Category Archives: Permanent Residents Blog

Scrub Days

Posted on March 30, 2013 by Matt

Depending on the time of year and the turtle, every now and again the permanent residents are pulled out for scrubbing. The 11 permanent resident turtles live in the 100,000 gallon salt water pool and over time can get pretty … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas from The Turtle Hospital!

Posted on December 25, 2012 by admin

If sea turtles had vocal chords, they would be singing you Christmas carols today!  But, thankfully, they are excellent writers. (It’s amazing to watch those flippers fly across the keyboard!) To celebrate the holidays, they’ve put together a Christmas poem for you.  … Continue reading →

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Have a Turtle Christmas!–Adopt!

Posted on December 13, 2012 by admin

It’s the most wonderful time of the year… to ADOPT A SEA TURTLE!  The five permanent residents that will spend the rest of their lives at The Turtle Hospital can be sponsored for a $35 annual fee.  And what better time to … Continue reading →

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How Our Turtles Fared TS Isaac

Posted on August 27, 2012 by admin

    Tropical Storm Isaac swept through theFlorida Keysmid-day yesterday, August 26, but The Turtle Hospital was already well-prepared.  Anticipating a CAT 1 hurricane in our area, Rehab staff evacuated all of our permanent residents from the Main Pool and … Continue reading →

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The Heavy Weights Brigade

Posted on May 9, 2012 by admin

Green sea turtles Mickey and Sekoi and our one resident Kemp’s Ridley, Bender, gained some weight in the past weeks, but not from overeating!  Turtle Hospital staff went through the timely trial-and-error process to determine how much weight was needed … Continue reading →

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