An El Cenizo aquarium store is hosting a drawing contest, with the winner set to receive a red-eared slider turtle after Valentine’s Day to promote community education. Killer Aquatic, an outdoor ...

Pennington stressed that his turtles and tortoises are rescued pets and are not taken away ... as some species such as red-eared sliders are highly invasive. “I’m a huge advocate of keeping ...

Pet owners who have a red swamp crayfish or red-eared slider turtle can breathe a sigh of relief, as they can continue keeping them under a proposed change to the law on invasive species.

The turtle, Jalapeño, was found alive in his tank and is recovering. Other victims of the fire who lost everything are raising money to help them recover.

In the United States, around 2.3 million households are home to reptiles, including turtles. Here's what the reptile can and ...

but a red-eared slider (native to the USA and northeastern Mexico). It is likely that this turtle was once a pet, or the offspring of a former pet which was then released back into the wild. An ...

Red-eared sliders are the most popular turtle in the pet trade, according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. They are classified as an invasive species in a number of ...

The red-eared slider turtles were released into the wild through a practice known as “mercy release” - a concept rooted in a Buddhist belief that freeing animals brings good fortune.