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Red-eared & Other Sliders

Archive (read-only): Viewing posts from 2004.
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Trachemys is a genus of aquatic turtles belonging to the family Emydidae, commonly referred to as Sliders, comprising 15 species found in North, Centrral, and South America. Considered a diurnal turtle, it feeds mainly in the morning and frequently basks on shore, on logs, or while floating, during the rest of the day. At night, it sleeps lying on the bottom or resting on the surface near brush piles. The red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) is a semiaquatic turtle belonging to the family Emydidae. A subspecies of pond slider and native only to the southern United States, it has become established in other places because of pet releases and has become an invasive species in many introduced areas, like California, where it outcompetes the native western pond turtle. Here you may post messages or questions pertaining to all aspects and issues regarding the keeping, breeding, health, and conservation of Red-eared, Yellow-bellied, and other Sliders.
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Here is the site for my local Herpetologist........
by Turtle_lover - Jul 05, 2004 05:44 PM
1 Jul 05, 2004 05:57 PM
by Turtle_lover
10 Jul 06, 2004 04:03 PM
by honuman
How to Measure A turtle???
by fluffy_turtle - Jul 04, 2004 05:07 AM
2 Jul 06, 2004 04:58 PM
by Katrina
Build-A-Tank
by fluffy_turtle - Jul 04, 2004 04:16 AM
4 Jul 15, 2004 01:19 PM
by fluffy_turtle
Help needed finding sliders
by i_am_nick - Jul 03, 2004 07:17 PM
8 Jul 05, 2004 04:15 AM
by AUSSIE-DRAGON
Male Aggression
by joeysgreen - Jul 03, 2004 06:22 PM
0 No replies
Water depth for small RES?
by karebear41486 - Jul 03, 2004 03:19 PM
3 Jul 04, 2004 08:05 PM
by nahenne
res jumped in pool
by jacblades - Jul 03, 2004 12:18 PM
3 Jul 03, 2004 09:02 PM
by RoyC
newbie-- baby res and basking?
by mijfr0g - Jul 03, 2004 10:42 AM
4 Jul 05, 2004 05:18 PM
by Turtle_lover
Filters
by untappedpilot2 - Jul 02, 2004 10:47 PM
2 Jul 03, 2004 03:46 AM
by kiwiturtle
Turtle Rescue I need HELP!!!
by Atlas511 - Jul 02, 2004 09:16 PM
4 Jul 06, 2004 01:32 PM
by nahenne
Water Changing Contraption
by fluffy_turtle - Jul 02, 2004 07:07 AM
5 Jul 10, 2004 07:41 PM
by grizzgt
Shell Hardness
by RoyC - Jul 01, 2004 10:29 PM
5 Jul 03, 2004 02:10 PM
by untappedpilot2
Is my turtle sick?
by ew1074 - Jul 01, 2004 03:13 PM
6 Jul 02, 2004 11:01 PM
by ew1074
Help Me Identify??
by Charlotte - Jun 30, 2004 11:13 PM
1 Jun 30, 2004 11:15 PM
by untappedpilot2
Dying turtle
by oneheretic - Jun 30, 2004 02:12 PM
8 Jul 04, 2004 11:43 AM
by Turtle_Lover
Leg
by untappedpilot2 - Jun 29, 2004 11:16 PM
14 Jul 12, 2004 05:44 PM
by kreeves
Yawning
by RoyC - Jun 28, 2004 11:09 PM
9 Jul 01, 2004 04:15 PM
by RoyC
1 Jun 29, 2004 03:39 AM
by Spawn
Moving
by Sharie - Jun 28, 2004 07:30 PM
2 Jun 30, 2004 05:03 PM
by honuman
Need some help...those of you with aquariums
by Linda G - Jun 28, 2004 10:34 AM
4 Jun 30, 2004 05:08 PM
by honuman
Filter
by fluffy_turtle - Jun 28, 2004 06:31 AM
1 Jun 28, 2004 08:30 AM
by dsgngrl
nails
by grimreapar87 - Jun 27, 2004 12:50 PM
2 Jun 30, 2004 05:10 PM
by honuman
Carbon Media & Fluval 204
by RoyC - Jun 27, 2004 12:49 PM
2 Jun 27, 2004 07:36 PM
by Yertle
Feeding
by deejay17 - Jun 26, 2004 09:49 PM
2 Jun 29, 2004 10:28 AM
by deejay17
Brown spots on cuttle bone?
by royc - Jun 26, 2004 09:35 PM
1 Jun 27, 2004 01:03 AM
by missminizoo
How do you get rid of chlorine in water?
by lackner - Jun 25, 2004 02:42 PM
4 Jun 25, 2004 06:02 PM
by lackner
Constipated Turtle
by fluffy_turtle - Jun 25, 2004 09:14 AM
8 Jun 30, 2004 05:14 PM
by honuman
How deep should the water level be?
by frogsandchams - Jun 25, 2004 09:04 AM
3 Jun 30, 2004 05:16 PM
by honuman
Is this hatchling a RES?
by MissMiniZoo - Jun 25, 2004 04:01 AM
8 Jun 30, 2004 11:46 PM
by MissMiniZoo
Two Questions
by deejay17 - Jun 24, 2004 10:53 PM
0 No replies
4 Jun 25, 2004 11:43 AM
by lolliepopporn
My poor map turtle!!!!!!!
by herpheart13 - Jun 24, 2004 06:44 PM
3 Jun 30, 2004 05:27 PM
by honuman
My Red ear slider isnt eating
by Yopee - Jun 24, 2004 04:53 PM
2 Jun 25, 2004 09:05 AM
by Yopee
Question about RES (want to be fed by hand)
by Hicks - Jun 24, 2004 10:41 AM
1 Jun 24, 2004 12:11 PM
by dsgngrl
an itchy shell???
by hydrata - Jun 23, 2004 11:38 PM
3 Jun 26, 2004 10:57 AM
by mariza
peeling turtles
by Tacosmom - Jun 23, 2004 09:04 PM
1 Jun 24, 2004 08:26 PM
by Peyman
Parisites in RES tank water (again)
by Kivey03 - Jun 23, 2004 08:31 PM
3 Jun 24, 2004 10:26 AM
by bosc1973
Pastel RES?
by JOSTA - Jun 23, 2004 04:37 PM
2 Jun 28, 2004 03:49 AM
by AUSSIE-DRAGON
Algea on shell
by barbafly - Jun 22, 2004 08:41 PM
6 Jun 28, 2004 06:21 AM
by fluffy_turtle
Tank size question
by herpheart13 - Jun 19, 2004 07:31 PM
16 Jun 24, 2004 06:31 PM
by herpheart13
Beautiful slider cross
by Katrina - Jun 19, 2004 12:55 PM
9 Jun 26, 2004 05:50 PM
by Katrina
ectotherm aquatic turtle yummies?
by jacblades - Jun 19, 2004 10:31 AM
4 Jun 21, 2004 10:35 AM
by jacblades
Summer home
by uncg2005 - Jun 18, 2004 10:43 PM
0 No replies
Egg laying question.
by Shido - Jun 18, 2004 07:19 PM
0 No replies
Any groups that can take wild RES
by griffinej5 - Jun 18, 2004 05:47 PM
17 Jun 29, 2004 08:21 PM
by Lucilu
quick question about tank size, and kiddy pool
by dagangsta - Jun 18, 2004 03:53 PM
2 Jun 19, 2004 11:19 PM
by WildBill
How do you post pics?
by RoyC - Jun 17, 2004 11:26 PM
9 Jun 18, 2004 12:32 PM
by RoyC
Heater Question- How many watts??
by MissMiniZoo - Jun 17, 2004 11:03 PM
4 Jun 18, 2004 02:50 PM
by MissMiniZoo
Shell rot??????????????
by lucilu - Jun 17, 2004 04:13 PM
4 Jun 18, 2004 01:44 PM
by dsgngrl
anyone ever feed avocado to their RES?
by machinehien - Jun 16, 2004 11:44 PM
1 Jun 20, 2004 04:04 PM
by mariza
Ghost Shrimp
by RoyC - Jun 16, 2004 05:03 PM
5 Jun 20, 2004 09:15 PM
by RoyC
2 Questions
by turtlemoon - Jun 16, 2004 04:10 PM
2 Jun 17, 2004 06:33 AM
by dsgngrl
Feeding Hatchling RES
by fishkeeper06 - Jun 16, 2004 08:17 AM
1 Jun 16, 2004 09:03 AM
by dsgngrl
Reptiglo vs Reptisun?
by machinehien - Jun 15, 2004 07:50 PM
2 Jun 16, 2004 07:23 AM
by dsgngrl
My Tank Setup w/ Turtle Dock (Pics Included)
by Peyman - Jun 15, 2004 01:02 AM
8 Jul 12, 2004 05:39 PM
by kreeves
Lighting Exposure
by RoyC - Jun 14, 2004 09:27 PM
3 Jun 15, 2004 05:45 PM
by honuman
AMMO-CARB...question
by bosc1973 - Jun 14, 2004 01:43 PM
1 Jun 15, 2004 05:49 PM
by honuman
Basking Platform
by ladybug104c - Jun 14, 2004 09:20 AM
7 Jun 17, 2004 01:56 PM
by ladybug104c
Newbie questions
by loulou - Jun 13, 2004 10:48 PM
10 Jun 15, 2004 08:37 PM
by nahenne
Just thought I'd share...
by periwinklewalnut - Jun 13, 2004 09:53 PM
1 Jun 14, 2004 08:31 AM
by dsgngrl
pond size????
by reptileraiser - Jun 13, 2004 12:48 PM
4 Jun 15, 2004 06:07 PM
by honuman
New to RES and lots of newbie questions!
by Njg2982 - Jun 12, 2004 09:59 PM
2 Jun 13, 2004 12:38 PM
by nahenne
Tank Pic
by theautarch - Jun 12, 2004 05:39 PM
2 Jun 13, 2004 06:35 PM
by theautarch
Looking for pastels
by zetaphidiablo - Jun 12, 2004 04:48 PM
0 No replies
Decorative Plants
by RoyC - Jun 12, 2004 10:57 AM
1 Jun 12, 2004 01:59 PM
by Anddawede
clear water
by damkbm - Jun 12, 2004 12:01 AM
0 No replies
Something is Wong and I'm not sure what!
by nateynaterson - Jun 11, 2004 10:14 PM
3 Jun 13, 2004 10:31 AM
by LiLTriP420
What is Pyramiding?
by margofargo - Jun 11, 2004 05:05 PM
1 Jun 11, 2004 05:19 PM
by nahenne
Turtle "toys"
by RoyC - Jun 10, 2004 07:27 PM
9 Jun 12, 2004 02:19 PM
by nahenne
maybe a stupid question, but...???
by hydrata - Jun 09, 2004 11:00 PM
1 Jun 09, 2004 11:56 PM
by margofargo
RES in central/eastern pennsylvania
by chubbs - Jun 09, 2004 09:22 PM
2 Jun 13, 2004 05:57 PM
by chubbs
heater on its side question?
by bosc1973 - Jun 09, 2004 12:10 PM
2 Jun 09, 2004 01:24 PM
by bosc1973
blue-green water
by brokermonkey - Jun 09, 2004 08:32 AM
5 Jun 10, 2004 07:27 PM
by ladybug104c
2 Jun 09, 2004 07:26 AM
by nahenne
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