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.

Whereas the male Red-eared slider has elongated toenails on its front feet that it uses to stroke the neck and head of a potential mate, the male Big Bend Slider simply chases the female and bites ...

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 ...