Do you see a turtle floating? Some of our turtle patients may have buoyancy problems that cause them to float at the surface or appear to have trouble swimming underwater. Buoyancy issues can be caused by trapped gas in the turtle’s body, which may be due to injury from boat strikes in some cases.
Do you see a sleeping turtle? Although turtles are air-breathers, they often prefer to sleep on the floor of their pool while they rest. Don’t worry if you see a turtle resting on the bottom. While resting on the floor, turtles will surface to breathe, then may swim right back to their resting position on the bottom to sleep some more!
Sea Turtle Rehab Pool T3
This webcam shows you a view of sea turtle rehab pool T3.
Topaz, a subadult Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, who was found entangled in fishing line near Fort De Soto on June 4 is currently recovering in this pool.
There are several other sea turtle rehab pools at CMA with rescued sea turtles recovering. You can learn more about our current animal hospital patients and view them when you visit the animal hospital at Clearwater Marine Aquarium.
Please note: webcams may be offline at various times due to maintenance, animal care schedules, exhibit updates or other reasons at CMA’s discretion.
