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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

An example of a red-eared terrapin turtle, as seen in Cornwall Park bird aviary in Hastings. Photo / Warren Buckland Turtles have been sighted around and in Napier’s waterways and experts ...

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 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 ...

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 ...