Pond Slider
Distribution
Pond sliders are native to the south-central and southeastern United States and northern Mexico.
Diet
Adult pond sliders diet consists of about 90% plant matter and 10% animal matter. Foods include aquatic insects, snails, slugs, tadpoles, crawfish, small fish, shrimp, worms, grubs, and sometimes carrion.
Information
The pond slider (Trachemys scripta) is a species of common, medium-sized, semiaquatic turtle. Three subspecies are described, the most recognizable of which is the red-eared slider (T. s. elegans), which is popular in the pet trade and has been introduced to other parts of the world by people releasing it to the wild.
