General Care Discussion

Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 1:56 pm **My RES isn't green..**

He has the markings on his body like the other pictures (although not as vivid) I've seen and the bright orange red spots on his head but his shell is brown. I know I've read that as they get older they lose some of the brightness but my turtle is definitely not green at all. I don't know how to add an image onto this message or I would. Also, he was puffing his neck out a little bit earlier today, is he sick or is that normal?

Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 2:20 pm

Here's a link on how to post pictures:

http://www.redearslider.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1811

Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 2:50 pm

OK, hopefully I did this right and the picture is decent enough for everybody to see. I just got him/her 3 days ago. He/She seems to be active, not eating well yet but he/she's a little stressed I think.

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Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 2:51 pm

Oh yeah, and he's only about 2 in.

Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 2:52 pm

He's cute. Different turtles have different colorations. Just a suggestion....more water in the tank and lose the pebbles, they like to eat them and can get impacted.

Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 3:19 pm

Yeah, I read about the pebbles after I set the tank up on Saturday. The pet store guy told me not to worry about that even though I told him that I had read about them eating it. Saturday night I found this website and realized I needed to take them out.

I'm afraid to put more water because it's a turtle tank (again the pet store guy) and it has that opening on the side. I have 11 gallons in there now, I am looking out for bigger aquariums on various sites so that I can upgrade him soon.

Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 3:34 pm

I had a turtle tank and I filled it all the way to the top of the side hole.

He has since been upgraded to a regular fish tank. Be careful listening to pet store people...saturday we were told to feed our turtle raw chicken by one....OKEY dokey...don't think so...

Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 5:36 pm

Vassgirl4, can you post a close-up picture of your turtle?

Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 8:53 pm

Wow! That was hard. That's the best close up I can get of him right now, he is intent on hiding or swimming madly when I get near the tank. I finally just had to hold him in the water and he calmed down enough for me to take a somewhat lopsided shot of him since I had to do it one-handed.

Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 9:18 pm

Are you sure it's a RES? Maybe it's a hybrid with something else. I've been looking and can't find any baby RES pics that look like that. The closest thing I've been able to find is a Baby Mississippi Map Turtle. They have the yellow on the head like yours does. Regardless....your baby is definately a cutie.

Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 9:20 pm

I'm beginning to think he is not a red ear slider. I don't see the orange markings on his head like I thought he had, they are more yellow.

Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 10:01 pm

Thats why I asked for a close-up - it didn't look like a RES in the first pic. I think it's a map turtle or a false map. They have similar requirements.

More pics here: http://www.austinsturtlepage.com/world_of_turtles/

Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 10:18 pm

Thanks for all your help anyway. I think your right Steve about him being a map. At least you guys got me started in the right direction.

Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 10:40 pm

Maps are welcome here too! I believe their care is similar to RES, so you'll find the info on this site applicable.

Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 11:36 am

A map, care is similar, but I believe they're more sensitive to water quality.

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