About The Ranch

Where It All Started

In true Texas fashion, we set out to help a neighbor by purchasing land from them. We discovered a number of animals they had been working to give aid to so we negotiated to include those rescue animals in the purchase of the land.

Little did we know what we were getting into and just how important those animals would be to the ranch and our family.

Since that day, our ranch has welcomed new guests and hundreds of visitors that come to visit, feed and get to know our rescue guests.

We’ve also expanded to include a camping experience with our RV sites and campground park. It’s a great place to stay and we offer a vast assortment of camping amenities and family-friendly activities!

Beautiful hiking trails, fully stocked ponds, tours of the grounds and animal habitats with an array of interesting classes on local wildlife and wildly fun workshops and crafts! Be sure to check our events page for more information!

Meet Our Friends

  • Juke

    Juke, age 34, was named because he tends to shake his bootie when you scratch the back of his shell. The tortoise shell is part of his spine. His nerve endings reach into his shell, so he feels when your fingers touch his shell, the same way he feels touch on his skin. That's why he “Jukes” when he feels the scratching.

    Juke 10 Point Turtle Ranch

  • Rocky

    Rocky, age 34, runs laps around the yard to train everyday. Tortoises are cold blooded and cannot control their own body temperature so they stay in zones above 65 degrees whenever possible, but Rocky will venture out for exercise even when it's very hot or pretty cold. Turtles can move surprisingly fast.

    Rocky 10 Point Turtle Ranch

  • Tank

    Tank, age 7, was donated to us by a veteran of the Marine Corps when he started getting too heavy to carry outside. He used to be quite shy, but now he recognizes his human food providers and he runs to greet us. He is getting big for his current enclosure, so we will have to develop a new habitat for him within the next year.

  • Oaxaca

    Oaxaca, age 7, was badly mauled by a dog when he was a hatchling and consequently grew very slowly for five years. In the last 12 months, he has been growing at a normal rate, but is still quite small next to Tank, who is the same age. We named him for natives in Oaxaca, Mexico who don't tend to grow very tall.

  • Jack and Diane

    Jack and Diane are Red foot tortoises from South America, and they need more humidity than other tortoises to stay healthy. We began fostering them when a family moved from Alaska to Texas and had too many responsibilities to care properly for the tortoises. We encourage people who can't dedicate the time required to care for their animals to reach out to certified rescues for assistance.

  • Random

    This cat just shows up some times so we call him random

  • Lil brick

    This baby cow was just born and is one of the most pretty baby cows we have had born thinks he’s too good to eat grass, only flowers

  • Frick

    We called him Frick, because he’s the color of brick. His brother Frack, was the color black, but Frack was gangsta, so now he’s hamburger meat.

  • Pro-lif-ic

    Frick, I mean, that’s a good looking stud right there, or so the lady cows say. We have seen quite a few red calves this spring.