Gulf Coast Reptile Refuge and Tortoise Sanctuary

Gulf Coast Reptile Refuge and Tortoise Sanctuary 501(c)3 non-profit reptile & exotics rescue, rehab, adoption, and tortoise sanctuary. We are home and foster based.
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Here at GCRR, our mission is for no non-native reptiles to be abandoned, or released into the wild to fend for themselves. We are here as a resource for any and all reptile owners. We accept owner surrenders, rehabilitate the sick/injured, house the unadoptable, and adopt the adoptable to responsible, permanent homes.

HAPPY ADOPTION DAY to Garlic Knot! 🎉🎉🎉We are so excited for him, he is off to live a wonderful life with a great family...
09/24/2025

HAPPY ADOPTION DAY to Garlic Knot! 🎉🎉🎉

We are so excited for him, he is off to live a wonderful life with a great family!

We'd like to welcome surrender Roy to the Refuge! Roy is an adult Iguana, and was very loved in his original home. His o...
09/23/2025

We'd like to welcome surrender Roy to the Refuge!

Roy is an adult Iguana, and was very loved in his original home. His owner had to make the difficult decision to let him go due to life circumstances. She drove him here from Alabama. He is now settling in to his new accomodations and seems quite pleased. 💚

*This is a new intake. New intakes are not available for adoption. If/when a new intake becomes available for adoption, it will be posted on the page. Please do not inquire about adopting a new intake. Thank you.*

Hey friends! Couple of quick notations! *We have a post that's pinned at the top of our page that explains our adoption...
09/23/2025

Hey friends! Couple of quick notations!

*We have a post that's pinned at the top of our page that explains our adoption protocol and shows our current adoptable animals.

*No new intake is ever immediately available for adoption. Everyone goes through a quarantine period here, as per appropriate protocol. This also gives us time to learn each animal's individual personality which is a helpful tool in choosing the right placement for said animal. When any animal is moved to adoptable status, we make a post announcing such and add them to our pinned Adoptables post.

*Part of our adoption protocol is for the potential adopters to send us a photo of the actual enclosure (and lighting) that the adopted animal would be living in.
We do reverse search images, and we can indeed recognize AI created images, as convincing as some of them may be. Please do not send us fake images. We will very likely find out, and you will be blacklisted from adopting. How can I trust that you will respect the terms of our adoption contract if we start off with dishonesty from the get go? That's right. We can't. Not cool.

*We are SLOWLY but surely making progress in our reptile building! This has been a costly endeavor, with the majority of the expenses having come out of our personal pockets.
It's a challenge for us to make any steady progress, as we have to keep up with the daily cost of care and maintenance of our current residents, despite having drastically slowed down on intakes. We are doing our best with the *extremely* limited resources we have. It is going to happen, it's just taking time. I will post a sneak peek below of the "40 gallon wall." Very much still a construction zone.

* Got wood? We certainly are in great need of wood still, specifically for tortoise pen expansions. Treated 2x6x12's would be SUCH a blessing. We have no business sponsors unfortunately. 🐢

Thank you for taking the time to read these updates!

We'd like to welcome surrender Leo. Leo is a 5 year old female Leopard Tortoise, who's original owner sadly passed. She ...
09/21/2025

We'd like to welcome surrender Leo.

Leo is a 5 year old female Leopard Tortoise, who's original owner sadly passed.

She was being temporarily well cared for by some very caring folks, but they were unable to leep her long term and did everything they could to ensure her safety. They reached out to us and we are happy to take over loving and caring for her.

These guys are some of my favorite species to work with. She will be a permanent resident here at the Sanctuary. 😊

HAPPY ADOPTION DAY to Cannoli! He has won the adoption lottery for sure. His new mama made the drive from Alabama this m...
09/21/2025

HAPPY ADOPTION DAY to Cannoli!

He has won the adoption lottery for sure. His new mama made the drive from Alabama this morning to come adopt him. She has extensive knowledge and experience in the care and habitat these guys need. He is going to be so loved!

We are here! 10am until 2pmMonticello, MS
09/20/2025

We are here!

10am until 2pm

Monticello, MS

We'd like to welcome surrender Mushu to the Refuge. Mushu is a friendly Bearded Dragon. He is currently settling into qu...
09/19/2025

We'd like to welcome surrender Mushu to the Refuge.

Mushu is a friendly Bearded Dragon. He is currently settling into quarantine and will be available for adoption upon completion of such.

We'd like to welcome surrender Stimpy to the Refuge. Stimpy is a young sub adult female Sulcata Tortoise. She was origin...
09/19/2025

We'd like to welcome surrender Stimpy to the Refuge.

Stimpy is a young sub adult female Sulcata Tortoise. She was originally a Colorado girl, but sadly her original owner passed from a terminal illness. She then wound up with a great family in Alabama. She was housed in a sizable enclosure with the family's existing female Sulcata but she started relentlessly "bullying" her being dominant, so now she is here with us, as her family wanted to ensure she would not be used as a breeding machine. We house our larger Sulcatas solitary in their own pens which is what they typically prefer anyway. No risk of fighting/dominance/breeding.

**This animal is a new intake. They are not available for adoption. If/when they were to be moved to adoptable status, it will be posted here on the page. Thank you**

HAPPY ADOPTION DAY to Flatbread! 🎉She went home with a repeat adopter of ours, who will be home all day with her to moni...
09/18/2025

HAPPY ADOPTION DAY to Flatbread! 🎉

She went home with a repeat adopter of ours, who will be home all day with her to monitor her closely since she is prone to flipping herself. She is already adored by her new mom!

We'd like to welcome surrender Elmo to the Refuge.Elmo is an adult male Russian Tortoise of unknown age. We will be giv...
09/17/2025

We'd like to welcome surrender Elmo to the Refuge.

Elmo is an adult male Russian Tortoise of unknown age.

We will be giving him a good nail trim and beak trim, and he will be settling in to quarantine. He is such a cutie.

*This animal is a new intake, and is not available for adoption at this time. If/when he is, it will be posted on the page. Thank you.*

Edit to add: AUCTION CLOSED! Thank you and congrats to Berkshire County Turtle Rescue Inc. for winning this auction 💚🐢H...
09/16/2025

Edit to add: AUCTION CLOSED! Thank you and congrats to Berkshire County Turtle Rescue Inc. for winning this auction 💚🐢

Hello friends!

We were donated this beautiful Bearded Dragon sun catcher to auction off to help raise funds to feed the critters!

Starting bid is $10. Please increase bids in dollar increments.

Bidding ends on Friday 9/19 at 6 pm (CST).

Last/highest bid that is time stamped by 5:59 pm will be the winning bid!

Good luck! 💚

We are in Picayune, MS. If winner is not local, we can easily ship this at winner's expense!

Address

Kiln, MS

Telephone

+12283630759

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