How old is your Red Eared Slider?and how many do you own? and dont answer saying none!lol?

Question

i own two 1yr 2mnth old res. they are the same age. i got them at a little beach store went they were 2months old, gosh, there were ton of them in one tank. good thing i saved two of those res bc the rest are probley dead-poor guys. anyway, its jsut a random question cas im interested in how long ppl have owned their res.

a red eared slider is a water turtle

Answer 1

You are probably right about the rest of the babies, mortality rate for commercial RES babies is about 80%. I can't say I "own" any RES, but I have worked with Reptile Rescue for several years, and many RES are living out their lifespans in my pond. I have 3 females in their 30's, and a male and female siblings who are 5 years old now. All are rescues. They share the pond with an adult male Map Turtle and an African Side-Neck female. I have a 120 gal tank set up in the house with several baby RES, a 3 year old Map, an Eastern Painted Shell, a female Mud Turtle and a young male Musk Turtle. There is also an African Side-neck rescued from a PetSmart who has lost an eye. She is in with the babies because of her extremely limited visual acuity. She hunts feeder fish as well as the others, however,and I have never seen her miss a meal!!!!

Answer 2

The oldest Red-ear Slider in captivity with good documentation was 22 years in a zoo. Many good keepers are claiming 40+ years, and are probably right, but they lack the proper documentation to prove the claims scientifically.

The store you got the turtles at probably tosses out about 50% of all the turtles it buys- that is an average 'loss' for this species.

The store was also in violation of a federal regulation that forbids the sale of turtles under 4" long as pets. If they ignored a federal regulation put in place to protect them and you, you can only imagine how much they really care for the turtles.

You have probably been there already, but two good care sites for this species are
- http://www.austinsturtlepage.com
- http://ww.redearslider.com

Answer 3

Owned a total of 10 RES in which 3 had passed away. Currently had 7 of them as my soul companion. The oldest is turning 5 this August. My 2nd Res is 41/2, the 3rd & 4th turns 4 in april this year, the 5th & 6th are turning 3 coming september and ranked 7th Res will turn 1 this coming x'mas eve. Phew... It took me quite a while to remember all their bdays but they are my pride. THeir sizes really varies alot but all of them get along happily, of course, the number 7 still lives alone cos' it's too small in size to stay with the others. Thank you...

Answer 4

i own 6 RES and they are about 7 or 8 month old. currently they are living with 2 snails. i got them as a christmas gift. my friend got it from china town and they were living in a pretty bad condition. i think they are brothers and sisters. none of died yet. which amazed everyone since my fish kept on dieing. i haven't name any of my turtles yet because i can't tell some of my turtles gender yet

Answer 5

I have had Diamond and Willow 12 years in October. They will more then likely out live me and be passed down to my children. We also have had a snapper for 21 years.

Answer 6

my sister had two, but i classify them mine because i take care of them all the time, and then she killed one when she changed the water and didn't put the water cleaner in there.....it killed 4 gold fish, a sucker fish, and one turtle....but the one is about 5 months old......

Answer 7

well, i used to own two, but i accidently killed them (changed the water too quickly!!), but lucky for me, i just had a bday, and i hae a very loving fiance!! he bought me three!! i don't know how old they are...