Giblet

Age Class	Juvenile
Gender	Unknown
Date Stranded	November 18, 2018
Location of Stranding	Longboat Key
Date of Arrival	November 18, 2018
Number of Days of Care	170 days

Final Disposition

Released off of Lido Key's public beach!

11/18/2018 Turtle was found near Country Club Shores on Longboat Key with a very fresh boat strike to its carapace. Animal was given subcutaneous fluids, antibiotics, and was dry docked overnight.

11/19/2018 Giblet was relocated to a rehabilitation pool in shallow water. Had no interest in eating yet, so will given subcutaneous fluids daily.

11/27/2018 Giblet ate lettuce today! Turtle is actively swimming around the tank, so the water depth is being slowly increased.

12/10/2018 Giblet is now foraging for all food types offered. Tank is increased to full depth. Fracture on carapace is steadily healing.

12/27/2018 Blood values are improving and wound continues to heal well. Injectable antibiotics were discontinued. Giblet remains active and is foraging all prey items offered.

01/21/2019 Superficial fracture is completely healed. Deeper fracture continues to slowly heal as well. Giblet is active and is eating well.

05/07/2019 Giblet was released by Mote staff and interns at Lido Beach!