Today I had the pleasure of working on Fitzroy Island at the Turtle Rehabilitation Centre. What an experience it was to see such massive docile giants up close and personal. At the island I was taught how to feed, clean, and the history about each of the turtles at the centre. Jenny our team leader gave a brief history about how each of the turtles ended up at the centre and how long they have been there. Not only that but the people working with the turtles everyday are so welcoming and helpful in teaching you about each turtle, they truly form bonds with some of these turtles and its amazing to see the response they get. My favorite turtle there was named Nellie, Nellie is  a Green back sea turtle common to Florida.  She was brought to centre after having firbopapillomas which is a common herpesvirus to sea turtles. Nellie had an MRI done to make sure that she didn’t have any internally, luckily for Nellie she didn’t and after time they started to fall off. I had the pleasure of feeding Nellie and her favorite things to eat are prawns, squid heads and sardines. I must have fed her over 75 prawns, 31 squid heads and 45 sardines which her total food intake 151! That’s a lot of food in one sitting  if you ask me. After feeding her I had to scoop up all of the little bits she didn’t eat, messy eater if you ask me but I’m not complaining. She enjoys back scratches too and kept coming back for more scratches when I was trying to clean. My other favorite turtle there was named Margaret she also is a a Green back turtle probably the largest I have ever laid eyes on. Her favorite food  is a head of lettuce. The whole experience today was very rewarding for me to be able to learn about the history of each turtle and the people that work with them everyday. They truly form a bond that is so great that it is amazing to see in person, it made me feel great to give back and be able to help these turtles be released back into their environment.