need turtle ID

[dmopar74]

i adopted this gal from petco today, and need an ID. also the shell has white patches on it, how do i fix that?

 

[loureyes]

looks like a yellow belly slider I have one I think they are cool

 

[Vicious_Fish]

It looks like a Florida Cooter to me. It's definitely not a Slider.

 

[coura]

I would say its a young peninsula cooter Pseudemys peninsularis, Florida cooters look a tad diferent but even to it could be just that considering the diversity of padrons they exibit. Feed it lots of veggies and keep it warm. The white patches on the shell are normal and non related to hillness. They are simply caused by the turt being kept without the oportunity to dry when basking, it will clear nicely next shed.

 

[snakeguy101]

penninsula cooter x2

 

[Vicious_Fish]

I thought it looked like a Peninsula Cooter at first but the circles on the marginals look like what a Florida Cooter has.

 

[dmopar74]

well i guess my gal is a guy based on what dropped out the tail for a minute, holy shibby first time i seen that!