Adopt A Sea Turtle
The purchase of a sea turtle adoption helps us rehabilitate rescued sea turtles by providing funds to buy food and medicine. This in turn helps them heal and to return home. Adopt one for yourself or give one as a gift to someone you love. Adoptions are also great activities for school classrooms. Gift adoptions are shipped to your destination of choice along with a card acknowledging your generous gift.
Each adoption comes with a photo of your adopted turtle, an official Adoption Certificate, a species Information Card and other gifts. Please see below for a description of the different Adoption Levels.
Each adoption comes with a photo of your adopted turtle, an official Adoption Certificate, a species Information Card and other gifts. Please see below for a description of the different Adoption Levels.
All Adoption packages are shipped via USPS. Please allow 2 weeks for delivery.
Questions? Email us at Adoptions@seaturtlehospital.org .
To mail in your adoption and pay by check, download and print out the Adoption Form.
Questions? Email us at Adoptions@seaturtlehospital.org .
To mail in your adoption and pay by check, download and print out the Adoption Form.
Who's Available For Adoption?
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Lennie
Lennie is an adult Kemp’s Ridley who was admitted on 10/18/2006. She was found between Topsail Island and Beaufort (NC) suffering from blunt force trauma to the skull resulting in permanent blindness. Her current weight is 64 lbs; she is between 17-19 years old. Lennie is a permanent resident. |
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Canal
Canal is a sub-adult male Green turtle who was admitted on 9/05/2015. Canal was found by a fisherman in a canal near Ocean Isle NC. He had suffered a boat strike injury to his carapace. During rehabilitation, he began to have buoyancy issues that continue to this day. Canal is 8-11 years old and weighs about 19.5 lbs. |
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Snookie
Snookie is a female Loggerhead sea turtle admitted on 10/30/16. Snookie stranded multiple times along the beach in Avalon, NJ until her rescue by the Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine, NJ. The reasons for her stranding are unclear. She has buoyancy issues prevent her from staying at the bottom of her tank. Because sea turtles need to feed and sleep on the bottom she cannot be released at this time. |
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Myrtle
Myrtle is a male sub-adult Loggerhead turtle who was admitted on July 9, 2019. A victim of a boat strike, Myrtle was left with a fractured right flipper, multiple carapace fractures, and several deep cuts. The carapace was stabilized with a series of brackets screwed into the carapace. After Myrtle's brackets were removed, he was moved to Sea Turtle Bay where rehabilitation on the fractured flipper continues. |
