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Hi from Japan!
English not best, but I will try!
Readily acquire 2 new turtles, and wish for their identity.
Please help!
This is the first one:
http://i44.tinypic.com/28b5uzm.jpg
This is the second one: (very big price tag on this one!)http://i41.tinypic.com/2efi9sk.jpg
Please thank you very much!
Hard to tell, but I'm almost certain they are red-eared sliders. They have color patterns that are abnormal. I've seen them labeled as "pastel" or "clown". I haven't been able to get a solid answer, but I think this is a developmental abnormality... often associated with other physical defects such as scute duplication... not a genetic trait like albinism. Thus, I don't think they would produce similarly colored offspring. I may be wrong, and I hope someone can clarify.
Here's the best reference I could find for the link between "pastel" coloration and developmental problems. It's thought that incubation temperature is the key.
http://books.google.com/books?id=zVXAQNK_4WwC&lpg=PT79&ots=nsYBEGQAOb&dq=designer reptiles pastel slider&pg=PT79#v=onepage&q&f=false
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