Membership

How much does it cost?

Membership is £12 for family membership and £10 for concessionary family membership.

What is included in the membership?

On first joining you will receive our husbandry booklet and a membership number. The above payment covers 12 months membership to BATK, free entry to any of our events, Yearly Newsletter and any other information that we produce.

Fostering Membership

How much does it cost?

Fostering Membership is £35 for membership.

What is included in the membership?

On first joining you will receive our husbandry booklet and a membership number. The above payment covers 12 months membership to BATK, free entry to any of our events, Yearly Newsletter and any other information that we produce. It also covers the extra help to get ready for Fostering, this can be to go through the husbandry requirements again, home visit and making sure that you are happy. Once you have met the fostering requirements, you will be visited and if all is well, left your very own Tortoise. If after a year both you and your Tortoise are happy and well, you can then foster another one (if your tortoise area is suitable for more than one tortoise of the same species) Please note that you must keep up the yearly £12 membership to keep the Tortoise.

please note that we do not make a charge per Tortoise but any donations will be gratefully accepted and will go towards saving other Tortoises.

Adoption

How much does it cost?

Nothing at all, but we do advise you to keep in touch so that you can get the up to date information from us. We also ask that if you no longer want the Tortoise that you donate it back to BATK, so that the Tortoise can again be found a wonderful caring home.

What are the requirements to adopt your Tortoise

That you have fulfilled the rehoming criteria throughout the time you have fostered the Tortoise. If in the future the Tortoise becomes ill that you will contact BATK for advice on suitable vets. You are asked to remain a member so that you can keep up with new information. To adopt your Tortoise you must have been a member of BATK for 5 yrs and fostered the Tortoise that you wish to adopt for 2 yrs. We will ask you for a copy of your weights and measuring forms to go with the application.