While buying pet turtles, people often get confused between red-eared sliders and painted turtles. I remember a few days ago, one of my friends was asking about the basic differences between these...

If you are wondering whether if you can eat red eared slider turtles or not you have come to the right place. The first thing you should probably know is that they are not poisonous. Even if you eat...

Many turtle owners have often asked me whether red eared slider turtles are poisonous or not. As I’ve been keeping turtles for a long time too, I had that question also. So, I did some digging on...

You may have noticed that sometimes your red eared slider tucks his head a bit in its shell and hissing sound comes out. Your turtle will open its mouth a little to make a hissing noise. It may seem...

Red eared sliders like to brumate in the winter. Turtles that live in the wild also usually brumate during the winter months. So, how long do red eared sliders brumate? Usually for 3 to 4 months...

Your red eared sliders have mate without your consent! She laid eggs, a lot of eggs. Red eared sliders can lay up to 30 eggs every year. That’s a lot of hatchlings! If you don’t own a big enough...