Experts recommend providing 10 gallons of water per turtle per inch of shell. A fully grown red-eared slider might need a 50-gallon home or an outdoor pond to live in. ...

Diet: Red-eared sliders eat both aquatic plants and animals. Weight: information not available Distinguishing characteristics:A red-eared slider's carapace (top shell) is olive-brown and is ...

In addition to requiring a large aquarium, he said, indoor red-eared sliders need pricey UV lights for their body and shell health. They’re also messy eaters that poop a lot, so their aquariums ...

The Delaware Department of Agriculture warns anyone who purchased turtles, specifically the red-eared slider turtle, between August 2020 and January 2021, to take extra precautions to prevent illness.

Once red-ear sliders reach a shell length of 6 inches, they have generally lost their earlier adorableness and become a chore for all but the most committed owners to keep and care for.