In addition to requiring a large aquarium, he said, indoor red-eared sliders need pricey UV lights for their body and shell health. They’re also messy eaters that poop a lot, so their aquariums ...

Not totally awesome, dudes. The bizarre story behind a TMNT-inspired red-eared terrapin craze that sparked an environmental emergency in the ’90s. Nearly 30 years ago, the Teenage Mutant Ninja ...

Red-eared slider turtles can be rewarding pets. They sport attractive yellow and green markings on their shells and skin, along with distinctive red patches behind their eyes, and they often are ...

The red-eared terrapin is native to southern North America. It is a popular pet and an invasive species in many places. Nine water companies, including Southern Water, are part of the Aquatic ...

Red-Eared Terrapins, a relic of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles craze of the early 90s, are slowly munching their way through the eggs and chicks of birds at Foremark reservoir near Melbourne ...

London Wildlife Trust volunteers are now baiting the red-eared terrapins with chicken legs in an attempt to remove them to a sanctuary in Tuscany. Known as a feral and invasive species, they are ...

Red-eared sliders can grow into 20cm-long adults or even larger, far exceeding their sale size. PHOTO: ANIMAL & VETERINARY SERVICE. For proper housing, a terrapin needs space at least five times ...

Alligator snapping turtles and red-eared, yellow-bellied sliders are also found in the St Johns River, but they are not native and have been introduced into the river.

A dirty dozen of non-native species that are most likely to harm Britain's rivers and canals have been named and shamed by British Waterways. They include former pets such as the red-eared ...

A large red-eared terrapin has been rescued from a water treatment plant in Southampton. The reptile, weighing around 5 kilos, was spotted sunning itself near a river extraction point at the ...

Some 200,000 turtles have been dumped in the Netherlands since a 2016 law banning people from breeding and trading them was introduced, animal rescue organisation Faunawatch has said. Some will die a ...

A red-eared terrapin has been rescued by Southern Water and kept in a staff member's bath after being pulled from a Totton waterworks. Senior ecologist Tom Alexander pulled the turtle, who has ...