Jungle Juveniles
Hawksbill Turtle Juveniles [#N020] admitted 21 October 2020
EI.067 – Brandy – 6.4cm/49g (admission); 01-May deceased.
EI.068 – Margarita – 6.5cm/48g (admission);
EI.069 – Ron – 6.4cm/47g (admission);
EI.070 – Wally – 6.3cm/43g (admission); 20-Feb deceased
EI.071 – Mummu – 6.4cm/48g (admission);
EI.072 – Panda – 6.5cm/49g (admission); 23-Mar deceased.
EI.073 – Inguz – 6.4cm/49g (admission);
These small turtles were found on 21 October 2020, lost in the island vegetation. They were admitted to our turtle rescue centre and found to be weak, disoriented and dehydrated.
They are currently under treatment and close observation, and once they are healthy and strong we will be releasing them into the ocean.
January 2021 Updates
All the Hawksbill juveniles continue to grow. 6 of our 14 Hawksbills have acquired an eye infection; we have isolated these, and started treating with antibiotics. We will continue to closely monitor their progress.
Wally suffered from a severe skin and carapace infection and was separated from his siblings for 2 weeks. He now seems to have recovered, and has now rejoined his siblings.
February
Sadly, Wally was found unresponsive in his pool on 20 February. We suspect a gall bladder infection.
The other juveniles are healthy and active, and have started to dive down for food … and become very competitive!
March
Panda was found unresponsive on 10 March, and likely died from infection.
April
Our juveniles are diving down in their pool for food morsels. They are very active, and have been separated into 2 different pools to avoid competition and aggression during feeding.
May
Sadly, Brandy was found unresponsive on 1 May. Mummu and Inguz are being treated for eye infections.
July
Margarita, Ron, Mummu, Inguz are healthy and active, and continue to grow. Margarita is the smallest of the group, so we are keeping a close eye on her feeding and development. Ron has recently started losing weight, so we are administering antibiotics and tube-feeding.
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