Painted Turtles Chrysemys picta of all sizes live in the pond. They are oval shaped, and the carapace (top) can be almost black to dark olive green. The plastron (bottom) varies from red to orange with differing amounts of black patterning. The older ones are as big as ten inches long, with the females being bigger than males.
These two 10" turtles are starting a 'turtle tower' on their favorite rock.
