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Red ear slider
« on: September 22, 2010, 04:17:28 PM »
Our son caught this turtle yesterday on a fishing line.  We don't know anything about turtles, but have been told it is a Red ear slider.  We didn't realize they got so big.  It sure is a pretty thing.........makes me want to build a pond for turtles.  Our other son is coming over tonight to see it, then we will release it.

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Re: Red ear slider
« Reply #1 on: September 22, 2010, 04:40:37 PM »
Sure is a red ear.  Have fun! O0
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Re: Red ear slider
« Reply #2 on: September 22, 2010, 06:22:44 PM »
That is a big one!  Watch out for your fingers!  :o O0
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Re: Red ear slider
« Reply #3 on: September 22, 2010, 06:58:49 PM »
We sent some pics to Purdue University for ID, (I tried to tell hubby that the expert turtle people were on this forum  ::)) here is their reply:

Hello -
 
A clever fisherman.
 
Your turtle is large, but not as big as they sometimes get. The females may get a foot long!
 
An interesting twist for you is that the species probably does not belong in your area, and thus is a released pet or the offspring of one! This has happened all across the country - as they grow up folks don't want to deal with them anymore and so let them go wherever.
 
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Re: Red ear slider
« Reply #4 on: September 23, 2010, 11:46:24 AM »
But they couldn't ID this visitor?  You were right to ask here  ;)
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Re: Red ear slider
« Reply #5 on: September 23, 2010, 06:50:24 PM »
Annette, in the e-mail we sent to this guy we mentioned that we thought it was a red ear.  By the way, is it red ear or red eared.........I've heard it both ways?

Turned it loose this afternoon.  :(  I liked him, but we have no place to keep him.
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Re: Red ear slider
« Reply #6 on: September 24, 2010, 11:13:45 AM »
I've only seen red eared to describe these turtles.
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Re: Red ear slider
« Reply #7 on: September 26, 2010, 02:00:34 PM »
Nice pictures Karen! We keep hoping to get one to show up! We had one before we had the pond, in the garage, but none since we built it, go figure!
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