I`m editing my request for information because I just did some searching on this site and I got the info I needed....it seems some females will lay eggs and some won`t. I don`t think there is a more scientific response available. So unless someone has some diffierent views...I don`t need a reply.
By stepdaughter has a female Slider who is now approaching 3 years old. The pet seems content and healthy...overweight as we feed it way too often for a cold-blooded animal. I`m concerned about it`s sexual maturity. I`ve read that even without a male present, the female Slider can become gravid. Yikes, the steps needed to create a egg-laying box - (which could be needed a couple of times a year) seems to be much more trouble than one would want from owing a pet turtle. However, as a responsible co/owner I`d like educate myself about the subject before `Edna' becomes gravid. To benefit from experiences of other owners of female red-ear sliders I`d like to ask the following.
Do females often become gravid when no male is present?
What is your experience with a redear slider housed in a rubbermaid container - will she become gravid a couple of times a year?
