11/30/2021  Turtle cold-stunned and stranded in Barnstable County, Cape Cod, MA.  Animals were rescued and transported to New England Aquarium for triage.  All cold-stunned turtles were slowly warmed over a few days and were given subcutaneous fluids, vitamin B and E injections, and started on injectable antibiotics.  Due to large number of stranded cold-stunned turtles, many will be transferred to other sea turtle rehab. facilities around the country for continued care.  

12/10/2021  16 juvenile Kemp's ridley turtles were transferred to Mote for continued care and rehabilitation.  They were flown down to Florida by a volunteer pilot working with the non-profit organization Turtles Fly Too.  Mote staff picked up the turtles at Dolphin Aviation at Sarasota Bradenton International Airport and transported them back to our sea turtle rehabilitation hospital.  All animals were weighed, measured, and put in rehab. pools in very shallow water.  They will be given antibiotic injections every 6 days and will be given subcutaneous fluids if not eating well.

12/15/2021 Potter ate most of the diet offered to him.

12/24/2021 His water level was moved to 1/2 full. He is showing little interest in food.

01/06/2022 Potter's bloodwork is improving, so he has been taken off of antibiotics. He has made improvements with eating. He eats the majority of his diet offered, if not all of it.

01/15/2022 His tank temperature is slowly being dropped to acclimate him to the colder Atlantic ocean temperatures.

02/04/2022  Potter continues to eat well and gain weight.  His white blood cell count is increasing though, so blood values need to be monitored further.

02/28/2022  Blood values have improved.  Turtle is active, eating well, and gaining weight.   Will recheck blood work in 2 weeks.

03/17/2022 Nick, Ruth, Tommy and Potter were released at New Smyrna Beach!