Scientific Name: Trachemys scripta elegans
Geographical Spread: Native to United States, they can now be found all over the world! They are popular pets in the United States, Mexico, the Netherlands, Canada, Spain, Japan, Malaysia and the United Kingdom.
Habitat: Fresh-water, semi-aquatic environments of ponds, streams, rivers, and small lakes. They prefer calm waters with soft bottoms and dense vegetation. They require a warm dry land area for basking and a large warm water area for swimming.
Preferred Temperature: Water area: 21.1oC - 26.6oC (70oF-80oF), Land area: 26.6oC - 32.2oC (80oF-90oF)
Food Habits: Omnivorous, but prefer non-vegetarian food when young. They shift slowly to a more vegetarian diet as they grow older. In the wild they eat tiny fish , mosquito larva, water snails and plants growing in the water and on land. They eat only in water.
Adult Size: Sliders grow to between 6 -11 inches in shell length based on sub-species. Females are distinctly bigger than males.
Sexing: Males have elongated front claws, thicker & longer tails, and a slightly concave plastron. The males vent (cloaca) is about 2/3 from the shell towards the tip of the tail. Females have it closer to the shell. These secondary sexual indicators generally become discernable only after 16-24 months.
Life Span: Average between 20- 30 years.
Geographical Spread: Native to United States, they can now be found all over the world! They are popular pets in the United States, Mexico, the Netherlands, Canada, Spain, Japan, Malaysia and the United Kingdom.
Habitat: Fresh-water, semi-aquatic environments of ponds, streams, rivers, and small lakes. They prefer calm waters with soft bottoms and dense vegetation. They require a warm dry land area for basking and a large warm water area for swimming.
Preferred Temperature: Water area: 21.1oC - 26.6oC (70oF-80oF), Land area: 26.6oC - 32.2oC (80oF-90oF)
Food Habits: Omnivorous, but prefer non-vegetarian food when young. They shift slowly to a more vegetarian diet as they grow older. In the wild they eat tiny fish , mosquito larva, water snails and plants growing in the water and on land. They eat only in water.
Adult Size: Sliders grow to between 6 -11 inches in shell length based on sub-species. Females are distinctly bigger than males.
Sexing: Males have elongated front claws, thicker & longer tails, and a slightly concave plastron. The males vent (cloaca) is about 2/3 from the shell towards the tip of the tail. Females have it closer to the shell. These secondary sexual indicators generally become discernable only after 16-24 months.
Life Span: Average between 20- 30 years.
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