Titan

Initial Assessment

Titan

Green, Juvenile (Chelonia mydas)

Patient Status: Current
Date Found: March 10, 2026

Location: New Port Richey; Pasco county

Reason for Rescue: floating

Weight: 9.15 kg
SCL (Straight Carapace Length): 39.9 cm
Exam Findings: Old, healed injury to their caudal carapace. Moderate amount of epibiotas on their carapace. Robust body condition.
Initial Treatment: fluids

Titan

Titan is a juvenile, green sea turtle who was found floating and having difficulty staying submerged near New Port Richey on March 10th. Titan has an old, healed injury to their caudal carapace and has a very, robust body condition. We will be performing diagnostics over the next several days to help determine the cause to their buoyancy.

Naming Theme: Greek Mythology

Treatment Updates

3.12.26: Titan is buoyant in deep water and does have difficulty staying submerged. We will continue to increase their swim time over the next few days.
3.13.26: Titan’s CT scan showed a lot of gastrointestinal gas that could be the cause of their buoyancy. We will be monitoring their defecations over the next several days. We are continuing to give them daily fluids.
3.20.26: Titan is able to be in deep water all day and overnight. They are still resting at the surface. They have been defecating regularly.
3.24.26: Due to their gastrointestinal issues, we have been slowly introducing food to Titan. They are eating well.
3.27.26: Titan has been seen resting on the bottom of their pool!

All marine turtle footage taken in Florida was obtained with the approval of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) under conditions not harmful to marine turtles. Footage was acquired while conducting authorized conservation activities pursuant to FWC MTP-25/26-172.