Red-eared slider turtles are active pets that enjoy swimming and diving. Captive-born red-eared sliders tend to be friendlier and more outgoing than those born in the wild.

Nicknames: Red-eared terrapin, elegant terrapin Claim to fame: Of the 21 species and sub-species of turtles native to Missouri, the red-eared slider is one that's well-known around the world and ...

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 ...

Youngsters of a certain age might remember the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle craze of the 1980s and 90s; the masked cartoon creatures seemed to be everywhere.These days, biologists worried about nati… ...

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 ...

Seeing a red eared slider out sunning himself on the third of January taught me a new word: brumation. These reptiles do not hibernate, they brumate: coming out when there is a sudden warm spell but ...

A new law bans the importation and sale of pond slider turtles, an invasive species that outcompetes Vermont's native turtles ...

The Science of It: Red-Eared Sliders. Learn all about Red-Eared Sliders in this week's The Science of It. Skip to content. NOWCAST WESH 2 News at 11 PM. Watch on Demand ...

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 ...

Like many turtles, red-eared sliders are also extremely long-lived creatures, often outlasting their human owners. Cramer knows of one red-eared slider that, at 87 years old, is now on its third ...

Red-eared sliders (Trachemys scripta elegans) are found in just about every area of this state, with the western edges of the Panhandle and far West Texas being the exceptions.From here, they ...