I recently bought 200 baby red ears. The other day I noticed that one of them has completely black eyes. The other 199 all have gold eyes. Every picture I see of RES, their eyes are always gold. The little black eyed guy's shell is a little bit darker than the rest and his red stripes are not as bright. Has anyone ever heard of a RES with black eyes???? Do you think this is a rare occurence?
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black eyed red ear slider??
naturejd
Mar 31, 2006 05:08 PM
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bayres77
Apr 07, 2006 03:29 PM
It is pretty common to see male red ears with dark coloration. However usually its not as noticable until adult years. They are known as melanistic males. Are you able to post a pic? If you look back in this forum you will see a few other melanstic examples as this is commonly asked.
Hope thats sheds some light
Brandon
