Turtle Misidentification

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Whoops! It turns out that the little guys below are actually the Eastern Painted Turtle - notably not an invasive species like the slider, with a daily routine of waking up, sunning (basking), then eating a bit, then more basking, another round of eating, then basking until nightfall, whereupon they sink to the bottom of the lake and sleep. Sounds

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[klee39]

Those are the ones we get in my parent's yard frequently. The baby turtles I rescued that time were painteds. I love them!