This turtle has a orange/red bottom but isnt a paint turtle, it has yellow markings on the side of its head. Green/greyish color. With a long narrow snout with a pig like look to its tip of its nose
2006-10-04 15:32:34 · 8 answers · asked by Just Me 1 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
How do you know it is not a Painted turtle? There are several subspecies and variations in the Painteds.
If it is absolutely NOT a Painted, then it is probably a Cooter or Slider. There are many variations of these.
Softshells have LONG snouts, but lack the colorful bellies and tend to be sand colored rather than greenish. Probably not a mud or musk either- same basic problems with the belly color. MIGHT be a map turtle.
Try the photo galleries at http://www.tortoise.org or http://www.austinsturtlepage.com to see if they help.
If you find one that is close, tell us and tell us what the differences are and we can help more.
2006-10-05 06:17:32 · answer #1 · answered by Madkins007 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
With Aquatic turtles, the males have longer tails and longer toes/claws.
I just bought 3 more for my pond and one of them definately had a longer tail and toes. Next thing I new he was mounting the other turtle the next day in the pond. (:
2006-10-05 01:03:13 · answer #2 · answered by Joeenlisa 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think only the soft-shelled turtle has the narrow snout
does your turtle have a flat shell?
2006-10-04 23:15:48 · answer #3 · answered by Loollea 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like a musk turtle. They have a couple of variations in color.
http://fwie.fw.vt.edu/VHS/Eastern%20Musk%20Turtle%20(Sternotherus%20odoratus)501LRsm.jpg
http://www.jamesriverpark.org/images/wildlife_herps_musk-turtle.jpg
http://cars.er.usgs.gov/Education/sldshw/herpetology/SodRAR!3.JPG
2006-10-04 22:38:35 · answer #4 · answered by twistedmouse 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not 100% sure, but i think you got your self a box turtle. did you buy it or find it? if you found it what type of are was it found at?
2006-10-04 23:29:43 · answer #5 · answered by rblankenship_rblankenship 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
eastern spiny softshell turtle
2006-10-04 22:43:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://community.webshots.com/album/48197123XseodL
2006-10-04 22:38:24 · answer #7 · answered by g-day mate 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
slider turle
2006-10-04 23:02:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋