A few years ago, about three, when I first obtained my turtle, someone at my church, Wimberley Methodist, told me of a woman in town that raised turtles. I was graciously given her name and number but over the years misplaced it.

My Dad instilled a love of animals in me at a very early age so I have had a variety of pets throughout my life. Due to health concerns now I am not allowed to live where there is fur, feathers, carpet, drapes and you know anything with dander or dust in it. My husband’s gift of a turtle was perfect.

My turtle is “Mr. Trix” he is a little over three years old and needs to be socialized. Our health makes it hard for us to care for him, as he should be. I would be thrilled if he could be a daddy turtle.

If you are out there, Turtle Lady please consider my problem. I know we could put him in the Blanco. I don’t know if a captive turtle can acclimatize itself back to the wild.

but I don't know how much help it will be. What I get from it is that it's not wise to adopt a turtle as a pet, but that horse has done charged out of the barn, so to speak.

I also found this, and it looks legitimate but suggest checking and doublechecking everything -
http://turtopia.tripod.com/

I haven't heard of a turtle lady but it does sound like someone you'd find in Wimberley.

Try contacting this man, he gets involved with pet reptile adoption:
Austin Reptile Service
Tim Cole
Phone: 512-83-SNAKE
(512-837-6253)
Email: atrox13@verizon.net
Austin, Texas

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Originally posted by goodneighbor:
If he was wild-caught, the only place you can release him is in his original home. If native hatched, he must remain a pet forever as he could die or introduce deadly disease to the wild population.

Try contacting this man, he gets involved with pet reptile adoption:
Austin Reptile Service
Tim Cole
Phone: 512-83-SNAKE
(512-837-6253)
Email: atrox13@verizon.net
Austin, Texas

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Originally posted by ellenallen:
Hello, I am new to the forum but not new to Wimberley. My pet turtle needs a new home. Therefore, I am looking for “The Turtle Lady”.

A few years ago, about three, when I first obtained my turtle, someone at my church, Wimberley Methodist, told me of a woman in town that raised turtles. I was graciously given her name and number but over the years misplaced it.

My Dad instilled a love of animals in me at a very early age so I have had a variety of pets throughout my life. Due to health concerns now I am not allowed to live where there is fur, feathers, carpet, drapes and you know anything with dander or dust in it. My husband’s gift of a turtle was perfect.

My turtle is “Mr. Trix” he is a little over three years old and needs to be socialized. Our health makes it hard for us to care for him, as he should be. I would be thrilled if he could be a daddy turtle.

If you are out there, Turtle Lady please consider my problem. I know we could put him in the Blanco. I don’t know if a captive turtle can acclimatize itself back to the wild.

Surely, there are folks in the area that have more knowledge of turtles than I do. I welcome any suggestions you can give me. NOT TURTLE SOUP!!

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