Special food formulated for turtles can be used, but this should not make up any more than 25% of the total diet. Turtles can be fed a mixture of prepared commercial food and fresh food. Juveniles should be fed daily, but adults can be fed every 2-3 days. Younger turtles eat more animal protein than adults, though. Red eared sliders are omnivores, meaning they eat a mixture of animal and plant material. Baby turtles were very popular as pets for small children, mostly because a lot of people did not realize the cute tiny turtles sold in pet stores could carry Salmonella or that they could grow so large. The ban was a result of the prevalence of Salmonella infections linked to pet turtles. In the US, sale of red eared sliders under 4 inches in length have been banned since the 1970s.
Males tend to be smaller than females, but have large claws on the front legs and longer tails than females.
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A full grown red eared slider can reach 12 inches in length (measured as the carapace, or top shell, length).
Once housed properly they are quite easy to care for, and with the proper care these turtles can live 75 years or more, so turtle ownership is not a commitment to be taken lightly. Needless to say this housing is completely inadequate and impractical - turtle owners need to invest a fair amount in the proper equipment to house red eared sliders. While they are not overly demanding as pets, many unsuspecting owners have been told that it was fine to keep them in small plastic bowls. Unfortunately, lack of understanding what they require means that many red eared sliders have died from improper care. Red eared sliders are semi aquatic turtles that are very commonly kept as pets.
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