Our 8 Pit Turtle was back again today and again. No egg chamber, so False Crawl. Our friends at the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Center said that she may be missing a back flipper, which would cause her difficulty in digging a chamber. When compared, her right flipper prints are different from her left flipper prints.
The next False Crawl had the same Crawl Width (93cm/36″) as 8 Pit. It was a very quick in and out with no body pits.
**This conservation work for protected sea turtles on Caswell Beach is authorized by the NC Wildlife Resources Commission (ES Permit 22ST03).