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The Science of It: Red-Eared Sliders

PRESERVED, WE ARE GLAD IT WAS. TURTLES ARE POPULAR PETSOR F FAMILIES, BUT MANY PEOPLE MAY NOT REALIZE WHAT IT TAKES TO CARE FOR THEM. MEREDITH: FOR "THE SCIENCE OF IT," FIRST WARNING METEROLOGIST ALEX ...
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Red-Eared Slider vs. Painted Turtle: What are the Differences?

The red-eared slider and the painted turtle are both fascinating turtles that are popular pets around the world, with the painted turtle being second in popularity only to the red-eared slider. If you ...
The Beaumont Enterprise

Red-eared sliders need to soak in the sun

Inga Cotton has learned to love the Zen of the red-eared slider turtle. Usually that means following the turtle’s slow-but-steady lead at the San Antonio Botanical Garden, where for about a decade ...
Hartford Courant

Bill Would Ban Importing Red-Eared Slider Turtles Into Connecticut

Red-eared slider turtles are cute enough to be one of the most popular reptile pets sold in Connecticut, but a legislative committee voted Wednesday to ban importing them into this state because of ...
WESA

PA Sea Grant Seeks To Capture Invasive Turtles Pet Owners Release Onto Presque Isle

Red-eared sliders are known by the yellow striping on their neck and feet, as well as the telltale reddish patch behind their eyes. With patches of red behind its eyes, the red-eared slider can make ...
Orlando Sentinel

Is red-eared slider turtle smaller than 4 inches? In July, it’ll be illegal to own

If you were hoping to own one of those cute little turtles with the red stripes near their ears, forget it. The state classified red-eared sliders as a “conditional species” and banned the sale of the ...