Photo Gallery :: My hatchling RES with the yellow "ears"

[Angella]

This was taken when he had been basking for a while and was completely dry. Isn't he just precious?
'Course, there's no sense of scale in this pic. The little turt is about an inch in shell length.

[tini]

I think you have a YES . . .

[cam722]

Cute little one there

[Angella]

I've wondered if (s)he's one of those Yellow Eared Sliders, but I don't know enough about turtles to tell. The "ears" have actually turned slightly orangish in the few days I've had him/her. Very active little turt so far with a magnificent appetite!

[TinySlider2]

Such a Cutie! good picture.

[tini]

I have read that a RES's ear color can change based on diet, so I am sure it is the same whether it is a RES or a YES. Over the next few week the ears should go one way or the other. If they start to turn pink or red then you know it's a RES. The are almost the same turtle, just a few variences.

[Angella]

Tini, thanks for the info! I'll be sure to keep an eye out over the next week or so.

[steve]

The colored ear part may vary from a rich red color to orange and yellow - some RES don't even have any color there.

[cam722]

Ok, I thought the yellow ear slider were a different subspecies (Cumberland Slider) this isn't true? I know my RES' ear color changes but never to yellow .. I could wish as it is my favorite color

[steve]

For me, the pattern looks like a RES.

Here's what mature YBS look like:

[cam722]

ok, but how can a RED ear slider have YELLOW ears LOL.. and that says Yellow BELLY.. not yellow EARS

[tini]

I was saying almost . . .

Oh I was saying Yellow Eared Slider.

[cam722]

tini, that ear changing color wasn't meant for you, I was picking on steve

He posted a pic of a yellow belly slider *SMILE*

[Angella]

HAHA you guys are too funny! But seriously, if (s)he is a red or a yellow ear, the care is pretty much the same, right? I've got him in the same enclosure as another hatchling who is definately a red ear. Here's a pic of that little one, just so no one feels left out...

[cam722]

Yes, the care is the same, no need to worry there

How come the other turtle the YES has such a gritty shell? Was this in another post ??