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My friends dad recently caught a little red eared slider in a crawfish trap and my friend gave it to me since she knows i own a turtle. I know my 30 gal tank is not going to be big enough for him when he's older but he is much smaller than a quarter and looks like he just hatched so i will raise him up til he's a little bigger and then release him in a pond.
I am very confused with his color pattern, he has a light-ish brown top shell ( I get "carapace" and "plastron" confused) and he has a dark red/brown bottom shell. I'm thinking he may be a melanistic? All the red eared sliders I've seen have stripes on their shell but he has none. But I am certain he's a RES. I named him "carlito the spirit turtle "(dont ask about the name lol)
I am very confused with his color pattern, he has a light-ish brown top shell ( I get "carapace" and "plastron" confused) and he has a dark red/brown bottom shell. I'm thinking he may be a melanistic? All the red eared sliders I've seen have stripes on their shell but he has none. But I am certain he's a RES. I named him "carlito the spirit turtle "(dont ask about the name lol)
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