& Hammerson, G.A. 2011. Trachemys scripta (errata version published in 2016). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T22028A97429935. . Downloaded on .Īrmentrout, K. 2020. Common Slider (Trachemys Scripta) Longevity, Ageing, And Life Red eared sliders are regularly sold as pets and large farms exist in the USA to supply this trade.īy Ltshears – Trisha M Shears (Own work), via Wikimedia Commonsīurnie, D., 2011. Animal. Their yellow and red colouration helps them to avoid predation as some animal’s take these to mean that this animal is harmful if ingested. Humans affect the population of red eared sliders through shooting and collisions with vehicles and boat propellers. Red eared sliders are preyed upon by many animals including snakes, American alligators, birds, fish, opposums, raccoons, mink, coyotes, grey foxes and armadillos. Activity slows down across the winter months. They are mostly active during the day and at night they rest on the bottom of the waterway they inhabit. They are sociable animals and will often spend time together. On occasion when there are large numbers of turtles in an area and few basking spots they will stack on top of one another.Ī group of turtles may be known as a bale, nest, dule or turn. To get this it is regularly seen basking on the shores of the waterways they inhabit. The red eared slider is independent immediately from birth with the female providing no maternal care once they lay the eggs.įemales reach sexual maturity at 8 years old with males maturing much earlier at 4 years old.Īs a reptile the red eared slider is reliant on the sun to produce energy. Red eared slider eggs may be eaten by white tailed deer, skunks, bass and red fox. They may remain underground for up to 10 months before emerging. This can lead to them being larger when they emerge helping to increase hatchling survival rates. Others though will overwinter, a process in which they remain in the nest and survive on their yolk. Once they hatch the young red eared slider may immediately make their way to the surface to begin life. Incubation is an average of 75 day’s though this is slightly variable as a result of the temperature which they are incubated at. Between 2 and 23 eggs may be laid in each clutch. The clutch of eggs is deposited in to a hole dug by the mother in to a sandy shore line. They may lay up to five clutches of eggs in one year. Males will also attempt to bite the female. Red eared sliders will chase one another and bite or display the foreclaw. The breeding season of the red eared slider lasts from April to October though this can extend out to December in the event that weather is good that year. They will eat both in and out of the water. They are opportunistic and take any opportunity to feed. Young eat a range of aquatic invertebrates, fish, frogs, clams, small reptiles and tadpoles. Adults are primarily herbivorous feeding on plant material such as stems, flowers, leaves and algae.
They may weigh up to 3.2kg (7lbs).Male red eared sliders are smaller than females. They have four short legs which end with feet that have webbed toes each of which have a small claw. The shell measures 12.5-28cm (4.9-11in).Ī red eared slider is capable of fully retracting their head in to the shell. The bottom of the shell (plastron) is yellow and is marked with dark colours in a range of shapes. The top of the shell (carapace) is a dark olive green with yellow markings. Also on the face and legs are a yellow stripe. Red eared sliders are most noticeable due to the red or orange stripe which runs down the side of the face from the eyes.
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