Meet June the Loggerhead Sea Turtle Mom

We welcomed our very own June Cleaver to our Sea Turtle Healing Center! Named after the beloved mom of the TV show "Leave It to Beaver," June the loggerhead doesn't have a string of pearls around her neck - but we think she's a great sea turtle mom! 🐢

June Cleaver came to us after being found in Melbourne Beach struggling to lay her eggs. Thank you to the @SeaTurtlePreservationSociety for bringing her to us! June received a full exam, bloodwork and CT scan when she first arrived at our Healing Center, and a few extra CT scans in the following weeks to ensure an old boat strike injury to her carapace (top part of her shell) hadn't left her with a critical injury. Thankfully, subsequent scans showed that this injury hadn't entered June's body cavity, which is fatal.

The initial CT scan also found that June's eggs were still in follicle form when she first arrived. After some rest, antibiotics and good nutrition, June was feeling so much better that she actually laid 113+ eggs in her pool! These eggs were turned over to biologists to bury in a local beach. Fingers crossed for some baby Junes! (And maybe some "Beaver" Cleavers?) 🥚

We hope to share another update on June soon!