Books & Educational

  • Written by Dr. Sue Carstairs, our Executive and Medical Director. This fully illustrated book reveals what steps can be taken to help turtles that are found injured or sick. Includes amazing behind-the-scenes photos and insight on how Dr. Carstairs repairs shattered shells, broken jaws, and injured skulls, nursing severely injured turtles back to health.
  • Adopt-a-Turtle Kit

    $40.00$45.00
    Want to purchase something or give a unique gift that helps turtles in our hospital?  Our Adopt-a-Turtle program does just that! Each kits includes a personalized certificate of symbolic adoption, a "brake for turtles" bumper sticker, a unique microchip tag, the story of a specific turtle from our hospital, and a $30 tax receipt. Choose between two options: 1) Basic Kit (includes everything listed above, with NO plush turtle) 2) Plush Kit (includes everything listed above, plus a cute plush turtle)

    Certificate Details:

    In the fields below, please specify the name of the person adopting the turtle and the date you would like to appear on the certificate. If you're buying more than one kit, enter the name and date for the first kit, click "Add to Cart," and then repeat for each kit you'd like to order.
  • Ontario Reptile Handbook - A keying guide for conservation - Turtles of Ontario Stewardship Edition. Produced through a collaboration of reptile and conservation experts, this guide is chock-full of colour photos, range maps, and other helpful identification tools. Written by Miranda E. Virtanen and Scott D. Gillingwater
  • Identify all eight of Ontario's native turtle species using this handy double-sided ID guide.

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