I brought 5 turtles today was told they was red eared sliders. After watching them I'm not sure what they are any help would be great. Thankyou View attachment 1223762 View attachment 1223762 
I'd these turtles please
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I think the first one is a Mississippi map turtle... idk about the other one.
I know it's some kind of map turtle,not sure which so I'll side with you on it being a Mississippi,the other turtle looks to be some sort of musk,mud or stinkpot turtle.
1st is a map turtle which is a good deal if u payed the res price for it,the second is a musk turtle,both are more fish friendly than red sliders and make good pets if well cared for.
if the 1st one isn't a Mississippi Map, it's probably a Cagle's Map, max size will answer for itself in a few years - Mississippi grows 10", while Cagle's only grows 6"
The 2nd one looks to be either a Stinkpot or a Mississippi Mud Turtle......the smell should be a dead giveaway.....still the irregular ridges on the carapace say it's neither....
The 2nd one looks to be either a Stinkpot or a Mississippi Mud Turtle......the smell should be a dead giveaway.....still the irregular ridges on the carapace say it's neither....
It was more of a rescue sort of thing. So after all the comments I'm still now sure lol I just know it's not a red eared slider. I did see the missi map turtle but the tail looks different from the Google pics. So I can put fish in this tank?
I don't recommend keeping fish w/ reptiles or amphibians, but people do it anyway. It's just a matter on whether you want to take advice from a guy who's been doing Reptiles/Ampibians/Fish for 30 years like me, or not.