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So a friend of mine is moving to texas and didn't want to take his turtle with him and knew i was a reptile guy so he gave it to me. Trouble is, he doesn't know what kind of turtle it is. I would like to know so i can know how to properly take care of it. It is clearly an aquatic trutle becuse it has the areodynamicly shaped shell and webbed feet. It also has long legs and long toes. It has bright yellow stripes on its head along with the thinner yellow stripes on its feet and rest of body. The top of the shell is a light brownish color and the bottom is the tanish color with a darker brown inkblot pattern. He said it has fed on normal turtle food from the pet store, but also will eat crickets. Its shell is approx. three and a half inches in diameter. If anyone could help me to figure out what kind of turtle i now have, that would be awesome! Thank you!

Not much info but I'd say a Painted Turtle.
Michael Fedzen
P.S.- They eat fish too.

sounds like it could be many things trachemys, pseudemys deirochelys even ocadia or mauremys.... you need to get us a pic. If you can;t post here, contact me perosnally via the kingsnake contact thing (just click on my user name).
meanwhile check out the WCT galleries of photos of turtle species
they are the most extensive on the web.

It sounds to me like a painted turtle. You might want to try some bannana plants inwith the turtle.You can get these at petsmart.
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Denise (Mom) and/or Jared (son)
Take care!

Soubds like a painted turtle to me. Either a midland or western subspecies. I feed mine reptomin, guppies, earthworms. These guys eat just about anything.
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