CHENNAI: Customs sleuths seized 5,200 turtle hatchlings from two passengers ... reached the airport and identified the species as red-eared slider turtles. All 5,200 turtles were found alive ...

Red-eared sliders are commonly sold as pets.According to the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, red-eared slider turtles make fine pets, but they are aquatic invasive species in the wild in ...

Pet owners who have a red swamp crayfish or red-eared slider turtle can breathe a sigh of relief, as they can continue keeping them under a proposed change to the law on invasive species.