The Care of Turtles - Red Eared Slider Turtle

Feed your red-eared slider turtle   
Most pet tortoise, red-eared slider included, are primarily herbivores in nature and can be vegetables such as carrots, lettuce or cabbage and fruits like berries to survive. Some owners even imagine living earthworms or insects such as crickets, beetles and spiders. You can also provide food for turtle trading, that the turtle to get all the nutrients you need. Frequency regime and diet is also based partly on the age of your turtle. One thing that you notice that the regime change to the red ear slider, as it tends to ripen. Young turtles are often omnivores, eating a variety of plants and insects. As we get older, herbivores tend to remain more fruits and vegetables.
 
Creating a suitable habitat for red-eared slider turtle
After the perfect habitat for your turtle red ear slider is important to them. The size of the aquarium depends on the size of your turtle. A rule of thumb is to have 10 gallons per inch of turtle. For example, a turtle, ten inches, require a tank of 100 liters. Keep this in mind before purchasing a turtle. Also make sure that there is much water and try to be as pure as possible. Lighting is an important factor. The turtles need light for bone growth and the synthesis of the vitamin. If the turtles do not have natural light, buy a fluorescent light or other items specifically designed for reptiles. Finally, keep the things that can hurt the turtle, if you eat can include things like wood chips or other organic materials are hazardous to the health of your turtle.
 
Find the right temperature for your red-eared slider turtle is included, is important. One thing that is important for the turtle trying to keep warm. Some turtles hibernate in the winter in the wilderness, but if you keep your turtle inside, you do not hibernate and it is important to ensure that it is not exposed to extremely low temperatures. Ideally, one should be kept in the environment at 75-80 degrees Celsius. You can lower the temperature of 50-10 degrees at night. There are many other great resources to the care of turtles, red-eared sliders and other check.

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Red Eared Slider Turtles : How To Determine The Gender

Baby Red Eared Slider Turtles

Many pet owners enjoy the antics of the red eared slider turtle for months or even years, without having to worry if their pet's gender, it is a male or a female. Finally, however, curiosity takes over and want to know. Maybe they want to add another turtle in the tank, and I think it would be better to have a male and a female. So, determine the gender of the red eared slider turtle is important too.


Actually, many pet owners dream of turtles mating, their own pets have laying eggs, and the thrill of seeing the eggs hatch to be baby turtles. If this happens, of course, is one thing. But if you are a professional of turtles breeder, it is generally not advisable to try to produce of the young without knowing its gender. But how do you know that the difference between the sexes?


In general, female red eared sliders are larger than males. A female can have a fully developed shell measures 11 inches long, but never a male red-eared sliders rarely grow more than 8 inches long. Adult females are also heavier than 4 pounds.


And what if you do not have the mature of red eader sliders turtles, how do you know? The fact is that at least up to 4 inches long, sometimes difficult to tell. Well, any way to tell is by the length of the front claws, a male red eared slider turtle usually have claws against women in relation to their size, of course. However, if your turtle is too young or too late by a growth phase, so it's not necessarily a reliable way to tell, at least not by itself.
 
Here's another thing to determine the gender : male red eared sliders are also longer and thinner tail than the females, with a small opening (vent or hole) at about half of the tail, midway between the tip and the end of the tail. Female have a short tail, and the their cloaca is closer to the base of the shell, almost under the overlap of the shell. One obvious way to tell is if the turtle lays its eggs, and yes, sometimes the female turtles lay their eggs without a male turtles to be present.
 
The males also have in-curved bellies while the females have the stomach out-curved or flat. Do not make the turtle upside-down to take a look, because that this is harmful for its health. Look the turtle's underside by lift it high enough.

Some of the above methods to determine the sex of your turtle is definitely less than others, but if the most or all of the phisical signs, pointing to one gender, then it is almost certain that you correctly identify the gender of your turtle. If you still have any doubts, and you really want to know, ask your vet next time your pet turtle in.

Attention: Wash hands with soap and water after each time you treat your turtle. Turtles are often associated with salmonella and bacteria that contaminated the disease spread a disease called salmonellosis causes owners. Each year, only the United States, turtles (and other reptiles) 74 000 known cases of transmission of salmonellosis in humans. So beware!

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How to Care The Red Eared Slider Turtle

Red Eared Slider Turtle

The red eared slider turtle is easy to recognize by the red markings on their side of the face. Red eared slider turtles are the most popular breed as pets.
 
The red eared slider and all the other breed turtles are often seen as "easy" to keep them. The red slider turtle is not necessary to bring out as a dog or cat that need for fleas treatment, and they require a good amount of training has been properly obtained. Differ with the turtles, the simple term is just put them in a bowl and feed them, right?

As a turtle owners you have to know how to care of  them properly. Because most new turtles owners mistakes are minimum in care and the maintenance. This can lead to illness or premature death. Turtles are a bit different than the most popular pets such as cats and dogs, but they also required attention to their environment, nutrition and health in the same way.  

If you get a young red eared slider turtle, do not deceived how small they are as a young creature. They may seem like a small stone in the hand, but they will grow 12 inches in only two years on average. And a 10 gallon tank will not enough for the turtle so get a bigger tank if you want a larger turtle.  

Feeding red eared slider is a simple routine, but you have to be careful. The mistake that often happens is that feeding them too much. That's a lot happening because of the temptation of acting like they always ask for a meal. It is very unhealthy for red eared sliders. If it happened in the past, do not worry. But not to happen again in the future.

Pellets are good basis for the nutrient-rich diet of your red eared slider turtle. But attempts to integrate a variety of vegetables, fruits and vegetables is a good idea too. Some examples of fruits and vegetables for a turtle are sweet potatoes, pumpkin, carrots, strawberries, apple slices, etc. And some protein from insects like crickets and worms or fish food such as minnows and guppies make a balanced diet to the turtle. Be sure to cook foods such as carrots to be chewable for them. Always feed your turtle in a separate bowl or pan with water in it. They feed mainly on water, because they can not produce saliva.

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