Veronika’s has prepared a presentation about her pet.
It is a red-eared turtle.
Have you heard about such?
Veronika, you did a great job. Your Leonardo is so cute. By the way, I have never heard about such turtles before. I think his red ears are very beautiful.
I have found some interesting facts about them.
They are also called Red-eared Sliders or Pond Sliders.
In the wild this turtle lives in ponds, lakes, marshes, and in slow-moving rivers that have soft, muddy bottoms.
Red-eared Sliders feed mainly on plants and small animals, such as crickets, fish, crayfish, snails, tadpoles, worms, aquatic insects and aquatic plants.
Turtles don’t have teeth.
Red-eared Sliders like to lay in the sun in groups. They like logs, fallen trees, and other objects near water.
The warm sun helps rid them of parasites.
Reptiles do not hibernate but become less active during the winter. Red-eared sliders spend the winter at the bottom of ponds or shallow lakes. They become inactive, generally, in October.
Pond sliders communicate with touch and vibrations.
Wow Veronika! We have a red-eared turtle, too! I think that turtles are interesting animals. For me turtles are little bit funny animals.