{"id":4584,"date":"2020-06-28T20:49:06","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T01:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vetmed.illinois.edu\/wel\/?p=4584"},"modified":"2020-06-28T20:51:11","modified_gmt":"2020-06-29T01:51:11","slug":"turtle-tour-2020-part-3-blandings-turtles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vetmed.illinois.edu\/wel\/turtle-tour-2020-part-3-blandings-turtles\/","title":{"rendered":"Turtle Tour 2020\u2122 Part 3: Blandings Turtles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week I had the honor of finding and sampling Blandings turtles in Illinois! I got bust out the waders from the storage closet and yes, they did in fact have water in them&#8230;STILL. After a three hour drive and coffee break later, it was time to check the traps!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4594 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/vetmed.illinois.edu\/wel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2020\/06\/22B60E02-54B8-4700-8BB3-870751CC2F08-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"183\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vetmed.illinois.edu\/wel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2020\/06\/22B60E02-54B8-4700-8BB3-870751CC2F08-200x267.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/vetmed.illinois.edu\/wel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2020\/06\/22B60E02-54B8-4700-8BB3-870751CC2F08-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/vetmed.illinois.edu\/wel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2020\/06\/22B60E02-54B8-4700-8BB3-870751CC2F08-400x533.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/vetmed.illinois.edu\/wel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2020\/06\/22B60E02-54B8-4700-8BB3-870751CC2F08-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/vetmed.illinois.edu\/wel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2020\/06\/22B60E02-54B8-4700-8BB3-870751CC2F08-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/vetmed.illinois.edu\/wel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2020\/06\/22B60E02-54B8-4700-8BB3-870751CC2F08-800x1067.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/vetmed.illinois.edu\/wel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2020\/06\/22B60E02-54B8-4700-8BB3-870751CC2F08-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/vetmed.illinois.edu\/wel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2020\/06\/22B60E02-54B8-4700-8BB3-870751CC2F08-1200x1600.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/vetmed.illinois.edu\/wel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2020\/06\/22B60E02-54B8-4700-8BB3-870751CC2F08-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/vetmed.illinois.edu\/wel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2020\/06\/22B60E02-54B8-4700-8BB3-870751CC2F08-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While the traps that were set prior to my arrival didn&#8217;t catch any Blandings, we did catch a few surprised snappers instead. When these turtles are captured, they are worked up a bit differently and MUCH quicker! Shell measurements and the permanent ID are recorded and shell swabs are taken before the turtle is released. Oh, and you can&#8217;t forget to take photos of course!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4592 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/vetmed.illinois.edu\/wel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2020\/06\/B4BAA8EF-BCF1-4329-A93E-0AB6DBDC3B73-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"171\" height=\"228\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While the traps weren&#8217;t as successful with Blandings turtles, we made up for that in hand captures! Over the course of 2 days, we were able to sample 9 Blandings and caught two more via radiotelemetry. On the last day, I travelled to a new site to sample 12 pre-captured Blandings with Dr. Allender before heading home for labwork. Since we were a little short staffed the last day, I don&#8217;t have any new footage to share&#8230;but, since you&#8217;re here, keep scrolling to learn more about a complete turtle work up!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Want to know what a Blandings Turtle work up looks like? Check out the video below or click the link to learn more from our two Blandings blogs!<\/h4>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"Vlog 5: How We Sample a Blandings Turtle\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yQ-QVFS4v0E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Here is a link to Alexis and Michelle&#8217;s blog &#8220;So you caught a turtle&#8230;what now?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.illinois.edu\/wel\/so-you-caught-a-turtle-what-now\/\">https:\/\/vetmed.illinois.edu\/wel\/so-you-caught-a-turtle-what-now\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">As well as a link to Sam and Kayla&#8217;s blog &#8220;Full Turtle Work Up&#8221; featuring this video and much more!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.illinois.edu\/wel\/full-turtle-work-up\/\">https:\/\/vetmed.illinois.edu\/wel\/full-turtle-work-up\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Thanks for learning about these awesome turtles and make sure to check in next week for all things lab work with Turtle Team!<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week I had the honor of finding and sampling Blandings turtles in Illinois! 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