How do you breed red eared sliders to produce caramels, clowns or melanistics babies?

[NeoTestudo]

Does anyone have experience at breeding red eared sliders to achieve caramel, melaniatic, clown morphs? Any tips will be greatly appreciated!

 

[DoubleD1996!]

Does anyone have experience at breeding red eared sliders to achieve caramel, melaniatic, clown morphs? Any tips will be greatly appreciated!

Well they have to carry the genes for those traits. Either a visual animal, or an animal het for those genes.

I'm not really into morphs, as I believe why pay more for a paint job, but I do respect it, and the animals are visually stunning.

Try checking out theturtlesource.com Mark is a wealth of knowledge and can help if you reach out.

 

[NeoTestudo]

Well they have to carry the genes for those traits. Either a visual animal, or an animal het for those genes.

I'm not really into morphs, as I believe why pay more for a paint job, but I do respect it, and the animals are visually stunning.

Try checking out theturtlesource.com Mark is a wealth of knowledge and can help if you reach out.

Thank you for the tip!

 

[wellington]

Also, Red eared sliders are so overly produced already, why add to the problem. They have become an invasive species in some states because people can't house them once they are adults, so they just let them go.

 

[The_Four_Toed_Edward]

. They have become an invasive species in some states because people can't house them once they are adults, so they just let them go.

Not just in the USA, but they are an invasive species in multiple countries.

 

[TammyJ]

It's the morphs that are wanted. Personally though, I know nothing about morphology.

 

[wellington]

It's the morphs that are wanted. Personally though, I know nothing about morphology.

Yes, but if they get to be the same size as a regular RES why risk it knowing they get so big and are given up so easy. Maybe if they are sold for really big money, they won't be let go.