Sea turtles with tumors fill Florida hospital The US' oldest sea turtle rescue and rehab facility is seeing a record number of patients, especially in turtles with fibropapillomatosis, a type of herpes virus which can be deadly. A day in the operating room of the Turtle Hospital in the Florida Keys, where three sea turtles – Sparty, Bender and Hunter – are being treated for different ailments. A natural sound version of an AFPTV report.