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Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 9:36 am **Am I a slider?**

The kids have been pulling all kinds of critters out of a pond in our backyard. This little guy is the latest. We have seen red eared and snappers, but this one does not have a red ears? We are learning about all of the critters and the kids are loving it. I just don't know what this little one is. He is back safe and sound in our pond, but I know that there are more where he came from and we want to learn about them! We are in Connecticut if that helps. We have a huge almost lake sized pond. Thanks!

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Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 9:44 am

The red color on the shell is really cool. but i have no clue what kind of turtle

Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 10:09 am

the red has me thinking that you have a painted

Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 10:16 am

There are a few subspecies of painted turtles (eastern, western, midland). I'm not familiar enough with them to say which one you have, but it is a painted turtle.

Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 11:20 am

UUu.. what a cutiey mutiey baby painted turtle. I also not sure which painted. Could be Western Painted. Eastern got yellow stripe on the middle of shell.
Maybe Painted4Lifes could help you to identify it. Anyway very very cute baby turtle.. awww...

Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 1:24 pm

I'd say he's an Eastern Painted turtle (especially since you're in CT). He's really young too! Just hatched this year! Very cute!

Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 2:14 pm

Yep hes an Eastern Painted and im 100% on that. The pure yellow plastron(bottom of shell) is the dead give away.

Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 2:37 pm

AWWW he is adorable!!! I would want to keep him lol, but of course I wouldnt he belongs in the pond. Maybe you will see him again later when he is a even bigger cutie =)

Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 8:26 pm

heh.. thanks for correct me Painteds4Life

hows your turtles?

Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 2:07 am

I love painteds...and that TINY baby is sooo cute!

Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 7:30 am

He was very very cute! There was a huge one...I'm not sure of what kind as we did not invade....digging a hole on our property. Eggs maybe? So hopefully we will see plenty of babies soon! I have pictures of a tiny baby snapper if anyone wants to see! I am thinking of getting a baby RES now as all of these hatchlings out there are giving me turtle itch!

All of your pictures aren't helping me either!

Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 1:48 pm

The big one was probably digging a nest! Very cool!
I'd love to see the baby snapper pic!

If you're thinking of getting a RES (or any turtle, for that matter), have a browse around the main site (www.redearslider.com). It's chock full of info of RES

Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 4:11 pm

Aw!! What a baby

I love them when they are babies. I also can't wait for mine to grow up, but, all baby animals are cute.

Lol, when I clicked on the topic, I automatically looked down to see if Painteds4Life had posted anything yet.

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