Posts in Permanent Residents Blog

Our gentle giant and largest resident here at the Turtle Hospital has a spectacular new home away from home.  OD, our 330 lb. green sea turtle embarked on[…]

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[…]

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[…]

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[…]

    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[…]

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[…]

Four-year permanent resident O.D. is packing on the pounds this week with a newly fitted temporary weight belt.  Rehab staff member–and quite the engineer–Gunnar created[…]

Aug 15, 2008 The FWC received reports of a floating turtle in the area of French reef. The initial response boat was unable to manage the[…]

We are frequently asked about our patients, what type of care is required and our facility. The Turtle Hospital has a 100,000 gallon salt water[…]

      Bender, a Kemp’s Ridley sea turtle, was rescued on February 17, 2005 from Upper Matecumbe Key, Florida. The Kemp’s Ridley is the[…]

      Montel was brought to the hospital on April 6, 2001 with a number of problems. Half of Montel’s right front flipper was missing[…]

Rebel, an adult Loggerhead, came to the hospital in August of 1991. He had suffered a boat hit resulting in paralysis of his rear flippers[…]