Our most recent patient admitted to the hospital is not a sea turtle but a fresh water common snapping turtle named Pleb. Pleb was found by a FedEx driver on her route. Pleb had been hit by a car and was struggling in the road. Pleb has a serious crack running along the right side of his carapace(top shell). The anterior portion of the crack is open to the coelomic cavity. The coelomic cavity is the space in between all the organs in the body cavity.

Have you been to the theatre lately? The Georgia Sea Turtle Center Theatre? If you answered yes, more than likely you’ve witnessed the debut performance of My Life As a Sea Turtle! This thrilling puppet show about the life of Miss Lily C. Turtle, a loggerhead from Jekyll Island, was written and directed by staff educator, Sarah Mathias. It tells a tale of ultimate survival, revealing the deeply personal and treacherous journey from a small hatchling sea turtle, her narrow escape from a fisherman’s net and the hungry jaws of a barracuda, to a long-lasting friendship with Leandro the Leatherback in her later years. Although new to the theater scene, Miss Lily C. Turtle and Leandro have received rave reviews from puppet show critics worldwide. Each was swept away by Miss Turtle’s dramatic performance and nominations have flooded in for the 2008 Whelk Awards for ‘Best Sea Turtle in a Puppet Performance’. Only two shows remain in the month of February- Saturday, February 23rd at 2pm and Sunday, February 24th at 3pm. You won’t want to miss it!