yes, it does.
Yes
no
Red eared slider turtles bask though out the day. There is no specific time that they prefer.
A slider turtle is basically like a category of turtles including the Yellow Belly Slider Turtle and the Red Eared Slider turtle.
The red eared slider does, but the yellow bellied slider does not.
no
for hibernation.
1 year
no they are two different species
yes
no
red eared turtles live in both ,water and land
Ghost Red Eared Slider Turtles will get to be the same size as normal Red Eared Slider Turtles, which is 10-12 inches.