I have 3 baby snapper turtles. 1 is brown w/ red stripe down back - 2 are twins w/ green and yellow shells. All 3 are green & yellow stiped heads. Found near lake. All info I can find are on common snappers or alligator snappers and they are neither.
2006-08-23 09:01:06 · 6 answers · asked by angela w 2 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
It sounds to me like you have a Southern Painted turtle (brown with red stripe) and a couple of sliders.
The ONLY TWO snappers in the US, or in the world, are the Common and Alligator.
For more snapper info, try http://www.chelydra.org
For photos of some other turtles try the gallery at http://www.tortoise.org
Just out of curiosity, why are you so insistant they are snappers?
If you want care info, try http://www.redearslider.com for most pond turtles.
2006-08-23 17:08:27 · answer #1 · answered by Madkins007 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They don't sound like snapper turtles at all. Maybe a type of slider. A photo would help to ID the turtles plus WHERE you found them.
2006-08-23 10:07:26 · answer #2 · answered by carl l 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The reason you only found two types online is because there are only two types of snappers. I agree they sound like a type of slider, maybe a painted.
2006-08-23 13:12:15 · answer #3 · answered by jswllms 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree those don't sound like snappers. You could always type turtle in google images, and keep looking til you find something similar.
2006-08-23 13:08:22 · answer #4 · answered by mcgee8144 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you 100% sure that they are even snappers, beacause theyre only like those 2 kinds...right?
2006-08-23 09:53:32 · answer #5 · answered by xanadu625 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Candy cane napper turtles.
2006-08-23 09:04:12 · answer #6 · answered by Phil and Sue O 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋