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Loggerhead Marinelife Center's Unwrap the Wave Initiative allows for students and community members to get into the "spirit" of conservation by collecting their candy wrappers from Halloween and recycling them.

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Binx

Binx

About Binx

Species:

Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)

Binx is a juvenile green sea turtle patient found floating in Port St. Lucie. Exam revealed rear limb paralysis due to a previous (now healed) probable boat strike injury. Radiographs indicated a large amount of ascites (free fluid in coelom/body cavity) and a possible bloackage present in intestinal tract, leading to gas in the gut causing a positive bouyancy disorder. Currently, CM 173 has a weight on the caudal carapace to counterbalance the floating and is being treated medically to address the lack of motility in the intestines and hopefully relieve the obstruction.

Binx was named by the students of Binks Forest Elementary School in Wellington, Florida. These students won first place in our 2021 Unwrap the Waves competition by collecting more than 31,000 candy wrappers to be fully recycled!

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Arrival

Date

October 4, 2022

Stranding

Location

Port St. Lucie, FL

Initial

Condition

Floating, healed boat strike

Admission

Weight

20.24 lbs.

Current

Weight

18.8 lbs.

Care & Progress

Dec 28, 2022
Poor
Requires Continued Treatment
Binx became very lethargic and was not consistently eating the last two weeks. Elected humane euthanasia was performed due to permanent, untreatable medical problems that were leading to a poor quality of life.
Dec 12, 2022
Good
Requires Continued Treatment
Radiographs indicate gas within the GI tract due ileus (lack of the normal muscle contractions of the intestines). Binx is on medicine to try to encourage better motility in the GI tract but may have permanent motility deficits due to irreparable spinal cord damage.
Nov 04, 2022
Good
Minor Adjustments Made
Oct 28, 2022
Fair
Minor Adjustments Made
Binx has been moved to a larger tank.
Oct 21, 2022
Good
Minor Adjustments Made
Current radiographs indicated the impaction has passed and there is a greatly reduced amount of gas in GI tract. Multiple sores on the neck and carapace are healing. Currently, Binx has a weight on the caudal carapace to counterbalance the floating.
Oct 11, 2022
Fair
Requires Continued Treatment
New patient.
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