A red-eared slider in Maharashtra. The turtle originated in the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico. | Rahul Kulkarni / Mongabay India Around three months ago, Adithyan D Thambi, a Class 6 ...

I have a two-year-old red-eared slider. While other terrapins in pet shops have smooth shiny shells, mine has a mouldy-looking one with black edges. I have set up the tank with a basking area, but he ...