Final Disposition
Released April 28, 2006 at Englewood Beach
This juvenile green turtle was found floating under a dock in Boca Grande. It has rigid muscular paralysis, probably due to red tide toxicosis. It is extremely dehydrated and has some kidney issues. Treatment has been initiated.
10/12 Turtle is somewhat better. Muscular paralysis is subsiding and turtle is now in shallow water.
10/17 Turtle is in somewhat deeper water and is swimming a little. Not yet eating.
10/25 Turtle is still not eating. Still some neurological symptoms, but doing better.
10/27 Turtle ate for the first time this afternoon.
11/2 Turtle is now eating very well with no more obvious neurological symptoms.
11/11 Appetite is even better and turtle is gaining weight.
11/18 Turtle is doing very well.
12/1 Turtle continues to do well.
12/9 Still doing well.
12/16 Turtle is having some kidney problems again and is being treated accordingly.
12/20 Kidney problems are responding to treatment.
1/2/06 Have changed antibiotics for kidney infection and seems to be doing well.
1/13 Kidney problem seems much better. Continuing with treatment.
1/24 Continues with slow improvement.
2/1 Seeing continued slow improvement.
2/11 More of the same.
2/22 Kidney function seems to be back to normal. Appetite is good.
3/5 Continuing to do well.
3/12 Continuing much the same.
3/22 Still doing well.
3/29 Turtle continues to do well.
4/11 Everything continues well.
4/24 Turtle is completely back to normal and we have applied for release later in the week. Turtle was tagged this morning in preparation for release.
4/26 Turtle has been approved for release later this week.
4/28 Turtle was released this morning from Englewood Beach. Release went very well. Photo below.
Loomis being carried out by Molly P. for release