Red Eared Slider information
Habitat:
-Red eared sliders are native to most of Southern United States (but have been found in other locations due to people releasing their pets, and illegal importing/exporting)
-This turtle is semi aquatic
Diet in the wild:
-Red eared sliders are omnivores eating a variety of animal and plant material (fish, crayfish, tadpoles, snails, meal worms, wax worms, crickets, aquatic insects, and some aquatic plant life)
Breeding:
-Breeding season usually happens between March, and July
-A female can lay from 2-30 eggs in a single clutch
-Females can lay up to 5 clutches in a single year
-After mating it can take days or weeks to lay eggs
-Eggs will hatch from 60-90 after being laid
-It takes 21 days from when the hatchling breaks open the eggs to when it enters the water
-Red eared sliders are native to most of Southern United States (but have been found in other locations due to people releasing their pets, and illegal importing/exporting)
-This turtle is semi aquatic
Diet in the wild:
-Red eared sliders are omnivores eating a variety of animal and plant material (fish, crayfish, tadpoles, snails, meal worms, wax worms, crickets, aquatic insects, and some aquatic plant life)
Breeding:
-Breeding season usually happens between March, and July
-A female can lay from 2-30 eggs in a single clutch
-Females can lay up to 5 clutches in a single year
-After mating it can take days or weeks to lay eggs
-Eggs will hatch from 60-90 after being laid
-It takes 21 days from when the hatchling breaks open the eggs to when it enters the water