Penelope AKA Penny

Age Class	Juvenile
Gender	Unknown
Date Stranded	April 24, 2016
Location of Stranding	Manatee County; 10 miles west of Longboat Pass
Date of Arrival	April 24, 2016
Number of Days of Care	201 days

Final Disposition

Released

04/24/2016 Fisherman found turtle floating 10 miles due west off of Longboat Pass. Animal has some abrasions on plastron and is missing the right front flipper (old, healed injury). Weight: 1.4 kg.

04/26/2016 Turtle is in low water, but is foraging food off the bottom. Started on injectable antibiotics.

05/19/2016 Penelope started to float, so water level was lowered. Antibiotic therapy was initiated due to elevations of white blood cells in fecal sample.

06/23/2016 Penelope continues to eat well and swim strongly. Raised water level to full although buoyancy (occasional floating) issues are being monitored.

09/02/2016 Penelope still floats at times. Switched antibiotics because fecal sample has not yet improved.

10/22/2016 Animal continues to eat well and is growing fast. Has been able to achieve neutral buoyancy more often over the last few weeks.

11/03/2016 Penelope has been medically cleared for release.

11/10/2016 Penelope was released by Mote staff and interns at Honeymoon Island