Turtles, Tortoises and Box Turtles :) Red Ear Sliders:Description:
This is the most common species kept in captivity as a pet. Nicknamed the \"dime\" turtle because they used to be sold at that price many years ago in pet stores. They are highly recognizable thanks to their distinctive orange/red tinged stripe or \"spot\" behind each eye. Their skin is dark green in color and they have irregular light yellowy lines running down the sides of their necks and their limbs. Their shells are very bright apple green as hatch-lings but soon becomes dark green around 6 to 7 months of age. They also have a faint irregular brown pattern on their shell. The plastron is usually a light tan to yellow color with distinctive brown and light brown spots on each \"section\". Red ear sliders can grow up to 8 or 9 inches for males and up to 12 inches for females.
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