California Turtle and Tortoise Club - Valley Chapter

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California Turtle and Tortoise Club - Valley Chapter Our goal is to promote and facilitate the care, rescue and adoption of turtles and tortoises. Serving

Found tortoise (Oxnard)The tortoise is currently at Camarillo shelter, was found in the 1900 block Carnegie Ct. In Oxnar...
10/06/2026

Found tortoise (Oxnard)

The tortoise is currently at Camarillo shelter, was found in the 1900 block Carnegie Ct. In Oxnard and after its hold, will be released to the Valley Chapter of California Turtle & Tortoise Club. If you are missing a desert tortoise and think this one might be yours, please contact the shelter, and be able to identify it as yours.

Found Tortoise 5-18-26 (Granada Hills)Tortoise was found in an area south of the 118 fwy and near the 11300 blk of White...
05/26/2026

Found Tortoise 5-18-26 (Granada Hills)

Tortoise was found in an area south of the 118 fwy and near the 11300 blk of White Oak. The tortoise was reported to have been abandoned at a homeless encampment in the area. The tortoise is an obvious pet, and is currently enjoying the hospitality of the California Turtle & Tortoise Club Valley Chapter, after release from the LA West Valley shelter.

If your tortoise is missing and you think this one may be yours, please have photos available and be able to identify. Please respond to this post or send us a message, and the Valley Chapter adoption team leader will contact you.

04/25/2026

They don’t rush.
They don’t panic.

…yet they outlive almost everything.

While most animals are built for speed,
tortoises are built for time.

A Tortoise doesn’t burn energy fast.
It moves slowly, eats simply, and lives with almost no urgency.

Inside its body, everything reflects that :

A slow metabolism that reduces wear over decades.
A steady heart rate that keeps stress low.
A body designed to use energy efficiently, not waste it.

And then there’s protection.
A shell that doesn’t make it invincible…
but gives it something most animals don’t :

Time to survive.

But here’s what makes it even more fascinating :

Scientists believe tortoises may also have strong DNA repair mechanisms and a higher resistance to age related damage.

Not magic.
Not luck.

Just evolution choosing survival over speed.

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P. O. Box 7364
Van Nuys, CA
91409

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