California Turtle and Tortoise Club - Valley Chapter

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 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.

Tortoise found near or in Valle Lindo Park in Camarillo (800 Block Aileen St) and turned into Camarillo Shelter on 3-26-...
04/01/2026

Tortoise found near or in Valle Lindo Park in Camarillo (800 Block Aileen St) and turned into Camarillo Shelter on 3-26-26. Now enjoying the hospitality of CA Turtle & Tortoise Club.

Please be able to identify the tortoise as yours, and photos will be helpful. The tortoise appears to be in good condition and somewhat on the sleepy side, so may have recently emerged from brumation (hibernation).
If you suspect this may be your tortoise, and you thought it was still sleeping, check all those areas where the tortoise hides in the yard, or sleeps over the winter, if not boxed for its winter nap.
Please send us a PM and the adoption team leader will contact you.

Today, on Giving Tuesday, we would like to remind all of you that the California Turtle and Tortoise Club is a non-profi...
12/02/2025

Today, on Giving Tuesday, we would like to remind all of you that the California Turtle and Tortoise Club is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) Corporation and your contributions are tax deductible to the full extend of the law.
Your generous donations will assure that turtles and tortoises are rescued,rehabilitated and adopted, and that funds are available for veterinary care and overall care. Additionally, donations help support our educational and conservation activities.

Please donate today, by going on our website and scroll down to the “donate” button:

https://tortoise.org/valley/

11/15/2025

Maybe she’s born with it. Maybe it’s prickly pear. 💄

This Mojave Desert tortoise may look like a diva, but life in the desert is tough. These threatened tortoises roam long distances for water and food, like the prickly pear cactus fruit. They’ll even cross highways in search of puddles after rain. If you see them on the move, please slow down and give them safe passage. 🐢

Photo by John Kellam / BLM Utah

UPDATE: Reunited with the owner!!! 🎉🎉🎉Found in Simi Valley…
10/02/2025

UPDATE: Reunited with the owner!!! 🎉🎉🎉

Found in Simi Valley…

09/06/2025

Our annual Turtle & Tortoise Show is a month away. Come join us at the Ark Church on October 4, 10am-3pm, to see a variety of turtles & tortoise, buy baked good, and participate in raffles all to help out the California Turtle & Tortoise Club Inland Empire Chapter. Thanks!

08/27/2025

ANOTHER Found Tortoise!!!

Male tortoise found in Oxnard in area of Ventura Rd/Stone Creek Dr.
Tortoise is currently at Camarillo shelter, soon to be transferred to California Turtle & Tortoise Club, Valley Chapter. Check your yard and make sure your tortoise is there. If not, your guy may have found an open gate and gone for a walk.

If you think this may be your tortoise, respond to this post or send us a message and check with the shelter.

08/26/2025

Male tortoise found in the 3700 block of Township Ave. in Simi Valley, week of Aug 18th. The tortoise is currently in the care of Camarillo shelter, pending release to the California Turtle & Tortoise Club, Valley Chapter. If you think this may be your tortoise, please respond to this post or send us a message. You'll need to be able to identify him as yours. This tortoise does have some unique features that will allow easy identification. Photographs will be helpful.

07/23/2025

The file and print rulemaking to list Mojave Desert Tortoise as Endangered in California has been approved. As of July 15, 2025 the Mojave Desert Tortoise is officially listed as an Endangered Species in the state of California. You can find documents related to the listing and rulemaking on the Commission’s CESA page under “finalized petitions” and the 2025 regulations page. (links below)

https://fgc.ca.gov/CESA #1089124-mojave-aka-agassizs-desert-tortoise-2025

https://fgc.ca.gov/Regulations/2025-New-and-Proposed

Photo: Andrew Walde

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