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05/27/2026

Sometimes our intakes don't come with a full back-story. We don't know what happened to this little snippy dinosaur. This adorable snapper is going to be called Piccolo. He is missing one eye, and the other is so swollen that I can't examine it. It will take extra love and care to get this one back out into nature (this is where I insert the fact that we really need help)! How can anyone not fall in love with this sweet, little, bitey thingy! 💚💜🐢

05/11/2026

It is the time of year for the boys to start wandering around looking for the girls. Unfortunately, that involves crossing a few roads. Sunny was hit by a car trying to find romance. We are hoping that this handsome guy makes a full recovery.

05/05/2026

When you hear a loud bang in the morning in this place, it can only mean one thing...turtle shenanigans! The new snaps that was dropped off yesterday decided to escape its temporary dwelling.
*No toes were harmed during recapture!

04/29/2026

Some dear friends made this amazing turtle out of rocks for me. It is a reminder to me that there are people out there who care for me and appreciate my love of turtles!

04/19/2026

Two of our new intakes (quarter to show size difference)-

*Medium Snapper that was most likely hit by a car.
*Mud turtle that has an eye injury.

We are taking suggestions on names for both of them.

02/17/2026

It was so nice out today that I took Ufudo outside to absorb some of that beautiful Vitamin D! I saw that 2 of our friends who overwintered with us were out today, too. *If you see a turtle out during the nice days of winter, please don't move them. They are just coming up for a little sunshine and will go back to their burrowing site before the temp drops again.

I hope that you are enjoying this little break from the cold!

02/03/2026

Last year, we had the privilege of helping 182 precious animals. Our totals were as follows:

E. Box - 102
River Cooter - 10
Yellow-Bellied- 11
Painted - 6
Softshell - 22
Mud/Musk - 5
Snapper - 9
Snakes - 14
Anole - 1
Frog/Toad - 2

This is not including the non-releasable turtles that we also care for (and a few cute tortoises) and the reptiles that are dropped off for us to help rehome.

We are expecting another crazy year (we've already had intakes). If you love turtles and other reptiles, please consider volunteering!

12/05/2025

We will be at the Christmas Market on Saturday! And we might have a little surprise!?

Please come and help support the turtles. I will have a lot of inexpensive stocking stuffers! You can help save a turtle and fill that stocking up!

And did I mention FREE BREAKFAST?

611 Richardson Street, Simpsonville

11/28/2025

If you are looking for great Black Friday deals and want to help animals/wildlife, please check out The Liberty Emporium. I just added a lot of the Christmas Village houses and other holiday decor to our booth. Other rehab groups also have a lot of beautiful gift ideas! Check out their FB page for hours.

10/20/2025

We were able to release several turtles this week, and I actually remembered to take pictures! All of the hatchling Softshells, a River Cooter, and two Musk Turtles (You can see the River Cooter to the right in the video). This has been a record breaking year for us!

Address

Pelzer, SC
29669

Telephone

+18643257528

Website

https://upstateturtlerehab.com/, https://linktr.ee/upstateturtlerehab

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