He’s one of a dozen red-eared slider and yellow-bellied slider turtles looking for a home in the D.C. region. The Humane Rescue Alliance in the District said it has a higher number of turtles ...

Yellow-bellied sliders grow to be 9-13 inches long and 30-40 years old. Tanks should be 75-100 gallons with water for swimming and a place to rest in the UV light. Reeve’s turtle.

"But red-eared sliders were the cheapest turtles you could buy as a baby, about $10. ... "You can find yellow-bellied sliders with red ear parts on them," he said.

Since 1975, however, selling baby turtles that are less than 4 inches long has been illegal in the U.S., because some reptiles—red-eared sliders included—can harbor salmonella on their skin.

Never take a wild turtle home with you. Turtle species native to Delaware are prohibited from being owned as pets, according ...

If you were hoping to own one of those cute little turtles with the red stripes near their ears, forget it. The state classified red-eared sliders as a “conditional species” and banned the ...

Among them are the ubiquitous nonnative red-eared sliders, in addition to snapping turtles, painted turtles, musk turtles and some yellow-bellied sliders that hail from the Southeast.

The lucky Mickiewicz family watched as nine baby red-eared sliders scurried across the lawn toward Lake Smith to meet their great big new world. Viewing the launch of the baby red-eareds became a p… ...

Other animals surrendered on Saturday included two red-eared slider turtles, an iguana, two red-bellied pacu fish, two yellow-bellied turtles and an African spurred tortoise.