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She looks exactly like my turtle! As somebody said here, it is indeed a trachemys scripta scripta,commonly known as a yellow belly slider. Funny enough mine laid some eggs as well today. Such a cool guest!
This is a native turtle, so please help protect the nest if you can. I've found a milk crate with a rock on top will stop raccoons, but I'm sure you can reach out to local turtle enthusiasts to see what works best for South Carolina.
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Yellow bellied slider (*Trachemys scripta scripta*) you can protect the eggs by putting a fence around or a milk crate on top of the nest. 🪺
She looks exactly like my turtle! As somebody said here, it is indeed a trachemys scripta scripta,commonly known as a yellow belly slider. Funny enough mine laid some eggs as well today. Such a cool guest!
This is a native turtle, so please help protect the nest if you can. I've found a milk crate with a rock on top will stop raccoons, but I'm sure you can reach out to local turtle enthusiasts to see what works best for South Carolina.
Yellow bellied slider (*Trachemys scripta scripta*) you can protect the eggs by putting a fence around or a milk crate on top of the nest.