Mousetrap

Patient Profile

Name: Mousetrap

species: Green Sea Turtle

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Reason for visit: Cold stunt and fibropapillomas (FP)

Location found: Northern Florida

Status Report

• 1/24/2025- Mousetrap a juvenile green sea turtle was transferred to our facility due to cold-stunning and Fibropapillomas (FP)

• 4/3/2025 - Mousetrap received exam by doctor. Terry

• 4/17/2025 - Mousetrap had some FP tumors removed in surgery with Dr.Terry

• 5/14/2025 - Mousetrap had tumors removed in tumor surgery and received chemotherapy eye drops post eye tumor removal surgery

• 8/4/2025 - nebulizer treatment and is till on chemotherapy eye drops

Release

• On September 11,2025 Lightbulb returned to the big blue ocean off the east coast of Florida after convalescing at The Turtle Hospital over six plus months after being transferred from northern Florida to Cold stunts. we are so happy this little turtle made it back out to sea to continue her adventures out at sea!

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