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Age Class | Juvenile |
Gender | Unknown |
Date Stranded | December 1, 2021 |
Location of Stranding | Barnstable County, MA |
Date of Arrival | December 10, 2021 |
Number of Days of Care | 97 days |
Released
12/01/2021 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 Tommy ate his full diet offered.
12/24/2021 His water level was moved to 1/2 full. He is continuing to eat well.
01/15/2022 His bloodwork is improving and he has been taken off of antibiotics.
02/04/2022 Tommy continues to eat well and gain weight. His white blood cell count is increasing though so he has been started on oral antibiotics.
02/28/2022 Blood values have improved, so oral antibiotics were discontinued. Turtle is active, eating well, and gaining weight. Will recheck blood work 2 weeks after discontinuing meds.
03/17/2022 Nick, Ruth, Tommy and Potter were released at New Smyrna Beach!
Throughout the month of March, Mote Aquarium experiences high daily visitation volume with many timed ticketed entry slots selling out. Guests are highly encouraged to purchase tickets in advance in order to guarantee entry.
Mote Aquarium is open seven days a week at our normal hours, 9:30 a.m.–5 p.m. We hope to SEA you soon!