Join CTTR as a Foster Home
NOTICE: This page is temporarily open while we are seeking a few additional foster homes. We are especially seeking homes around the Dallas-Fort Worth area that can take large (50 lb and greater) Sulcata tortoises. That means at least one enclosure of 3000 square feet with no other tortoises in it (see below).
Foster homes are private residences affiliated with Central Texas Tortoise Rescue which provide temporary homes for the animals in our care while they are awaiting a final adoption, just like our two main facilities. Having foster homes throughout the state of Texas enables us to expand our areas of operation and to take in more animals at a time.
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A fosterer can choose how many animals they will take on at a time, as well as determine the size of the animals they have the space for - no one is required to foster a specific size tortoise or box turtle, nor foster any more than one animal at a time.
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Coordinate drop off and pick up times for animals coming into and out of your foster home!
Provide an appropriate, safe, clean, outdoor habitat, with food, water, and shelter!
Give tortoises and turtles stable temperatures to thrive in, throughout the seasons!
Get veterinary care for recovering animals as needed - CTTR pays for all veterinary expenses!
SIZE REQUIREMENTS
FOR TEMPORARY (FOSTER) ENCLOSURES
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Russian, box turtle, or other small tortoise: 25 square feet
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Redfoot, juvenile sulcata, or other medium tortoise: 64 square feet
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Sulcata or leopard between 20 and 50 lbs: 400 square feet
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Sulcata or leopard greater than 50 lbs: 1,000 square feet
Please be aware that you must have an enclosure that meets the space requirements for a specific tortoise or box turtle before you can foster them!
