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Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 8:33 pm **I'm a nooblet here!**

New here. My hubby and I got these guys at a pet store. We were told that they were RES's, but after some research and noticing that our babies are missing some RED ears, we are now wondering what these guys really are... we know that they are males, no idea how old... :mrgreen:

here is Boj

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side view of him, see no red ears

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and his tummy

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and pookie! (he is more afraid and skiddish than his "brother")

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side view, again no red ears

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and his tummy

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:mrgreen:

so all in all these are our new pets! thoughts, comments, recommendations are all welcome, especially those that let us know what they really are!!!

Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 5:53 am **Re: I'm a nooblet here!**

I like how the red has totally faded from the head, iv had a few like that before, makes them look really unique. Welcome to the site and nice turtle!

Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 9:12 am **Re: I'm a nooblet here!**

I can't view imageshack right now, but will comment as soon as I can

Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 11:27 am **Re: I'm a nooblet here!**

Welcome! I for once can actually see your photos, and usually I can't. Sorry about your luck this time Steve, lol.

Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 4:17 pm **Re: I'm a nooblet here!**

Hi and welcome! Nice guys you've got there!

Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 7:25 pm **Re: I'm a nooblet here!**

They appear to be either a yellow belly slider or a cooter of some sort. I'm not the best at telling the difference between those 2 species. They share most of the same needs as a RES tho, so the information on this site will still be useful to you and your new babies. I can try to find out for sure for you what species they are from another forum I frequent. Might take a day or 2.

Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 11:03 pm **Re: I'm a nooblet here!**

thx guys! we just want to make sure that we are feeding them correctly, how old they are, that they look healthy, etc. so any info we can get the better! you guys are awesome!

Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 7:06 am **Re: I'm a nooblet here!**

This is the thread I started over at the other forums i frequent, just incase you would like to see the discussion about your turtles breed.

http://www.turtleforum.com/forum/upload ... pic=132063

Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 4:15 pm **Re: I'm a nooblet here!**

thank you sooooooo much for that link, it has provided me with the most info! Hey we live in the Phoenix valley in AZ. We are looking to find some baby RES's, but after the expirence with the pet store i dont want to go that route again... anyone know where we could go?

Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 7:49 am **Re: I'm a nooblet here!**

I got my turtle at petco. Not sure of anything locally to you since im not in your area. You could look up breeders in your area or even try places like kingsnake.com to find a breeder.

Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 5:12 pm **Re: I'm a nooblet here!**

Oh wow!.. Seeing your turtles and your question, I wonder if our 2 are actually true RES as they look more like yours!..

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