Identification problem help !!!!!

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reyreytheturtlelover

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Well, my friends dad got a baby turtle here in tampa,fl but he had to move up north and so he didn't want to keep it and gave it to me but he has no idea wat it is... please tell me what it is.
 

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Florida Redbellied Turtle, Pseudemys nelsoni, as evidenced by the head, carapace, plastron and bridge markings.

This little turtle will get very big, so be ready for that.
 

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Well yea I looked up the Florida Red bellied turtle and it looks like this , the bottom is different and my turtle has barely any yellow on the shell and has no green... my turtle looks nothing like that.. can it be some sort of hybrid??
 

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It is 100% Florida red bellied cooter. The reason you see so many online photos of vivid red bottoms is because the are selected for their colors for the pet trade. There are many red bellied cooters with yellow bottoms.

Trust me on this. It is without a doubt a Florida red bellied turtle. If I need to give a more detailed explanation I can.
 

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diamondbp said:
It is 100% Florida red bellied cooter. The reason you see so many online photos of vivid red bottoms is because the are selected for their colors for the pet trade. There are many red bellied cooters with yellow bottoms.

Trust me on this. It is without a doubt a Florida red bellied turtle. If I need to give a more detailed explanation I can.

Thank you.. I wanted to say all that but got lazy before. Thank ou, as you summed it up very well. ;)
 
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