Hi, I just bought a baby northern red belly but for some reason I think it might be a western painted, is there any way to tell the difference? Can someone show me pictures of the two as hatchlings?
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Can someone show me the difference between a northern red belly and a western painted hatchling?
turtleboi
Oct 31, 2003 03:54 PM
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Katrina
Oct 31, 2003 05:46 PM
See if your library has the Petterson Field Guides to Reptiles of the US (you'll need both the Western US and Eastern US editions). Those have both adult and hatchling pictures of all US turtle species.
Katrina
Katrina
Oct 31, 2003 05:48 PM
Also try the website for the World Chelonian Trust - they have a photo gallery that includes hatchlings for many turtles. I don't know about western painteds, but eastern painted hatchlings are black. The redbelly hatchlings are green, pretty similar at a glance to hatchling red-eared sliders.
Katrina
