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Red-eared sliders make excellent pets for both beginner and expert reptile enthusiasts alike, but they need quite large enclosures to thrive in captivity. There are a few different options to ...

Family matters: The red-eared slider is one of three sub-species of the common slider or pond slider (Trachemys scripta).The other two sub-species are the yellow-bellied slider (Trachemys scripta ...

Turtles with red ears are bedeviling Southern California marshlands and the overwhelmed owners who are releasing them. A report in the Daily Breeze on Saturday said wildlife officials at places ...

Female red-eared sliders lay anywhere from two to 25 eggs up to five times a year. After the mother buries the eggs, the hatchlings are left on their own. “Turtles don’t have any maternal care ...

A red-eared slider turtle walks toward a pond in this Thursday photo. 'Red-eared sliders are on the list of the 100 most invasive species in the world,' said Allison Begley of Fish, Wildlife and ...

Red-eared slider invaders can now be found basking in ponds not only in and around New York, Boston, Miami, San Francisco, Phoenix, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon, ...

What to do with an unwanted pet is a perplexing dilemma. When that unwanted pet is a baby turtle that has grown up, what to do with it is a ...