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Ozark Exotics is your trusted source for stunning, healthy, high quality turtles and tortoises. https://mewe.com/p/ozarkexotics
Our Eastern Hermann’s tortoises LOVE their greens! 🐢🥬.
06/01/2026
💊🐢 Introducing Shellatonin™ 🐢💊
For the temporary relief of bad days.
Side effects may include:
☀️ Spending more time outdoors
🥬 Buying vegetables you don’t eat
📸 Taking way too many tortoise photos
🐢 Constantly talking about tortoises
❤️ Falling in love with tiny shells
Ask your tortoise if Shellatonin™ is right for you.
⚠️ Warning: May result in excessive tortoise ownership.
🐍 A little change of pace from the usual turtles and tortoises… 🌲
Here are a few timber rattlesnakes we encountered while exploring the Missouri outdoors. Several of these snakes briefly coiled in a defensive posture before slowly moving off once they had space — including one retreating into a nearby rock pile.
Interestingly, timber rattlesnakes often do the exact opposite of what many people expect. Their first line of defense usually isn’t standing their ground — it’s remaining perfectly still and relying on camouflage to avoid detection. In many cases, people walk right past them without ever realizing a snake was there.
Encountering a timber rattlesnake in the wild is something you never really forget.
Have you ever encountered a rattlesnake in the wild? 👇
05/28/2026
🌵 Throwback Thursday — Mojave Desert Edition 🐢☀️
Throwing it back to an unforgettable day in the Mojave Desert. It’s always incredible to see desert tortoises out actively exploring their habitat surrounded by rocky terrain, creosote bushes, and endless desert landscape. The chuckwalla was just as impressive — boldly basking out in the open and showing off some incredible color. 🦎
Photos like these are a great reminder that even some of the harshest landscapes in North America are full of life perfectly adapted to survive there.
Drop a photo of desert wildlife in the comments 👇
05/25/2026
Springfield… you’re going to want to see what we’re bringing this weekend. 🐢
Join Ozark Exotics at the Show Me Reptile Show for a weekend filled with incredible captive-bred turtles and tortoises, reptile-safe plants, quality supplies, and the chance to connect with passionate keepers who truly love these animals.
Whether you’re a longtime keeper, researching your first tortoise, or simply want to experience some amazing species up close, we’d love to meet you and talk reptiles. 🌿
📍 Ozark Empire Fairgrounds - Wilson Logistics Arena Annex — Springfield, MO
⭐ Special VIP Preview Access
📅 Friday, May 29
⏰ 4:00 PM–7:00 PM
📅 Main Show Dates
May 30–31
⏰ VIP Entry
9:00 AM
⏰ General Admission
Saturday, 10AM–5PM. Sunday, 10AM-3:30PM
Come meet the animals everyone stops for. 🐢
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