Need ID

[TMartinez]

Some of you may remember in an earlier post, that my wife wanted aquatic turtles. Well I was opposed to the idea. However today while walking our dog, she saw a small turtle laying in the sidewalk, and decided to keep it. I think it must have been chased by something or picked up by a bird and dropped. Here are a couple pics. Any idea of species?

 

[Gene0514]

Nice turtle
Female Red eared slider

 

[love The Jack Dempseys]

red eared slider. just look at the neck, its red eared lol

 

[black_sun]

Cute looking turtle ^_^

 

[TMartinez]

Nice turtle
Female Red eared slider

How were you able to deduce it was female?

 

[reptech]

def a nice RES

 

[reptech]

id lose the small gravel tho to prevent chokeing

 

[A. gigas]

Red eared slider, and a pretty one at that.

How were you able to deduce it was female?

I wondered as well..

 

[snakeguy101]

I would say it is probably a female and definitely a red ear. Get rid of the gravel and add something that your turtle will not swallow (sand, tiles, larger river rocks, etc). Get UV lighting and feed it the commercial diets.

DO NOT RE RELEASE THIS ANIMAL they are invasive in FL and are now illegal to buy, sell, trade, gift, or acquire. I don't think that you will have a problem with anyone as long as you do not breed or release it.

 

[Gene0514]

How were you able to deduce it was female?

You can tell by the claws
The males have very long claws as they are used while courting to "tickle" the female's head

ex of a male's claws