/04/2026

Wow, I'm getting all the littlies in at the moment! I got a phone call to say a lovely young man had rescued a small turtle from Western Springs, he was dropped off this morning and he's tiny. Larger than William so I'm thinking around the 6 month mark and a wild hatchling. So Westy he is, too small to microchip but will be looking for a tank home.
Very pleased to say that 4 of our big girls went off to their palatial new pond today. I will be closing the pond adoptions this month so there's still time if you're feeling motivated to sort that pond out over Easter. I know I'm hoping to spend most of the weekend outside sorting everyone, fingers crossed for good weather. Photos of Westy because he's just so darn cute!

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Tuesday	8am - 10pm
Wednesday	8am - 10pm
Thursday	8am - 10pm
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