AboutYexalen Expertise I am experienced with the care, lighting, heating, breeding, sexing, species identification, and general keeping of mostly aquatic turtles. I also have experience with tortoises and land turtles and can certainly research any question that I do not know the answer. I can not answer medical related questions as I am not veterinarian certified. I prefer not to answer questions on animals that you or somebody else has taken out of their natural environment unless the animal was in danger, ill, or injured.
Experience I have owned six aquatic turtles and have been researching turtles for several years. I have been on several question and answer sites under this category. I also have started up a web site focused on reptile care with a portion of it for turtles.
Education/Credentials I have been around turtles sense a very young age and always found them fascinating and because of that it has lead me to researching day after day, reading book after book, and finding endless amounts of web sites with information.
Question hi yexalen.
i have a question about the species of my turtle. i bought it around a week ago and the pet store had informed me that it was a red-eared slider. i have done some research however, and i've seen pictures of red-eared sliders, and they dont look exactly like my turtle. my turtle doesnt have the two red marks on the sides of his face and his stomach has no black circle-designs on it. i am convinced he is a yellow-bellied slider, but i am still not 100% sure. is there maybe any way that he is a red-eared slider and will develop the red marks later on in life? i was just curious...
Answer Hello Anita, the pet store has misinformed you. Red Ear Sliders are hatched with the red areas on their face. It is most likely a Yellow Belly Slider the care is identicle that of the Red Ear Slider and great information can be found here.
