I was walking along the beach today and was crossing over a stream of land water runoff and a little object that i thought was a crab passed by so i picked it up. It was actually a baby turtle. Now i know its not a red ear slider because i already have one and despite them looking very similar, they have a lot of difference (the one i found has a plain underside, no red on its head, and a different back shell pattern). So instead of letting the little bugger go into the ocean i took him home and put him in an old small tank i had.
Now my question is, how can i tell if this is a salt water or fresh water turtle? Also if I do decide to keep it, how long before I can introduce my other turtle to them to live in the same habitat. I've had my first turtle for about 8 months now and im afraid that he will not let this turtle live in his tank (the turtle i found in about 1/4 smaller then my turtle now) or even worse the new turtle will get my turtle sick.
Im open to all suggestions. I love my first turtle and I would love to keep this one and someday let them be friends! thanks for any help! its greatly apprectiated!
