Brazil P ond sliders are highly aquatic animals, which rarely move far from water. They bask on floating logs, often lying on top of one another. The carapace is oval and the markings variable.
Males are usually smaller than females and have elongated, curved claws.
Young pond sliders feed on insects, crustaceans, mollusks and tadpoles, but as they mature they feed more on plants. In June and July pond sliders lay up to three clutches of 4 to 23 eggs each. Millions of these turtles are raised on farms and sold as pets. The Evergreen Project, Inc.