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seleniadarkangel

hello,

i wanted to say hello to everyone, i just joined. my boyfriend and i adopted a red ear slider from the shelter, he is so neat!! my question is his skin seems to be shedding alot will that clear up and why did that happen? we just got him yesterday, the people at the shelter did not seem to know really anything about turtles. i checked in on him earlier and the shedding seems like it is almost gone

EarthVsJazz · Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 10:57 pm Post subject:

Welcome to the Cult of Turtles !!!!

The shedding is normal and will come and go, so don't worry.

Got any Pics ?

How big is he ?

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seleniadarkangel · Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 11:04 pm Post subject:

maybe about 10 or 11 inches from head to tail, i am going to take a pic with my phone hopefully it will come out good Smile

i am so glad that is normal. do red ear sliders ever have red on the tops of there head? my sister said she never seen one with that? thank you for answering my question

seleniadarkangel · Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 11:05 pm Post subject:

my sister just said she trying to figure out if he is a red ear slider or a painted turtle

EarthVsJazz · Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 11:14 pm Post subject:

This is "Stupid" A 3 Year Old Male RES.

It's more like an "Ear" then on the head. But they can go as far to the top side of the head.
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dixieee · Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 3:20 am Post subject:

welcome to the board Smile

one thing to add, shedding is a sign of growing and everytime ur turtle sheds skin or scutes (from the shell), it means everything is ok and it's growing bigger Smile

and yeah RES's do have red ears but as they grow older, the color kind of fades and when they reach their complete growth, u could never tell it was a slider cz it'll have a brownish/dark olive color everywhere and there is no way for the red ears to show.

anyways good luck with ur guy. u should be able to tell by now his gender and give him a name if u didn't do it yet Smile

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STRAYKINGFISHER · Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 2:52 pm Post subject:

Welcome to the board Very Happy

I have heard of people asking about a mark on the top of the head, I never did check my turtles for it though. Confused

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seleniadarkangel · Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 11:09 am Post subject:

i like the pic of your turtle Smile

i am going to try and get a good pic later today on my phone if i cant i will get a camera from my sister , thanx for everyones help. do all turtles act like little piggies lol

dixieee · Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 10:06 am Post subject:

yes they all do Rolling Eyes

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Wed 10/27/2004 is the worst day..i lost my best friend Leo

so now i have a female RES, Green, and a cute stupid male YBS, Mint

5/4/2006 RIP Lemon, u were my first rescue and i'm so proud of u. will never 4get u

trtlduv · Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 7:24 pm Post subject:

Welcome to the board! Everyone is so friendly here and can normally help with any questions so don't hesistate to ask! Laughing

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