Reptiles, Amphibians, Invertebrates & Small Pets : Red-Eared Slider Facts

Red-eared sliders are freshwater turtles found all over the United States. Discover facts about red-eared sliders with information from a published biologist in this free video on turtles and reptiles.

Expert: Dr. Alan Richmond
Bio: Dr. Alan Richmond is the lecturer and curator of biology at the University of Massachusetts. He is a well-published biologist and has a special interest in reptiles and amphibians.
Filmmaker: Demand Media

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• invertebrates

[allemagneish]

well, i bought two small baby res turtles before 2 days ago but i suprised that they didnt eat i gave the a mint leaf , dry shrimp but they didnt eat yet .. is it a big deal  ?, im worreied..

one of them sleeps all day long .. :|

*should i keep them in a dark place if they want to sleep ? or it doesnt matter ?

* how many times should i change there water ?

[nancy207238]

@temptationkillsz once this happens with my turtle too .. try not to give her food for 2days and expose her to the sun more and feed her in the third day .. if she doesn't response too then perhaps she is sick

[cptCrax]

@temptationkillsz In the book, Patterson tells a story of how this slider didn't want anything but crickets for a whole month and just ignored the sticks, so he stopped putting the sticks in and tried again two weeks later and that time, the RES ate some, and after two more weeks, started preferring them to the crickets. Point of the story: make sure she gets enough food, even if its not what you prefer, and give her time to come around.

[cptCrax]

@temptationkillsz If there hasn't been a change in the water quality or temperature that might explain a change in appetite, you can continue offering some small amount of fish or crickets along with the floating sticks and chances are she will probably eventually come back to the sticks. (Jordan Patterson described some trouble he had with changing a RES's diet habits in "The Guide To Owning a Red-Eared Slider", and it just took time.)

[temptationkillsz]

My 3 year old RES doesn't want to eat! She used to love the floating sticks, and shrimp. I fed her feeder fish like three times, and I am not sure if she became uninterested in the floating sticks or what because now she wouldn't eat them or the shrimp.

She also has a younger buddy that I bought recently, and the younger one seems to eat more.

HELP!!!!

[gabriellasanchezi]

@jackjohnsoniv Hahahahahah awwwe somebody's annoyed :)

[abpokemon]

My turtle escaped his tank and knows when someone enters the room and he starts trying to get to you because he knows he will get food. We shall send him to harvard

[nileve110411]

How old can they be to have babies ????

[KeySour]

@KingSuperFart Years. my sister has had hers for 3 years without a basking area..but unfortunately she is developing shell rot. so be sure to get a basking area as soon as possible..but you have a month or so

[KingSuperFart]

how long can a red eard slider survive without a basking area? i just got mine and we can't construct an out-of-water-area right away