What Enclosure is Best For a Baby Red-Eared Slider? For baby red-eared sliders, a 30 to 50-gallon tank is sufficient while the turtle is less than six inches long.

A new law bans the importation and sale of pond slider turtles, an invasive species that outcompetes Vermont's native turtles leading to their decline.

Bengaluru customs nab Tamil Nadu man carrying 2,547 red-eared slider turtles from Singapore According to officials, 517 out of 2,547 turtles were found dead, due to suffocation.

Red-eared sliders, a popular turtle pet, can pose a risk to western painted turtles if people discard them into nature. (Chelsea Jacobs/CBC) 'That little extra boost in life' The recovery operation is ...

The turtle is listed as an endangered species by the federal government and red-listed in B.C., meaning they face the highest risk of extinction in the province. In addition to predators, both human ...

In addition to predators, both human and natural, the turtles face competition from invasive red-eared sliders, a turtle species that is larger, breeds more prolifically, and is popular in the pet ...

The western painted turtle is listed as an endangered species by the federal government and red-listed in B.C., meaning they face the highest risk of extinction in the province.

"When people don't want (red-eared sliders) as pets, they have released them into our lakes and ponds that contain western painted turtles," said Prasad, "Unfortunately, because the red-eared ...