4If you choose to get a red-eared slider as a pet, keep in mind that these turtle
to be as large as dinner plates! Over time, you will have to buy a bigger enclosure
www.lider as it will outgrow its smaller home. Settin
teed both water and a basking area. You must
carefully monitor water temperatures. Water that is too cold or too warm is not good
for sliders. Water temperatures should range between seventy-five and eighty-five
degrees. In addition, you should clean the tank almost daily. The basking area will
need a heat source, such as a light bulb. Turtles are cold blooded. They need external
heat to keep them warm because they cannot produce heat within their bodies. The
temperature in the basking area should be between eighty-five and ninety degrees.
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The author compares the size of adult sliders to dinner plates to
explain how much food they will likely consume.
prove that they are some of the largest turtles.
show why they are sometimes difficult to handle.
illustrate why they will need a large living area.