Is this a yellow bellied slider?

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Ok, my dad's girlfriend gave me a turtle hatchling that she got in Flordia. To me it looks live a yellow bellied slider. It is around 1 inch in length. The only reason I am having doubts is because there is a bit of red on the head and on the nose. The shell also has a yellow line running around it.

My dad has the camera, so I can't post pics.

I know nothing about turtle care, so please don't flame the noob. Dont you love it when people you know give you pets thinking they are toys and require no care???:irked::irked::irked::irked::irked::irked::irked::irked:

Edit: His belly is completely yellow. His shell is a dark green with light green lines on it.


Right now I have him in a 10 gallon with about 5 inches of water. There is also a rock for it to get out of the water. I know he needs a UVB or whatever bulb, but I will need to get to the reptile shop.
 
he seems to just float on the surface with his head poking out of the water...
 
yeah, need a uv bulb and a basking spot bulb. basking spot should be 90-95
 
Sounds like a slider anyway, could be yellowbelly. YBS have yellow lines on the side of their neck rather than the red ear mark, and I think little ones have a c-shaped marking behind the eye near where the ear would be. If there's some red there that's odd, though it could be an intergrade between RES & YBS, that happens, a lot. Also my YBS had black on the belly as a baby; now it's pretty much all yellow down there.
 
It is not a red ear slider. It looks like a yellow belly slider, but there is a bit of red on the ear in addition to the yellow bars characteristic of a yellow belly. There is also a yellow liner going around the perimeter of the shell.

I agree that it could be a RESxYBS...
 
That'd be my guess. Most of these are farmed and different species and subspecies can mix...and we all know the various Pseudemys (Trachemys, whatever) are more than willing to hybridize. The green color and it looking like either YBS or RES makes me think it's pretty likely P. scripta, but the subspecies is anyone's guess. Even if it was wild caught in Florida it could be either as both YBS and RES are found down here.

Anyway be prepared to need a bigger tank, and soon. Basking light and a full spectrum/UVB reptile fluorescent for sure. I'd say 75G tank minimum for an adult of any of the sliders, and a Fluval 405 or something comparable should keep it clean.
 
if its from down south it could be one of the cooters or even a chicken turtle, There are more than two types of sliders. Yes the more common farm raised ones are red ears and yellow bellies. Pics would help
 
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