Hey guys! I haven't been on for awhile, but I need your opinions and help anyway. I have a 4 1/2 inch Red Eared Slider (RES). I have had her for somewhere between 3 and 4 years. I noticed the other day that she was missing the last back nail on each of her back feet. I've never really noticed this before, but it looks almost like they have never been there. The skin in between her toes looks like it may be beginning to shed, also. She lives in a 75 gallon tank with a Rena XP3 filter, heater, lamp, UV light, etc. What, if anything is, wrong with him?
Red Eared Slider missing nails?
- Thread starter Grandcandy123
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I wouldn't worry about it, it sounds like you are providing everything that you should be. What kind of food are you feeding? Turtles (especially RES, which are a hybrid of sorts) seem to have little genetic quirks like this some of the time. Do you have any pictures? I noticed you referred to it as both a she and a he, RES are pretty easy to sex once after a few years (males start getting those long front claws and the tail is also an easy indicator).
I have a couple RES myself, both around 5-6" SCL (among my 7 turtles total).
I have a couple RES myself, both around 5-6" SCL (among my 7 turtles total).
Whoops. It is definitely a he. I know for sure. Its just that I raised him calling him a she named Kendra. I am having trouble converting 
I tried getting some pics, but he will absolutely not hold still. He is a really energetic boy. I can get pretty clear pics of him, but they aren't good enough that you can see his back claws.
I tried getting some pics, but he will absolutely not hold still. He is a really energetic boy. I can get pretty clear pics of him, but they aren't good enough that you can see his back claws.
Whoops. It is definitely a he. I know for sure. Its just that I raised him calling him a she named Kendra. I am having trouble converting
I tried getting some pics, but he will absolutely not hold still. He is a really energetic boy. I can get pretty clear pics of him, but they aren't good enough that you can see his back claws.
I tried getting some pics, but he will absolutely not hold still. He is a really energetic boy. I can get pretty clear pics of him, but they aren't good enough that you can see his back claws.
Just wanted to clear this up but RES are a subspecies of Trachemys scripta, not a hybrid. The subspecies can interbreed with each other since they are technically all the same species. The results are considered intergrades, which are not true hybrids.
Yep you're absolutely right. I thought abt this after I posted it but didn't bother editing it lol... Hybrid is a word that can evoke a lot of reaction, especially on this forum. I guess what I really meant and didn't say correctly was that RES are so common in the pet trade that they can have "iffy" lineage more often than most other turtle species. Not even saying its a bad thing... My two RES are quite different and I enjoy them immensely.
Anyway, good luck to thread starter and don't worry abt ur guy! Sounds like he has what he needs.
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