Urban Turtle Emergency ID

[vanalisa]

Hello everyone!
Feel free to move this to the appropriate heading,
Otherwise can anybody please identify this turtle?
I drove by a 5 or 10 gallon tank sitting by the side of a building.
I almost... But good thing I did circle back around and the tank was cracked and there were some rocks and gravel in it and while I was scoping it out I saw a round green thing and it and it was so vibrant I thought it was probably plastic but I got out of the car and got it anyway and it was a turtle.

I don't have the slightest idea how to care for this turtle can you please identify it for me and give me instructions for its care?

 

[Oblio]

That is a juvenile Fortunatus Diemus

 

[vanalisa]

That is a juvenile Fortunatus Diemus

 

[OliveFish05]

Looks like a red ear slider? We used to have one. It was a wee baby and we found it struggling out in the middle of our pond. It was really disoriented, so we brought it in and got it a tank. We took care of it until the next spring before releasing him back to the pond we found him in. I was like 9 so don't remember too well... I know they need a basking area with heat lamp. We fed ours floating turtle pellets though I know benefit from a varied diet with meat based food and plant based foods. Maybe small feeder fish are a good choice? While they are itty bitty like that smaller tanks, like a 20 gallon, are alright. They can easily live for 20 years and can need well over 100 gallons when full grown. I am not sure what they like in terms of water flow, though are found in both lakes and rivers.

 

[vanalisa]

That is a juvenile Fortunatus Diemus

Waitaminute!
Lucky Fear Diety???

 

[Naughts]

All I know is it's uber cute.

And from this guide, it is freshwater.

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[OliveFish05]

I think it is a red ear slider. But the bigger question is... what are you naming it!?

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[Rocky998]

So, from what I have read about turtles and in my time caring for one (the one in my profile picture) the minimum tank size of a turtle can be found by the size of their shell. The general rule is 10 gallons per inch of shell. So a 2 inch turtle minimum tank size would be 20 gallons and a RES that can reach up to 12 inches, well thats 120 gallons. So a good tank size for a grow out would be a 40g breeder. Also, was this turtle in the tank on the side of the road!?

 

[Fishmanic]

Pet of the Month contest resumes mid January. That turtle and the back story would make for a great entry.

 

[Colin_T]

I think it is a red ear slider. But the bigger question is... what are you naming it!?

call him Bert

 

[OliveFish05]

call him Bert

Why

 

[Colin_T]

why not

 

[otterblue]

I'd name him "Lucky" because he's lucky you found him. Or maybe Oscar since he was put out with the trash.

 

[OliveFish05]

I would name him Waldo

 

[OliveFish05]

looks like this one to me

Painted turtle - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Very similar, but painted sliders don’t have the red on their faces like the red ear sliders. It looks to me like @vanalisa ’s little guy has red “ears”. More yellow than red though…