Named Charlotte, the animal was hit by a boat years ago, causing him to develop an affliction that traps air bubbles at the ...

In a previous column, the author discussed the overall management of turtle shell injuries. This column continues by describing basic techniques for repairing and stabilizing fractured turtle shells.

Repair of injured turtle shells can be difficult and time-consuming. This article describes how to manage the freshwater turtle in this phase of healing and how to keep fracture sites 'water-free'.

"Bubble butt" can leave turtles struggling to swim normally — or unable to submerge at all. A 3D-printed harness can help.

which can cause deformities in the shell and trap pockets of air within it. Boat strikes affect hundreds to thousands of sea turtles in the United States yearly. That was the fate of Charlotte ...

Courtesy of Formlabs A green sea turtle in Connecticut has been ... bubble butt syndrome when he was struck by a boat in the wild, damaging his shell and spinal cord. "This spinal cord damage ...

“We had one boat taking in water with ... Mr Wyatte said the turtle likely had floating syndrome, caused when air is trapped under their shell preventing them from being able to dive.

The green turtle is a large, weighty sea turtle with a wide, smooth carapace, or shell. It inhabits tropical ... Their numbers are also reduced by boat propeller accidents, fishnet-caused drowning ...

Most stranded sea turtles don’t need extra medical care. Those that do are taken to one of the state’s aquariums. The one's ...