matthew haycock red eared sliders
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Red eared slider turtle
Trachemys Scripta Elegans By: Matthew HaycockGrade:6Fessenden School
Scientific classification
kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Subclass: Anapsida Order: Testudines Family: Emydidae Genus: Trachemys Species: T.scripta Subspecies: T.s elegans
Appearance
Red/orange ears Green body Yellow under belly Long shell and claws Short head
Habitat
Creeks Rivers Lakes with soft bottoms Southern and central USA
Life cycle of red eared slider Mating March-July Lays 2-30 eggs Eggs hatch between 60-90 days after laid Lives 20+ years after
Diet
Red eared sliders are omnivores Fish Crayfish Carrion Tadpoles Zebra muscles Snails Crickets Mealworms Wax worms Plant material
Predators
Herons Alligators Raccoons Skunks Foxes Humans for use as pets
How red eared sliders contribute to the environment
Red eared sliders contribute to the environment because they eat invasive species like Zebra mussels and they produce food for native species.
How humans impact red eared sliders
Red eared sliders are impacted by humans because humans take these turtles when they are small and when they get too big people let them go in the wild but the turtles don’t know how to survive.
What we can do to protect red eared sliders We can start protecting red eared sliders
by stop the capturing of the turtles and letting the turtles reproduce to get there numbers up.
Other interesting facts
Red eared sliders are named by the red mark behind there ears
