Long regarded as one of the longest-living pets you could ever own, turtles surprise many pet owners with how long they can live. Whether you have a red eared slider or a map turtle, these reptiles ...

Vermont banned the import and sale of pond slider turtles, including red-eared sliders, to protect native species. Pond sliders compete with native turtles for resources and can spread diseases.

A continuing eradication effort of bullfrogs and red-eared slider turtles at the Cache Creek Nature Preserve may be having an effect. While it’s still too soon to know how successful the removal ...