| Baby Red Eared Sliders Are Equipped For Survival | | | | these are not enough alone. A good mixture of |
| Baby red eared sliders are born with most of the | | | | commercial food, animal products and vegetation |
| tools necessary for their survival. Most turtles lay | | | | seems to be the best mix for your turtle. |
| their eggs and then abandon the nest, leaving the | | | | Housing Your Baby Red Eared Slider |
| newly hatched turtles to fend for themselves. As | | | | Housing baby red eared sliders can be expensive. You |
| such, millions of years of evolution have equipped | | | | will need several items to get started. An aquarium or |
| your baby turtle to survive. However, this is not an | | | | tank is the first thing. As a general rule, you should |
| excuse not to put the effort into making sure your | | | | have ten gallons of water for every inch of your |
| baby red eared slider is safe and healthy. Remember | | | | turtle. For example, a seven inch turtle would require |
| that in the wild most baby turtles don't make it, so | | | | a seventy gallon tank. Remember that your turtle |
| it's up to you to give them the support and comfort | | | | can grow to 12 to 14 inches when fully mature. As |
| they need. | | | | such, you should start with a minimum twenty gallon |
| Feeding Your Baby Red Eared Slider | | | | tank. But realize that your turtle will quickly outgrow |
| What to feed your turtle is an important | | | | that and you'll need to adjust. You will also need |
| consideration. You'll find food specific to your turtle at | | | | materials for "land" in your tank. Although red eared |
| most pet food stores. Babies can also be fed dried | | | | sliders are aquatic turtles, they cannot breath under |
| krill or small insects. Although most turtles tend to | | | | water and you will need to have a "land" area for |
| become more herbivorous as they mature, baby | | | | them to rest and bask. You will also need heat lamps |
| turtles tend to have a diet higher in animal products. | | | | and a way to clean and filter the water in the tank. |
| In addition to commercial turtle food, young turtles | | | | There are also plenty of other resources available on |
| can also eat leafy greens and aquatic plants, although | | | | the web how to care for your baby red eared slider. |