6102. Five twenty-year-old red-eared sliders in 2026 in a HDB flat

 24 Jun 2026 interview with a 37-year-old man who has the sliders for the past 20 years.

1. FEEDING 
1.1 3-month-old. 3 globular pellets in a separate tank daily. Everyday brand.
1.2  Older ones. Bigger pellets. Don't give variety such as vegetables or shrimp as slider will eat only shrimp. One of his sliders eat shrimp only. Another ate fish pellets. Also water will be smelly.
1.3  Feed in separate tank of water. Pollution. Save on filter changes.

2. WATER FILTRATION
2.1 3-month-old. Small filters of carbon or sponge. Need to replace monthly or two-month. Sliders fed in separate tank to prevent pollution of water.

2.2  Older ones in big tank. Source from IKEA. Arowana tank too big and hard to clean.
He uses deep pails e.g 2 per pail.
       Feed in separate pail.
       Attach light bulb on side of pail. UVA 6 hours. UVB 4 hours.

3. UVA and UVB. Less than 12 hours for UVA. Less than 4 hours for UVB as he is worried about skin cancer. Bulb changes according to manufacturer. There are bulbs emiting UVA and UVB lights.

3. WATER TEMPERATURE. 28 - 30 degrees 24 hourly. Air conditioning room. Water may be cold.

4. Shell rot and white spots.

5. Egg laying. Yes. Two sliders. Yearly. Infertile eggs.

6. LIFE SPAN. 25 years, he said.
 

7. METABOLIC BONE DISEASE. Nil.

8. SCUTES shedding. No problem.