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Telling painted's apart

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Posted by: Jenp at Wed Dec 3 14:51:08 2008  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Jenp ]  
   

I would like to get a small turtle and read that southern painted turtles stay around 5". My local pet store has painted turtles, but they don't know what kind. Are southern's the only ones with the stripe down their shell? If not, are there any other ways to tell the subspecies apart?
Thanks!
Jen

   

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