Available color variants include albino and pastel. They cannot survive the winter here in Maryland but further South, they can live outside year round. You could also bring them in during the winter. There are many other species of sliders which mostly live in warmer climates. Sliders are omnivorous so they can damage your plants and animals.
Larger sliders are more herbivorous than youngsters.
Males have longer tails and nails and are generally smaller. While males mature after a few years, females cannot breed until they are 5 to 7 years old. Females lay up to three clutches of 3 to 20 eggs per year in the summer. Eggs hatch in 2 to 2.5 months but may overwinter in the nest. Visit this slider site to learn about how to breed red-eared sliders.