Turtlesinger, Inc.


is a Federal 501(c)3 Public Charity - New Jersey Charities Registration # CH2998200
Mission Statement: To educate and entertain the public about turtles with original songs and/or live turtles.



April 5, 2023



Multiple Daily Hatchlings Continued



Here we talk about how September 1st gave us multiple hatchlings coming from the same nest, including this one found in the middle of the day.


That made 10 hatchlings from this nest and a grand total of 68 baby turtles so far!


To see how speedy this little fellow was, SCROLL DOWN…



April 5, 2023



Who Says Turtles
Are Slow?



This little guy was really moving!


Another reason other hatchlings we discovered seemed so still is because a survival instinct would be to freeze in place once they suspected a predator might be near.


Whether choosing flight or fright, the turtle babies were always adorable!


For more hatchlings the next day, SCROLL DOWN…



April 5, 2023



Seven Days in a Row



Listen to hear about our seventh day in a row of finding baby turtles on September 2nd, when 4 more hatchlings appeared.


These were the first ones from this particular nest.


This was their first experience in water, and you can see especially from watching the fourth one that turtles don't need swimming lessons!


For more hatchlings later that day from this nest, SCROLL DOWN…



April 5, 2023



Three More
Were in Store!



Here we talk about how we found 3 more baby terrapins that evening, making a total of 7 new terrapins found that day.


That brought our total number of hatchlings found in our turtle sanctuary to: 75!


To see how our story takes a dramatic turn in the next Chapter, SCROLL DOWN…



April 5, 2023



Chapter Eight: The Labor Day Weekend Massacre



If the title of this chapter sounds dramatic, that’s because it was! After finding so much turtle life every day for 7 days, we were shocked on September 3rd, the beginning of Labor Day weekend, to find a predated nest.


Nest predation could have been from any number of sources including mammals or birds.


This nest looks like 8 babies were eaten.


To read even more about our turtle nest predation (keeping in mind our Final Chapter will be a joyous one), SCROLL DOWN…



April 5, 2023



More Devastation



Listen to this video to hear how on the next day—Sunday, September 4th—we were once again devastated to find multiple predated nests.


I guess whatever got a taste for our turtle sanctuary the day before came back for more!


To read about what may have eaten our turtle eggs, SCROLL DOWN…



April 5, 2023



An End to the Devastation



Turn up your volume for more about what we discovered on Friday, September 9th: it looks like a raccoon attacked 2 more of our nests.


Many predators eat hatchlings, like gulls and crows (we saw crows just waiting for the turtles to finish nesting so they could come and eat the eggs, so we were glad we could cover the nests before they could do that). Other mammalian predators include skunks, opossums and foxes. But these tracks looked like raccoon tracks.


Unfortunately, the sand we provided that made it easier for the turtles to lay their eggs also probably made it easier to dig them up, too.


For our next Chapter on a more positive note, SCROLL DOWN…



April 5, 2023



Chapter Nine: 79 Turtle Hatchlings!



Listen to hear how all was not lost as we found one more turtle amidst the devastation!


Backtracking a few days, on Saturday, September 3rd we did find 1 more live turtle hatchling from one of our grassier nests, bringing our grand total to 76!


To see more turtle hatchlings, SCROLL DOWN…



April 5, 2023



The Good with the Bad



Turn up the volume to hear that Labor Day weekend wasn’t all bad! We did excavate another live turtle hatchling on Labor Day Monday, September 5th. That brought our total to 77 so far!


Then we actually found 2 more from this nest, bringing our 2022 TOTAL to 79! The total numbers of hatchlings each day were: 26, 19, 2, 2, 17, 2, 7, and 3! We still have one covered nest that could contain hatchlings waiting to emerge this spring!


We hope to repeat the entire process (minus the predation) this year! Thanks so much for coming on this Real-Life Turtle Fairy Tale adventure with us, and stay tuned for the upcoming and exciting Final Chapter!!!





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