Dr. Todd Cecil from the Pet Emergency & Specialty Center in La Mesa will be speaking on hibernation & diet.

Craft Fair at St. Andrews Episcopal Church in La Mesa 

Richard Fife will be speaking on the Husbandry of Turtles and Tortoises. His talk will include housing, temperature, lighting, diet, reproduction, care of hatchlings, and other aspects of turtle and tortoise husbandry.

Guest speaker Will Espenshade - Show & Tell of Unique Turtles and Tortoises

Brett Baldwin, who is the Animal Care Manager of Herpetology and Ichthyology for the San Diego Zoo, will be speaking on his job at the Zoo and his travels including his recent trip to Madagascar helping with the 10,000 radiated torts that were confiscated.  

Leslie Duval, children’s book author and publisher, will present her book Too Big to Lose: The True Story of a Young Girl’s Friendship with a Galapagos Tortoise named Sam.

Thomas Boyer will be our March 9th speaker.  Dr. Boyer is a DVM, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, at The Pet Hospital of Penasquitos.  He has spoken several times at our meetings and will be speaking on turtle disease and health issues.

Join us in preparing for the busy spring baby season! Come out for an afternoon of fun and learning.

HUNDREDS of animals from 26 SHELTERS & RESCUES in ONE PLACE (Grossmont Center) for just 4 hours! Cats, Dogs, Turtles, and Birds will be here for the largest single adoption drive in California!