Tiny turt update time! 🐢💕 The hatchling Eastern Musk Turtle (Sternotherus odoratus) who arrived on Halloween is doing very well! This tiny patient is overwintering in our care after a suspected predator dug up their nest, which we suspect they and their siblings were using to overwinter. Unlike Box Turtles, aquatic turtles have no saliva, meaning that they must be in water to swallow their food. This patient is placed into a separate tank (a small loaf pan) for each feeding, which happens twic

It’s “Turtle School” Week at our Turtle Survival Center! This week marks the third annual Chelonian Biology, Conservation, & Management Course at the TSC. Each year, 10-15 herpetologists, including keepers from zoos, aquariums, and budding biologists gather at our Center to learn the best practices in chelonian biology, care, and conservation. This includes a full daily schedule of lectures from experts in the field, hands-on labs with the turtles in our care at the Center, and explorations of t