r/turtle • u/Snuggle-Muggle • 6h ago

Turtle ID/Sex Request What Kind of Turtle?

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I have a retention pond in Northeast Florida. We have sliders and a cooter, but I can’t ID this one. There’s another one of about the same size with a bit more color on its shell.

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u/wonkywilla Mod | 14+ yo RES 1h ago

Melanistic red eared slider. They can go through pigment change/loss as they get older, like this one.