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red-eared slider

  1. Happy Mothers Day!

    Happy Mothers Day!

    Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans: Emydidae) with its offspring on top.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • brazos county central park college station family emydidae red-eared slider texas trachemys scripta elegans usa
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Reptiles
  2. Did someone say Alligator?

    Did someone say Alligator?

    Red-eared Sliders (Trachemys scripta elegans: Emydidae) As adults, these turtles know very few predators outside of man and alligators.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • family emydidae fireman's park hidalgo county lake town red-eared slider texas trachemys scripta elegans usa
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    • Category: Reptiles
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    Red-eared sliders are opportunistic predatory omnivores rather than herbivores

    Hello, folks! As an owner of a red-eared slider turtle for over 12 years, I've been researching them and their behavior for quite some time now. Generally, most sources say that red-eared sliders are more predatory when they are growing juveniles, and tend to lean towards herbivorous behavior...
    • Avon Avians
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    • aquatic turtles behavior carnivorous chrysemys scripta elegans emydidae herbivorous invasive species omnivorous predation red-eared slider trachemys trachemys scripta elegans
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Reptiles and Amphibians
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    Are otters habitually attracted to outdoor ponds? Do otters invade towns?

    Hello folks! I have a question concerning outdoor ponds and otters. We had considered building a pond in our yard for ornamental purposes as well as to attract wildlife. Whether or not we stock the pond with fish is really dependent on the wildlife we intend to attract. Ponds without fish seem...
    • Avon Avians
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    • animal behavior backyard carnivora fish habitats lutra canadensis lutra lutra mammals mustelidae mustelids northern river otter otter otters pond predators ponds red-eared slider red-eared sliders river otters suburban wildlife turtles
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Mammals
  5. Red-eared Slider, Camelot Park.jpg

    Red-eared Slider, Camelot Park.jpg

    Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans: Emydidae) A Chinese elitist want-to-be (extremely long finger nails).
    • Stanley Jones
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    • bryan red-eared slider texas usa
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Reptiles
  6. Turtles on the water

    Turtles on the water

    • katastrofa
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    • red-eared slider
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Reptiles
  7. Red-eared Sliders on a sunk tree branch

    Red-eared Sliders on a sunk tree branch

    • katastrofa
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    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Reptiles
  8. Red-eared Slider

    Red-eared Slider

    • katastrofa
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    • red-eared slider
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Reptiles
  9. Red-eared slider

    Red-eared slider

    I heard one family who passed me along the trail (I had stopped for some bird or other) encourage their small son to keep trotting along by telling him that yes, there would be lots of turtles further down the trail. Sure enough, when I got further down the trail I saw the turtles they were...
    • Doc Duck
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    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Amphibians
  10. Red-eared Slider - Must be Watching a Football Game

    Red-eared Slider - Must be Watching a Football Game

    I get tired of just posting birds. I thought I would start with turtles and work my way up to snakes.
    • blue185jay
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    • red-eared slider trachemys scripta elegans turtle
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Amphibians
  11. Red-eared Slider / Nesting

    Red-eared Slider / Nesting

    For the last 2 -3 years I have been volunteering at Jamaica Bay Wildlife refuge and helping out with the project concerning nesting of Diamondback terrapins. I donate my images to the researchers/studenst for their presentations. In early In July I found this turtle nesting right in the...
    • Mike U
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    • Category: Reptiles
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