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Painted turtle
Natural variantCommon in the tradeIntermediate to keep

Eastern painted turtle (C. p. picta)

A variant of Painted turtle (Chrysemys picta)

Eastern painted turtle (C. p. picta)

Representative Painted turtlephoto — a dedicated image of this exact morph isn't available yet.

The nominate subspecies of the eastern US, distinguished by carapace scutes aligned in straight rows and a plain olive-to-black shell with red marginal markings. Wild-type form most often seen in the northeastern hobby.

Keeper tips for this variant

Provide a strong basking spot of 90F with UVB; like all painted turtles it basks heavily and needs a dry haul-out to prevent shell rot.

This page covers the Eastern painted turtle (C. p. picta) variant. For full husbandry, water params, diet and health —General care: Painted turtle

Other Turtles variants

Midland painted turtle (C. p. marginata)Southern painted turtle (C. p. dorsalis)Western painted turtle (C. p. bellii)Pastel / hypomelanistic painted turtle