Hi everyone ID please

[AZtortMom]

My niece got this baby can you guys help me ID this little guy? I'm not good enough to ID other breeds thanks everyone [SMILING FACE WITH OPEN MOUTH AND SMILING EYES]


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[Laura]

Map Turtle/ ?

 

[Spn785]

Map turtle or a cooter? Either way its cute.

 

[AZtortMom]

He's adorable I agree [SMILING FACE WITH OPEN MOUTH]I'm just trying to guide her on how to care for him. I sent her here of course as a first step


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[Yvonne G]

It might be a red belly. We'd need to see a plastron picture.

 

[yagyujubei]

River Cooter - maybe eastern

 

[AZtortMom]

It might be a red belly. We'd need to see a plastron picture.

I will see if I can get my niece to take a pic of his belly


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River Cooter - maybe eastern

Are these pretty common?


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[lizbeth490]

definately a cooter, looks like hieroglyphic

 

[diamondbp]

that is without a doubt a northern red-bellied cooter, 100%

 

[AZtortMom]

They found it about a month a go, and with much convincing, she is putting the baby back into the Pine Barrens where they found him


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