Lily is our largest resident and only loggerhead. So Lily with the pretty eyes and feminine name is in fact male and a great teaching tool for explaining the life cycle of sea turtles. This long tail is a sign of a mature male. However, over the years, Lily has grown both in weight (almost 300lbs) and tail length. When Lily first arrived, gender was not yet determined. Lily needed to be the only Loggerhead as he was known to not play well with others of his species! On December 6, 2010, Lily was transferred to Florida Oceanographic to call the 750,000-gallon Game Fish Lagoon home. During 2 years of rehab, the doctors determined that the damage affected his ability to control buoyancy so Lily would need to be fitted with weights and sent to a non-releasable facility for permanent care. After being taken to Marathon Turtle Hospital, it was evident by the deep scars in his carapace that Lily was the victim of a past boat strike. Lily, our adult loggerhead sea turtle, was originally found in 2008 floating off the coast of No Name Key. Often scaring our visitors as this leaves its head and top of carapace out of the water giving a dried/ hazy look.
One of Turt’s favorite past times is basking in the sun. Although a testosterone test was conducted in 2014 showing male range levels, Turt has yet to show any external signs of maturity, so gender is not confirmed. For feeding and medicine dispersal, Turt is operant trained to respond to a blue circular target. Turt also enjoys leafy greens donated by Publix or can be found foraging on the algae growth in the Lagoon.
Turt arrived at Florida Oceanographic on July 23, 2010, becoming the first sea turtle to call the Game Fish Lagoon home. Since the medicine was to be administered every other day, Turt needed to be transferred to a non-releasable facility for permanent care.
#Seaturtle rescue series#
Concerned by the number of times the turtle had been scanned, the rescuers transported this frequent flyer to Loggerhead Marinelife Turtle Hospital in Juno Beach for medical insight.Īfter undergoing a series of tests at the hospital, Turt was diagnosed with spastic peristalsis of the large intestines, meaning lifelong medication would be needed to control buoyancy. Turt was found with an internal pit tag that told a story of at least four other occurrences when humans had to step in to provide aid. Unfortunately, that wasn't the first time help was needed. Turt, a sub-adult green sea turtle, was found floating in the intake canal of the Nuclear Power Plant in Fort Pierce in 2009.
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