Posts in Current Patients Blog

Hunter, a 177 lb. Loggerhead, has been rehabilitating at the hospital since his admittance on August 8, 2012. Hunter came in underweight and suffering from lockjaw[…]

The Turtle Hospital offers unique opportunities for the public to glimpse the end of the rehabilitation process–and, the most exciting!  No matter how many releases[…]

Our “One Flipper Wonder” is quite the survivor, and her rehab story is one typical of sea turtles involving determination, adapation and resilience.  What better[…]

Come wave good-bye to 200-lb loggerhead “Fiesta” on Saturday, October 20, from Higg’s Beach in Key West at 2:00 PM.  Fiesta was rescued in June[…]

After nearly 2 months at our hospital since her admittance, “Stella,” a 200-lb adult female Green sea turtle, continues to have buoyancy issues likely to due[…]

On October 8, 2012 we received a call from Brian Aronoff who had found a tiny sea turtle that was washed in with the tide to[…]

Our smallest loggerhead turtles, Fisher and Finn, have matured quite a bit since their admittance to our hospital.  Fisher arrived as a small post-hatchling.  She is our education[…]

  Not too much has changed in Good Hope’s condition since her last update, but she has laid a couple more eggs, bringing the total[…]

Jimbo’s jumbo pap was removed today after an endoscope (click to view footage!) revealed healthy internal organs–and, surprise!, he’s a boy!  The tumor weighed more than[…]

When the Rehab team assessed “Jimbo” upon intake, it was apparent that this 65-lb juvenile green had fallen victim to the fibropapilloma virus.  A very[…]

Over the weekend, The Turtle Hospital welcomed another juvenile green sea turtle to our list of current patients.  Transferred from Miami Seaquarium’s rehabilitation facility, Hook[…]

The number “7” seems to be Good Hope’s new lucky number.  Previously showing a trend of laying eggs in sets of 3, she has laid 15[…]