So as you all know, I've been checking on the sea turtle nests daily. Well, last night I went for my nightly walk to check on them and I found that one of the nests had a ghost crab hole in it. I know the ghost crab ate some of the turtle eggs, but I don't think he could eat all of them. The other two nests were still left untouched. Then...I went out tonight and another ghost crab had gotten into one of the nests. So now there is only one nest left untouched. This is the nest that was laid at the later time, so it probably won't hatch until late this week or early next week. I am planning on calling the Turtle Patrol to see if they have any idea how many eggs the ghost crabs can eat. Since the sea turtle are so close to hatching time, I don't see how a ghost crab could have eaten the whole nest. Well, it's been a sad two days for the sea turtles, but I have hope that the last nest will make it all the way through.
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