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Farley, the “Fat Girl in a Little Coat”

Today was a BIG day for staff at The Turtle Hospital and for the Zinsmeister family.  Residents of Winter Haven, FL, Tom, Chris and Zach Zinsmeister came[…]

Monroe County Schools Learn About Turtles

Over the past month, The Turtle Hospital has seen more then 200 elementary students walk through its doors.  Starting with the Easter weekend and continuing[…]

“Tini” Gets an Upgrade

Juvenile green FP turtle “Tini” was moved recently from a tank to a quadrant in the main tidal pool (known as “Quad 2” to the[…]

Join Us for World Turtle Day

Who knew there was a day that could be all about turtles??  Celebrate World Turtle Day with The Turtle Hospital and the Florida Keys Save-a-Turtle[…]

Bubble Butt Thanks Ellis Elementary!

Bubble Butt and The Turtle Hospital would like to thank the students at Ellis Elementary School in Belleville, IL for their generous donation to help[…]

Gov. Scott Releases S.A.S.

Gov. Scott Releases Mended Sea Turtle Off Keys « CBS Miami. Florida Governor Rick Scott recently made a trip to the Keys where he stopped at[…]

Turtle Toys

Recovering in a hospital tank can be quite boring for a sea turtle that would normally have all kinds of stimulation from their natural enviornment.[…]

The Heavy Weights Brigade

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[…]