Other Turtle Discussion :: Red Ear Slider or Cumberland?

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Post Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 4:55 am   Red Ear Slider or Cumberland?

Need to identify this little guy, please help
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Post Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 10:38 pm   Re: Red Ear Slider or Cumberland?

Do you have pics of the plastron? Very cool pattern on the head.
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Post Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 1:42 am   Re: Red Ear Slider or Cumberland?

steve wrote:Do you have pics of the plastron? Very cool pattern on the head.


Plastron are normal just like the red ear sliders, nothing special. Except that it's more yellow-ish. Haha yeah I agree :)
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Post Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 9:02 am   Re: Red Ear Slider or Cumberland?

If there is a lack of patterns on the plastron, I would lean towards Cumberland. RES hatchlings have very nice designs on there.
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Post Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 9:26 am   Re: Red Ear Slider or Cumberland?

steve wrote:If there is a lack of patterns on the plastron, I would lean towards Cumberland. RES hatchlings have very nice designs on there.

There's no lack of patterns on the plastron though o_o could it be an intergrade ?
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Post Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 9:50 am   Re: Red Ear Slider or Cumberland?

Intergrade is a possibility, depending on where they turtle came from.

This is more or less typical of RES:

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Post Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 10:21 am   Re: Red Ear Slider or Cumberland?

A normal res compared to him

His plastron is slightly more yellowish, that's him sticking his head out.
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Post Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 11:40 am   Re: Red Ear Slider or Cumberland?

I'd go with cumberland then... perhaps an intergrade.
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Post Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 11:55 am   Re: Red Ear Slider or Cumberland?

steve wrote:I'd go with cumberland then... perhaps an intergrade.

Do cumberlands have any other special features other than yellow ear ?
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Post Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 12:37 pm   Re: Red Ear Slider or Cumberland?

Same care as other sliders.
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Post Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 7:51 pm   Re: Red Ear Slider or Cumberland?

steve wrote:Same care as other sliders.

Alright, then I shall just assume they are cumberlands! Thanks Steve! :)
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Post Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 9:51 am   Re: Red Ear Slider or Cumberland?

No problem, keep us up to date :)
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Post Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2014 12:44 am   Re: Red Ear Slider or Cumberland?

steve wrote:No problem, keep us up to date :)

Hanging out at the dock together haha
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Post Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2014 12:32 pm   Re: Red Ear Slider or Cumberland?

My turtle looks a lot like yours!
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Except his plastron looks different.
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And his his yellow "ear" stripes have a very slight orange tint to them.
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Post Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2014 12:40 pm   Re: Red Ear Slider or Cumberland?

Yours is very cool!! I'm guessing it's an intergrade of ybs with res! I used to have one but it died of RI. :(
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