sliders are all basically the same exept location and design or the body and shell. I have a
Cumberland Slider myself and I found care is
moderate. Preferably for people older than 13 years of age. Sliders are hard to tell if healthy or not from the pet store. Avoid choosing sliders that have swollen eyes,different colored shell than the're other cage mates,broken nails,or sliders not showing alot of activity. Try not to get a slider from a pet shop who has the sliders cramped in a small tank(one slider can stay in a 20 gallon tank).
One slider can live long and healthy in at least a 25 gallon aquarium. You can start doubling sliders in a 60 gallon tank. Two different species can live in the same enclosure safely.
Think of a lake senery. That's all what you should put inside your slider's aquarium. Both artificial and real plants should be used because they make the slider feel safe inside his home. In all aquariums, 2/3 of the space in the sliders habitat should be water. Remember sliders and turtles LOVE water depth. At least 4 inches is required for an adult slider. The water to land transition is the hardest. What worked for me was a commercial foam log going from side to side of the aquarium. What also would work is a tall rock to go from side to side. What I did to conserve money from gravel, I put bricks on the land section under the gravel and lay the gravel on top. A glass only bottom with no rocks makes cleaning easier but isn't all that natural.
Sliders will need tempatures around 70-85 degrees f during day and in the 60s at night. This can be acquired by lights found at pet stores. They bulbs include daylight bulbs, daylight spot bulbs, moonlight bulbs, and infarred bulbs can all be found. A UVA bulb is needed for artificial sunlight which transfers calcium and other vitamins into your pet.
A slider's bite will hurt alot. When I got bit the mark was left on me for weeks. Biting is usually a-shoot-out-grab-and-retreat. To handle a slider without getting bit, hold him/her like a slice of pizza. For those who eat pizza like alians, put your four fingers along the bottom or the shell and your thumb across the top. Watch your fingers!
Sliders diet contains meat and veggies.worms, mealworms, mennos, dead fish, algae, aquatic plants, dandilion greens, shrimp, collard greens, romane lettuce or commercial diets. NO ICEBURG LETTUCE. Iceburg lettuce has no nutricial values and isn't healthy in the digestive system.
around $150 for a very healthy long living slider.
Thanks for reading