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CHARLESTON
Kemp's Ridley

(Lepidochelys kempi)

Juvenile

  Admit
Oct 2, 2001
Release
Weight 1.6 kg  
SCL 24.6 cm  
SCW 21.8 cm  
THE STRANDING Stranded in South Carolina.  Initial treatment by South Carolina Aquarium in Charleston.
THE TREATMENT The turtle is lethargic and under-nourished.
She was examined, washed and had blood drawn.
October 3

Charleston was tube fed a pre-packaged meal of Hill's Prescription Diet,
a/d dietary animal food.

November 3, 2001 Charleston continues to be tube fed daily, and finally shows a slight weight gain.