my red ear slider's ears arent really red their kind of a faded orange color.?

Question

i havent had him for a very long time. i didn't know any thing was wrong with my turtle, but when i went online to get more info on it, i noticed all the turtles had bright red ears!!! i read alot of the health issues turtles can have but i didnt find anything on turtles not haveing bright red ears. my turtle has like a faded orange , peachy color. he has white spots on his shell but i found out who to deal with that. can that be why his ears arent as red?? im worried

Answer 1

Yeah i seen them without red ears in the pet store at the mall.. i don't really know much about that type of turtle i would take it to a vet and get him checked over good that way you know what you are dealing with.

Answer 2

Orange Ear Slider Turtle

Answer 3

The redness of a Red-ear Slider's (RES) stripes depend mostly on genetics and diet. Some groups of RES are just always brighter than others.

Diet plays a role as well. A healthy, balanced diet provides trace elements that the skin uses to help pigments, while a weak diet often results in a paler animal.

Review your dietary options and see if there is a problem there. Cheaper prepared turtle foods can be part of the problem unless well supplemented.

The white spots sound like possible fungus. The combination of the two has me a little concerned- fungus occurs mostly in dirty water and/or poor basking options. No basking, and no good access to healthy light can certainly cause both conditions easily enough.

Look over the websites posted and see if they can offer you any help in possibly improving your care and feeding practices:

Answer 4

Most likely it will get darker colored as the turtles ages, its kinda like with snakes. Take the green tree python for example, as a child its red, as a teen its yellow and as an adult its green. Most likely nothing is wrong with your turtle but like the other if you want to spend the extra cash and want to be safe i would recomend a vet. Just because you have had issues with its shell in the past it could have to do with the diseases.

Answer 5

You should go to a vet because if it's something serious, it's always better whenyou know. The vet will give you medicine and your turtle will be fine.