Tag: metabolic bone disease
Meet Sid and Olaf
Sid and Olaf are two of the NMLC’s “collection turtles.” They were rescued from poor homes and bad situations and now live at the Center. Due to the risk of spreading diseases into the wild, these turtles will reside here for the rest of their carefree lives. Sadly, since I have met this dynamic duo, […]
First Day of Summer – Basking Red Bellied Cooters
Now that the first official day of summer has come and gone our red bellied cooters are enjoying the heat. Four of the cooters currently in our hospital are suffering from metabolic bone disease, which causes malformation of the skeleton and shell as well as metabolic irregularities. I was not familiar with metabolic bone disease […]
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We hope you have a seal-ly great week, everyone! Happy #sealsunday!
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Hello, do you know what day it is? Well, “eye” can tell you that it’s #FactFriday! Today’s spotlight is on seals and their vision -
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Happy Wednesday Everyone! For this #wishlistwednesday post, we are asking for arm guards! A top priority, here at NMLC, is the use of Personal Protective
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Does your ex make your stomach churn? Pepto not quite curbing the symptoms? Sounds like a marine roundworm to us. While it may not completely
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For this week's #turtletuesday we have some photos of our awesome volunteers helping us with a transport earlier this month! This dedicated team showed up
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Our first release at The Farmhouse - Plymouth, MA! Nothing is better than release day!
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Sam Eagle release!
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Sam Eagle enjoying fish for dinner! Happy #sealsunday!
