identify?

[lloydthegreat89]

can anybody help identify? and what is an easy tortoise for beginners?

 

[chadk]

I"m thinking a red eared slider?

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Oh, and 'easy' is pretty subjective. But generally, a Russian Tort is pretty easy compared to others. They stay smaller and can often be kept indoors in a decent sized tort table quite well. Though it is nearly always best to have an outdoor yard or pen for any species of tort.

 

[lloydthegreat89]

no yellow lines or red just black

 

[chadk]

Probably melanistic...

http://www.hrphoto.us/turtle/IMG_0003.2.JPG

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3307/3498127793_f48965e0f2.jpg

 

[egyptiandan]

Agreed melanistic male Red-eared slider, Trachemys scripta elegans

Danny