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Red-eared & Other Sliders

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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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Topic	Replies	Last Post
Nice basking areas for a growing turtle by BDHomer - Jul 27, 2003 11:25 PM	7	Jul 28, 2003 06:24 PM by Engloid
Cichlid Guy..See follow-up post of your orginal below. by Linda G - Jul 27, 2003 10:49 AM	0	No replies
Fertalized Eggs? by anj213 - Jul 26, 2003 11:59 PM	0	No replies
Cleaning a 75 gallon tank by dmbfan - Jul 26, 2003 10:42 AM	5	Aug 14, 2003 01:32 PM by ketel1
Can Turtles Fly in an airplane safely? by megamer - Jul 25, 2003 08:39 PM	6	Aug 23, 2003 08:16 AM by megamer
Such thing as too much basking? by fusiongt - Jul 25, 2003 08:00 PM	1	Jul 26, 2003 09:02 PM by wendy
cloudy eyes by J a i m e - Jul 25, 2003 03:58 PM	4	Jul 28, 2003 09:16 PM by J a i m e
Algea on shell by dmbfan - Jul 25, 2003 03:20 PM	1	Jul 28, 2003 03:27 PM by BabyRES
Malayan Box Turtle passes stools a lot more than usual by symmetry - Jul 25, 2003 06:32 AM	3	Jul 25, 2003 12:37 PM by bloomindaedalus
Aquaclear 500 question by fusiongt - Jul 25, 2003 04:32 AM	2	Jul 25, 2003 12:28 PM by bloomindaedalus
help - baby res not eating by saltidog - Jul 24, 2003 06:21 PM	4	Aug 05, 2003 12:20 PM by saltidog
Amiracle Filters by proudresmomof4 - Jul 24, 2003 06:04 PM	0	No replies
Feeding question by Trish - Jul 24, 2003 12:39 PM	10	Jul 30, 2003 11:07 AM by ajcturtle
identification 2 by pabloal - Jul 24, 2003 11:21 AM	2	Jul 25, 2003 06:57 AM by pabloal
identification need by pabloal - Jul 24, 2003 11:19 AM	0	No replies
Safe Plants for RES. by RBruder - Jul 24, 2003 10:39 AM	2	Jul 25, 2003 02:08 PM by RBruder
I am curious by ryli25 - Jul 24, 2003 01:09 AM	13	Aug 01, 2003 12:58 PM by laughaha
fighting, injury and a distraught momme by proudresmomof4 - Jul 23, 2003 08:47 PM	1	Jul 25, 2003 06:46 AM by symmetry
continued shell rot care by burunx - Jul 23, 2003 06:21 PM	1	Jul 23, 2003 07:49 PM by turtlefancy
turtles, chlorine and ponds by kc8501 - Jul 23, 2003 12:59 PM	7	Jul 24, 2003 08:43 AM by wendy
Calcium question by dsres - Jul 23, 2003 10:02 AM	0	No replies
Breeding Question?!?!? by reptileraiser - Jul 23, 2003 01:11 AM	2	Jul 23, 2003 10:30 PM by reptileraiser
RES can't swim? by BDHomer - Jul 22, 2003 10:12 PM	3	Jul 23, 2003 09:53 AM by dsres
Shell rot solution questions by burunx - Jul 22, 2003 08:20 PM	4	Jul 22, 2003 09:17 PM by burunx
Information Needed by UnrealMaximo - Jul 22, 2003 06:20 PM	2	Jul 24, 2003 05:08 PM by Katrina
How far should UVA/B light be? by fusiongt - Jul 22, 2003 05:36 PM	7	Jul 23, 2003 01:49 AM by mariza
Why avoid spinach? by Cichlid_guy - Jul 22, 2003 10:56 AM	4	Jul 23, 2003 02:15 PM by cichlid_guy
Setting them free... ? by chubbs - Jul 22, 2003 09:51 AM	13	Aug 11, 2003 05:57 AM by ryli25
HELPPPPP.. by NewTurtleOwner - Jul 22, 2003 09:20 AM	1	Jul 22, 2003 12:25 PM by dsgnGrl
My sick RES by Cichlid_Guy - Jul 21, 2003 06:41 PM	8	Jul 29, 2003 08:15 AM by Linda G
HELP!?! by mikekillstheday - Jul 21, 2003 04:24 PM	6	Jul 22, 2003 08:42 AM by Linda G
Please help..... by taraboze1 - Jul 21, 2003 01:03 PM	11	Jul 22, 2003 08:44 AM by Linda G
hard day on the highway... by razyrsharpe - Jul 21, 2003 12:39 PM	0	No replies
OOPS! didn't mean to type that twice hehe by turtley - Jul 20, 2003 08:11 PM	0	No replies
anyone?!?!?!?!?! by turtley - Jul 20, 2003 08:10 PM	0	No replies
anyone?!?!!!??!?!?!?! by turtley - Jul 20, 2003 08:04 PM	7	Jul 23, 2003 03:56 PM by dsres
turtle water... by turtley - Jul 20, 2003 07:36 PM	0	No replies
map turtle again... by turtley - Jul 20, 2003 10:51 AM	2	Jul 21, 2003 07:22 PM by turtley
HELP with a middle ear infection... by Jennifer88 - Jul 19, 2003 11:04 PM	0	No replies
map turtle>kind of urgent by turtley - Jul 19, 2003 08:57 PM	1	Jul 20, 2003 10:19 AM by Engloid
soft,t hin shell by crunter - Jul 19, 2003 07:47 PM	3	Jul 24, 2003 11:31 PM by crunter
How much does everyone else feed their turtles? by untappedpilot2 - Jul 19, 2003 07:44 PM	2	Jul 22, 2003 09:59 PM by untappedpilot2
How much does everyone else feed their turtles? by untappedpilot2 - Jul 19, 2003 07:44 PM	0	No replies
PH Levels by littleturtle1707 - Jul 19, 2003 03:53 PM	0	No replies
Selling Baby RES by Xx_Green_xX - Jul 19, 2003 12:35 PM	7	Jul 24, 2003 10:43 AM by RBruder
Calcium and Shell by rhyn999 - Jul 18, 2003 11:20 PM	2	Jul 20, 2003 11:26 PM by mariza
Seeking a Cure for Beginner Ignorance (LONG) by thisisbrian - Jul 18, 2003 08:30 PM	2	Jul 19, 2003 06:36 PM by kiwiturtle
Ever heard of a Rena FilStar XP filter by DMBfan - Jul 18, 2003 07:01 PM	2	Jul 19, 2003 08:07 AM by DMBfan
Color of Turtles & Light question by BabyRES - Jul 18, 2003 04:53 PM	3	Jul 20, 2003 11:36 PM by mariza
Breeding question.......please help! by geckoman2000 - Jul 18, 2003 03:35 PM	2	Jul 18, 2003 08:14 PM by geckoman2000
Housing my res in a pond by ReptileRaiser - Jul 18, 2003 02:48 PM	13	Jul 20, 2003 08:31 AM by wendy
Ya'll got an albino? by sk8erdude360 - Jul 18, 2003 02:45 PM	2	Jul 24, 2003 01:37 AM by ryli25
strange behavior by tenar131 - Jul 17, 2003 11:23 PM	3	Jul 18, 2003 11:11 AM by Linda G
Making a new basking area...any suggestions? by iluvturts - Jul 17, 2003 01:07 PM	7	Jul 18, 2003 02:28 AM by kiwiturtle
Badly injured scutes! by pmac - Jul 17, 2003 08:55 AM	1	Jul 18, 2003 05:16 AM by mariza
Rep 5.0 UVA/UVA Bulb Question by fusiongt - Jul 16, 2003 05:30 PM	4	Jul 17, 2003 09:16 AM by Linda G
Just wondering... by NewTurtleOwner - Jul 16, 2003 04:53 PM	4	Jul 19, 2003 02:43 PM by NewTurtleOwner
New Regs from SC on commercial harvest of turtles. by razyrsharpe - Jul 16, 2003 12:56 PM	1	Jul 16, 2003 10:36 PM by guamturtle
How to mark a turle for release? Need Help Urgent!!! by Boston - Jul 16, 2003 12:32 PM	5	Jul 16, 2003 08:54 PM by Beth123
new turtle by cher_bear - Jul 16, 2003 09:57 AM	1	Jul 17, 2003 03:50 PM by turtlemh
General rule in buying a filter? by DMBfan - Jul 16, 2003 07:11 AM	3	Jul 16, 2003 06:50 PM by dmbfan
another problem! by mikekillstheday - Jul 15, 2003 08:58 AM	4	Jul 15, 2003 11:36 PM by mariza
RE: Turtle Hates Me? by ajcturtle - Jul 15, 2003 07:09 AM	0	No replies
Turtle Hates Me? by mikekillstheday - Jul 14, 2003 10:57 AM	23	Jul 17, 2003 03:44 PM by turtlemh
What is this behavior? by ajcturtle - Jul 14, 2003 07:51 AM	2	Jul 16, 2003 06:38 AM by ajcturtle
Turtle Skin Acting Weird by mikekillstheday - Jul 13, 2003 03:21 PM	4	Jul 14, 2003 01:31 AM by kiwiturtle
Adding gravel to bottom? by DMBfan - Jul 13, 2003 05:41 AM	1	Jul 15, 2003 02:23 PM by qtkitty
July's Photo Contest!! by Dana - Jul 11, 2003 09:11 PM	0	No replies
tank q by LeoLover456 - Jul 11, 2003 03:40 PM	4	Jul 14, 2003 08:45 PM by mariza
Finding Hatchlings in TX by Yertle - Jul 11, 2003 02:13 PM	2	Jul 12, 2003 12:01 AM by Yertle
To all Fluval X04 owners, question. by dsres - Jul 11, 2003 01:18 PM	2	Jul 14, 2003 10:54 AM by dsres
How to incorporate UVB and basking bulbs? by DMBfan - Jul 11, 2003 06:59 AM	0	No replies
Inducing egg laying of my female RES --- HelP! by jeff m - Jul 10, 2003 09:26 PM	8	Jul 14, 2003 11:58 AM by jeff m
Feeding questions by trinket - Jul 10, 2003 07:16 PM	4	Jul 14, 2003 07:37 PM by trinket
Injury? by Fred_Jr - Jul 10, 2003 04:09 AM	4	Jul 13, 2003 12:00 AM by Fred_Jr

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