Red-eared Slider Turtle Images

Red-eared Slider Turtle Images, Facts and Information:

Trachemys scripta elegans

• Red-eared Slider turtles are semi-aquatic turtles with smooth, olive to brown shells marked by yellow streaks and a distinctive red patch behind each eye. Their plastrons are yellow with dark blotches, and males are typically smaller than females, with longer tails and front claws.
• Red-eared Slider turtles are native to the southern United States and northern Mexico but have been introduced to many regions worldwide. They inhabit ponds, lakes, slow-moving rivers, and marshes with abundant vegetation and basking sites such as logs or rocks.
• Red-eared Slider turtles are omnivorous and feed on aquatic plants, algae, small fish, insects, crustaceans, and carrion. Younger turtles tend to eat more animal matter, while adults consume more vegetation.
• Female Red-eared Slider turtles lay 5 to 20 eggs in nests dug into sandy or soft soil near water. The eggs hatch after two to three months, and hatchlings instinctively move toward the water.
• Red-eared Slider turtles are named for the red streaks on the sides of their heads and their habit of quickly “sliding” off basking spots into the water when startled.
• A group of turtles can be called a “bale” of turtles.
• Red-eared Slider turtles live around 30 years in the wild.

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