Help! Please

[woogie]

Can anyone tell me what kind of turtle this is ( pic to the left, sorry its a bit blury )
I just aquired this turtle from a friend of a friend who has just moved abroad and couldnt take it with him. I was told it was a green turtle but after googleing green turtle i found that obviously it is NOT a green turtle!
I need to know what it is so i can get the relevent info on how to care for it.
Anyone help?

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[three-fingers]

I am defiantly not an expert on turtles, and probably wont be able to ID him.
But I know that if you need an ID you will have go get a good clear pic of his head markings and his shell .

 

[woogie]

there y'go a top down pic, any better? still a tad blury but i cant seem to get a clear one!


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[n3ont3tra]

It could be a variety of things... To me, it looks like a yellow bellied slider.
http/www.austinsturtlepage.com/Care/cs-yellowbelly.htm

 

[woogie]

looked at the link you posted and he doesnt look like a yellow bellied slider. He has almost exactly the same markings on the face and the limbs, his limbs are a little shorter though! He is a LOT smaller too, though that may be due to age. I think he is only 3 months old or so. Also his shell is has more of a peak and is less rounded than the slider pictures on the page. Forgive my if i sound like a total novice, its because....well....i am, never kept a turtle before so any more help will be appriciated by both me AND terry (turtles name, and yes my daughter chose it!) Thanks for your help

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[J4MES]

Or it could be a red eared terrapin. Why pick it out if you don't know what it is?

 

[woogie]

I didnt buy it! As i explained already it was a friend of a friends who just moved abroad! And as i had a spare tank i took the little blighter under my wing! Please read the whole post before being critical!! I asked for help not abuse!

 

[FISHBREEDER]

I have a couple of red eared sliders, your look simular to mine when they were younger, shell markings/size porportions/ and head shape from what i can see in your pics. Though if it is a red eared slider the markings on the face would be very obvious. (IF YOU FIND IT IS A RED EARED GET IT IN THE WATER! as this will reduce the stress, and stress can kill a turtle) as for food common turtle pellets are good, mixed vegies, and live fish- though yours may be too small for live fish right now.

 

[three-fingers]

Live fish are NOT recommended, since it is unnecessary, expensive and the 'feeder' fish you can buy at the lfs always carry parasites and diseases (though i dont know if this would affect a turtle).
And if you live in the UK it is actually illegal.

 

[n3ont3tra]

It looks like a Yellow bellied slider to me. I suggest reading this
http/www.austinsturtlepage.com/Care/care.htm
and this
http/www.turtleforum.com/forum/upload/in...showtopic=68936
Younger turtles often have a different shell shape. I'm pretty sure it's a YBS.
Also, did you read the whole page on teh link I posted before? It's got some pretty good info.

 

[woogie]

nope, not a red eared. Its head markings are almost the same but with no red "ears".
Is it important to know what breed it its ???
From what i read they all have more or less the same diet
and living conditions so maybe its not so important after all

 

[n3ont3tra]

As long as you know what general type of turtle it is (ie basking, bottomwalker, etc.), you should be fine. The only reasons I can think of for wanting to know the species is breeding, and eventual size.

 

[woogie]

Thanks n3ont3tra! Read those last couple of links you left and they were extremly helpfull.
I know now for sure that it is indeed a basker because....well i put a new lamp in my spare
tank and now hes chilling out under it resting on the rocks i stacked up for him.
Pretty sure its a yellow bellied slider now too.
Going to need to get a bigger tank though, cant belive how big he is going to get!!
So off to the lfs for me in the morning for a nice big tank and one of those turtle dock things,
the wife will be pleased!!! Thanks for your help.