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Red-eared Slider

Trachemys scripta elegans

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Field Notes

Description:

I have 6 of these ! They are all babies and a little over an inch long.

Habitat:

Freshwater

Species ID Suggestions

Red-eared Slider

Trachemys scripta elegans

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7yl4r
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Comments (6)
Ashish
Chynna..its nice to read your experience..!!
Tupa
Hi Chynna, same thing happened to me. I had a fish, he just disappeared... be aware that those turtles will get very big, if properly feeded. Tank cleaning is very important, otherwise they'll get sick. good luck! PS: watch them when they will make the "mating dance"...the male will approach the female and he will try to iponothize her by shaking the front feet just in her face... I made a video of this, maybe I'll post it!
chynna_thomas72
I have changed the tank around since this photo was taken. I had the six baby sliders in with 3 goldfish that were easily bigger than the turtles and one by one the fish disappeared without a trace!! They certainly are some sneaky turtles but I was highly surprised the fish were completely gone. I knew the turtles could kill them but to not leave behind a single trace of the goldfish?! I was impressed to say the least.
Tupa
you can keep them with the fishes for a while, but once they'll be big they'll eat everything. I had two of those turtles for more than 10 years, they are very aggressive, once they ate a lizard that dropped in.
7yl4r
soooo adorable! =]
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PublishedJuly 19, 2011

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