Turtles & Tortoises · Testudines

Pond & box turtles

Family Emydidae

The pond and box turtles — semi-aquatic New-World chelonians. The red-eared slider is the classic (and routinely under-estimated) aquatic turtle: it needs a real pond in a tank.

1 species on Baskden · 1 with a full care guide.

Red-Eared SliderTrachemys scripta elegansIntermediate✓ Care guideThe classic pet turtle — cheap and cute as a hatchling, but a big, long-lived aquatic animal that needs a serious filtered tank.

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