ABNC has different kinds of turtles, especially red-eared sliders. We have a lot of red-eared sliders, however sometimes we see river cooters. The first turtle on the left is a river cooter and on the right is the red-eared slider which has that big red spot on its head. The male river cooter can have really long back claws not seen in this photo. As with most turtle species the bigger turtles will usually be the female turtles. Temperature determines which sex a turtle will be when the eggs hatch. Males are produced when eggs are incubated at temperatures of 22–27 °C (72–81 °F), whereas females develop at warmer temperatures. Photo by Stacy Holcomb
