Red-eared sliders make excellent pets for both beginner and expert reptile enthusiasts alike, but they need quite large ...

The red-eared slider and the painted turtle are both fascinating turtles which are popular pets around the world, with the painted turtle being second in popularity only to the red-eared slider. If ...

You may encounter a turtle crawling along a road or in your backyard during nesting season. Here's what to know and how to ...

Iowa is home to 13 wild turtle species, nearly all of which are in need of conservation action, or are endangered due to a ...

Never take a wild turtle home with you. Turtle species native to Delaware are prohibited from being owned as pets, according to the Delaware Department of Agriculture, and red-eared sliders require a ...

Turns out the turtle’s willingness to eat just ... when owners with buyer’s remorse release the hard-shelled pet into the wild. “Red-eared sliders are on the list of the 100 most invasive ...

The Yangtze giant softshell turtle used to live in China’s Red River basin and lower Yangtze River as well as northern Vietnam. It was wiped out across much of its range due to the damming of ...

She lost her beloved companion, a female turtle named Tucker ... A trait that stands out about red-eared sliders is their inability to tuck themselves inside their shell. Tucker is still in ...