Red Eared Slider Turtle

Depending on the region where the turtle lives, different predators will eat turtles. Birds of prey, alligators, snakes, raccoons, dogs, cats and larger turtles will all eat red-eared sliders depending on their size. Smaller turtles are more easily caught than others.

of course! i have a baby red eared slider living with a big 8 inch turtle and they get along! you have to make sure they know and like each other before you put them both in the same tank

Yes, the more room a turtle has, the more happy it will and it will live longer. Make sure the water is clean and it has plants and big rocks!

Head straight to the water and adapate to their new home

Yes, red eared sliders are strictly aquatic reptiles. This means that they spend the majority of their lives in water, but they do require to be able to come out onto land whenever they feel the need to. They need to come onto land in order to dry out their shell and skin, this will help reduce the risk of fungus and parasite infection. Also, their eggs are lain on land and they may grab at a couple of bugs for a snack. So although they do mainly live in water, land is still a necessity.

i have 2 males and i put 10 gallons of water with a cap full of bleach in it and sometimes i get an old toothbrush to em.

I disagree with the statement above this line. You should NEVER EVER use soap or other household chemicals and soaps ESPECIALLY bleach when cleaning your tank. Soap and cleaners will make your turtle very sick, and could possibly kill them, weather you rinse it out well or not.

If the algae gets too thick in your tank, you can get an Algae Magnet that you use to clean the glass with, without having to empty the the water out. You can syphon the algae off the rand or rocks on the bottom but you don't have to, turtles may eat it. As for algae on the shell, the one who made the next paragraph knows what tey are talking about.

By: Xeous

you dont, it makes them feel more natural and in the wild which means it will not suddenly stop eating like some and it makes your turtle a happy turtle and watching a happy turtle is VERY FUN! by the way the toothbrush idea is good that is what i use to clean of occasional algae spots an the tank walls, but the bleach is a HUGE no no! it will harm your little friend when it gets in the water next the trace amounts will wash of in the water and swimming around in those chemicals will make a unhealthy, unhappy turtle and watching your friend like that is very depressing it also is horrible for the natural chemicals that help make up your turtle's shell. ugly shell, unappy turtle, and an unhealthy turtle is not very fun

I hope this helped

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A red eared slider will eat strawberries. My red eared slider eat strawberries once a week and maybe half of one. Don't give it to them every day because they are very low in protein but your turtle will love them! i know that the pellets have the most protein and vitamins so you should check that out!

My neighbor's red ear slider escaped from the aquarium and was found ALIVE in a closet over 1 week later.

A Red eared slider turtle is an omnivore. They tend to stick to a more carnivore diet as a baby, and grow into being more herbivorous as they age. You can buy turtle pellet food from a local pet store to feed them as a base diet but you should also feed them a variety of different food such as: earthworms, crickets, feeder fish (they can work, though they can also carry diseases), etc.

Red ear sliders are a commonly sold pet at most pet stores, so it should be no problem finding a turtle companion

oh dude. well i just got a red ear slider a week ago and ive been constantly researching them. but ive heard that when there shell gets white spots it means they have shell rot. look it up yourself on redearslider.com well that sounds horrible and id recommend to go to the vet as soon as possible

no turtles have teeth.

they have a beak that is made out of keratin, which is what our fingernails are made out of

Yes, a person can feed their red eared slider turtle hoho grubs. However, it is not a major part of their diet.

about six months

They develope melanism(developement of dark pigment). In winter, they burrow into the bottom mud of lakes and ponds. They sleep at the bottom of the water.

-maddie m

river or pond r the best Thats illegal in most states.

A male will have an indent on the under part of his shell. a females will just be naturally straight

a pastel Red ear slider is a color varriation from gene manplation in the egg for males 84F and females i forgot

It is not wise to attempt to keep amphibians with fish. They need totally different conditions. A Turtle needs a set up with both wet and dry (basking) areas this is called a vivarium and the animal can choose whether it wants to be dry or wet. Amphibians also Poo and Piddle. This poisons the water so that fish can not survive in it. Fish need an aquarium where the whole thing is filled with water. The basic rules for keeping fish successfully are :- 1 inch of fish needs at least 1 gallon of water. :- Every tank needs a permanently running cycled filter. :- Every tank needs at least 50% of its water replaced every week.. If you follow the above rules your fish will stand a chance of surviving and being healthy. If you fail in any of them I can guarantee that your fish will be constantly getting sick.

yes you can, if you do so just leave him out for a little.

if there is a indent in youer turtle it is a male ok ikf it is flat it is a girl ok

If they get cold they will become sluggish and if the water is too cold they will die

Yes - and yes ! The nostrils lead directly to the turtles lungs.

If their nose gets clogged they will have difficulty breathing. Easiest treatment would be a moist cotton bud wiped over the nostrils to dislodge any encrusted matter.

the longest recorded female has been measure just over 14 inches long but average is about 11 or 12 and males get around 10 to 11 maybe 12