James could be right about the ID, he has the advantage of being refreshed after a long holiday, while some of us have been working hard and are knackered!

Gosh, I hope you'll be posting photos of that in the over 18 section!

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Hey I'll be doing four days this week!, and it was only a three week holiday. Anyway yes, I assure you it's a Cooter, and as a female it'll end up one large turt!

cooter? i am getting differant names chucked at me, whats the full name for a cooter?

Just like you have Slider subspecies (Red Eared, Yellow Bellied, Cumberland etc), there's also Cooter subspecies (Florida Red Belly, Peninsula, Eastern River etc)

Knowing the turts that are commonly imported, I'd say it's either a Eastern River Cooter (Pseudemys concinna concinna) or a Hieroglyphic River Cooter (Pseudemys concinna heiroglyphica). Female river cooters have been known to reach over 16" in shell length alone (real tank busters!)

wow reli i didnt realise they got that big,when i joined on here i didnt have a clue about torts but im now on the wagon ,and wanting turts aswell .lol
along with all the species of tort out there looks like i need to buy some land lol

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ta for the info...they still havent used the little island yet, made the same was as yours but smaller

last 2 days a mass of alge...been told to get a uv light in the filter unit

You don't need a UV, just a lot more plants. If you get floating plants that cover the surface, such as Duckweed and lilies (both of which they'll also eat) they will block the light that green algae needs to live.
Also plant a big clump of reeds, these will absorb the nitrates in the water before the algae does and your water will be clear naturally.

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ah thanks, useful info. now planted some long tall plants on the island, some around the edge and more pond plants...will take some fotos tomorrow.

ah thanks, useful info. now planted some long tall plants on the island, some around the edge and more pond plants...will take some fotos tomorrow.

have some fotos of the pond now, and close up of the turtles...had brought them in the last couple of days as i thought it was a little too cold...while they were out they didnt use the cork island...should i jst leave them out and when its sunny they will come out and do like they do in the glass viv?
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oh the male has been wafting his arms at the girl....