Rehoming Your Reptile


9/8/25 -- Adoptions for Land Turtles and Tortoises are closed for the 2025 season. Why? With shortening days and cooling temperatures, the window to successfully build an outdoor habitat and move a chelonian into a new home has passed. Land Turtles and Tortoises are readying themselves for hibernation/brumation.


Land Turtles and Tortoises will be available for adoption in Spring 2026 -- now is the time to plan and build your outdoor habitat for next year. Please visit our minimum habitat requirements, https://www.corhs.org/index.php?get=content&pageid=64 

CoRHS accepts reptiles for rehoming depending on our current animal capacity. We are not able to predict when space may open. Because of the number of requests we receive, we are not able to keep waiting lists for incoming animals.

Our $35 surrender fee helps to offset the costs of housing, feeding, electricity, and water while try to find a permanent home for your pet reptile.

We only accept Sulcata Tortoises in late May through early July for transfer to a sanctuary in FL, where they may live outdoors year round. The fee is $250 (weight and size depending) which includes a professional crate for transport and same-day flight to FL on Delta Airlines. As we have no appropriate winter habitats for large, non-hibernating tortoises, we are not able to receive these animals outside of summer.









Rehoming Your Reptile - Colorado Reptile Humane Society
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