How to Keep and Care for Red-Eared Slider Turtles

English name: slider

Common names: red-eared slider, painted turtle, green turtle

Origin and season:

Distribution: United States, Mexico, Brazil and other countries.

Introduction:

Its taxonomic status is the family Emydidae, genus Trachemys.

Morphological features: Medium body size, relatively small head, blunt snout, longitudinal stripes of interlocking yellow and green on the head and neck, and a pair of red patches behind the eyes. The carapace is flat, with ring-shaped green markings on each scute, and the rear edge is not serrated. The plastron is pale yellow with black ring-shaped markings, resembling copper coins. The rear edge is not serrated. The toes and fingers have abundant webbing.

Male and female identification: The female has a broad body, a short tail, and the cloacal opening is relatively close to the base of the tail; the male has a narrower, longer body, a long and thick tail, the cloacal opening is farther from the tail, and the claws are long.

Living habits: It lives in lakes, small rivers and ponds, and likes to eat fish meat, lean pork, snail meat, etc.