red-eared slider
trachemys scripta elegans latin

Red-eared sliders can be quite aggressive-especially when food is involved.

The red-eared slider is the most common type of water turtle kept as pets.

Red-eared sliders get their name from the small red dash around their ears.

Due to their popularity as pets, red-eared sliders have been released or escaped.

Providing a wide variety of foods is the key to success with captive red-eared sliders.

River cooters mating habits are very similar to a red-eared slider.

Contrary to the popular misconception, red-eared sliders do not have saliva.

As a result of pet trade, one species, the red-eared slider, can now be found in many parts of the world.

Painted turtle pet-keeping requirements are similar to those of the red-eared slider.

The red-eared slider is known to frantically slide off rocks and logs when approached.

Little turtles, like the red-eared slider or the Florida cooter, are unassuming and nice.

Red-eared sliders are almost entirely aquatic, but leave the water to bask in the sun and lay eggs.

The red stripe on each side of the head distinguishes the red-eared slider from all other North American species.

Red-Eared Slider turtles can be found sunning in the field next to the marsh.

Also, some animals like the Red-eared slider turtle are benefited of having those lights fitted on their aquariums.

"Pet stores were selling four-inch red-eared slider turtles called Leonardo for under $10," he said.

Red-eared sliders kept captive indoors should not brumate.

According to a trade data study, painted turtles were the second most popular pet turtles after red-eared sliders in the early 1990s.

The turtles, of the species Trachemys scripta elegans, are also commonly called red-eared sliders.

Among the most popular are Russian tortoises, spur-thighed tortoises, and red-eared sliders.

Feral populations of red-eared sliders are now found in Australia, Great Britain, and elsewhere.

Smaller red-eared sliders less than a year old have been known to choke on the shells of the shrimp and suffer from lung puncture.

In the UK red-eared sliders are known as "red-eared terrapins".

Herpetofauna include lizards, water moccasins, salamanders, red-eared sliders and common snapping turtles.