Adopt A Sea Turtle
Do you want to help the sea turtles? Are you looking for that special gift? When you symbolically "adopt" a sea turtle, your purchase provides funds to buy food and medicine. This in turn helps them heal and 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.
- To pay by check and mail in your adoption, download and print out the Adoption Form. Please allow 2-3 weeks for processing and delivery.
- Questions? Email us at Adoptions@seaturtlehospital.org .
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 18-20 years old. Lennie is a permanent resident. |
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Maddie
Maddie is a juvenile Kemp’s Ridley admitted on 11/29/2021 as a cold stun from Cape Cod, MA. Maddie was rescued by Mass Audubon and was transported to Beaufort, NC by Turtles Fly Too, an organization that engages “pilots to provide emergency air transport for affected species.” Maddie is between 1-2 years old and weighs about 7.5 lbs, more than double from her admission weight of 3 lbs. |
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Pammie - Not Available to Adopt
Pammie was admitted on 9/28/2021 and is a juvenile Loggerhead turtle found floating between the Swansboro (NC) bridges. Pammie has multiple carapace fractures; a plastron fracture and its right rear flipper was partially amputated. Pammie's injuries are consistent with a boat strike, but Pammie is recovering well. Current weight is 70 lbs (32 kg). UPDATE: PAMMIE WAS RELEASED ON 08/23/22! |
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Snooki
Snooki is a very large female Loggerhead sea turtle admitted on 10/30/16. Snooki 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 "positive buoyancy syndrome" that prevents her from staying submerged. Because sea turtles need to feed and sleep on the bottom she cannot be released at this time. Snooki weighs 310 lbs and is 25-30 years old. |
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Rosemary
Rosemary is a young Green sea turtle admitted on 1/10/2021. She was rescued from the south end of Ocracoke Island, NC. In addition to being treated for cold stunning, Rosemary is currently being treated for osteoarthritis, a severe bone disease which may have been caused by the cold stun event. Her current weight is 11.68 lbs. |
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Kaia
Kaia is a sub-adult Kemp’s Ridley who was admitted on 11/4/2020. She was caught on a fishhook off of the Surf City (NC) Pier. Missing her beak point and posterior pieces of her carapace, she also had other areas of her shell that were unstable. They have since healed, but she developed osteoarthritis possibly due to cold stunning. Kaia is being treated with antibiotics. She weighs 25.8 lbs. |
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Belle
Belle is a young Green sea turtle admitted on 4/20/2020. She was found at Oak Island, NC and arrived malnourished, dehydrated and with a heavy epibiota load possibly due to past cold stunning. Over the summer, she developed osteoarthritis and is being treated with oral antibiotics. Belle’s current weight is 20 lbs. |
