Red-eared sliders have scaly green skin with irregular yellow lines, which run up to their beaks and down to their strong claws and webbed feet.

Most red-eared sliders grow to around 9 to 12 inches long and can live about 40 years in the wild. They’re not tortoises, but they are terrapins.

Captive red-eared sliders can live surprisingly long lives, at around 20 to 40 years in optimal conditions. Some individuals have even reached 40+ years, but this is fairly rare.

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But maybe it was not so good for our native yellow-bellied slider, because now the red-eareds and the yellow-bellieds are interbreeding. Eloise Mickiewicz holds a bucket of red-eared sliders.

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 ...

Tucker is 7 to 8 inches long. As a red-eared slider, a species that is not endemic to New Jersey, Tucker should stand out with its reddish ears and olive shell with thin, pale yellow lines.

However, some might have a single red patch atop their head. The shell of a baby red-eared slider is marked with fine patterns of yellow-green to dark green markings upon a greenish base.

With patches of red behind its eyes, the red-eared slider can make for a cute pet, but it’s considered an invasive species to Presque Isle on Lake Erie. A new project seeks to keep the turtle ...

Red-eared sliders grow to be 12 inches long and have a lifespan of 20-30 years. You'll need to invest in an aquarium full of water with a basking area, plus a UV light to help regulate its body ...

"But red-eared sliders were the cheapest turtles you could buy as a baby, about $10. But when they get bigger, people release them into the wild." That's the problem, according to state officials.

Adult red-eared sliders can live about 20 years in the wild, eastern snapping turtles about 30 years. Cars and trucks on roadways crush thousands of red-eared sliders and other turtles yearly.