Today was, as always, an incredibly fun day here at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center. As a form of enrichment for Dylan and Bevelyn we decided to make them fishsicles! We took containers and filled them with water and some fishy snacks and then froze it overnight. This morning, we gave Dylan (on the left) his and he immediately began going after the ice trying to get the fish. As the ice melted he was able to pull the fish out and once they were all gone he finished off the ice with one powerful chomp.

A little while later, after Bev (on the right) had recieved her physical therapy for the day we gave her a fishsicle as well. Even though she couldn’t get her mouth open as wide she also immediately began trying to get the fish out. It took her a little longer but we were able to observe her opening her mouth much better than during a normal feeding, as the ice was floating on the top. As you can see from the pictures even though Bev has made great improvement she still has quite a way to go before she is opening her mouth the whole way.

Jeannie Miller Aquarist