Red-Eared Slider Lifespan
Are you wondering how long your red-eared slider can live? The turtle’s lifespan depends on the level of care they get from their owners. Turtles that are well taken care of are likely to live … Read more
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Red-Eared Slider Water Temp – What’s The Ideal Temperature
Red-eared sliders are cold-blooded animals. That means they depend on the external environmental temperatures to keep warm. If the water temperature is too cold, your red-eared sliders will go out of the water to look … Read more
Do Red-Eared Slider Turtles Bite and Hurt People?
Red-eared sliders are beautiful and colorful semi-aquatic turtles to keep in your tank. The adult sliders can reach between 7 and 12 inches in diameter. Therefore, the turtle can bite, and the bite will be … Read more
How Big Do Red-Eared Sliders Get? Size Chart By Age
Red-eared sliders grows in three phases. Baby turtles are more miniature than juveniles, which are also smaller than adults. However, a mature red-eared slider can grow to the size of a plate. A grown adult … Read more
How Long Can a Red-Eared Slider Go Without Food?
Are you going for a vacation and planning to leave your red-eared slider turtle behind? Are you worried that the turtle will starve in your absence? Don’t worry about them anymore. I have explained in … Read more
Red-Eared Slider Shell Rot: What it Looks Like and Treatment
Shell rot in red-eared slider turtles can be deadly if you don’t treat it on time. It is also referred to as Septicemic Cutaneous Ulcerative Disease (SCUD). However, don’t mistake SCUD for scute shedding. They … Read more
Can Turtles Eat Bananas?
Some turtles are carnivorous, and their main diet includes meat or flesh of other small animals. However, most turtles are omnivores feeding on small animals, plants, vegetables, or fruits such as bananas. Bananas are rich … Read more
