Large key ring 

Real farmed Turtle Specimen -- Water Slider Turtle - Trachemys scripta elegans specimen encased in indestructible, transparent lucite keychain. Safe,authentic and completely unbreakable product put real Turtle right at your fingertips!

Size of the turtle is 3.8 cm (1.5 inch).

Size of the lucite block is 5.8x4.0x2.2 cm (2.3x1.6x0.8 inch).

Weight of the keychain is 40 g and 60 g with packing box.

It is a beautiful keychain and is also a very good collectible item for every body. 

This is a handmade real animal specimen craft. Each one will be a bit different (specimen size, color and posture) even in the same production batch.
The pictures in the listing are just for reference as we are selling multiple pieces with same pictures.

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Water Slider Turtle - Trachemys scripta elegans

Order: Testudines  Family: Emydidae  Genus: Trachemys   Species: T. scripta  Subspecies: T. s. elegans

The Water Slider Turtle (Trachemys scripta elegans) is a semiaquatic turtle belonging to the family Emydidae. It is a subspecies of pond slider.

It is the most popular pet turtle in the United States and also popular throughout the years in the rest of the world. It is massively farmed and millions are produced every year.

It is native only to the southern United States and northern Mexico, but has become established in other places because of pet releases and has become an invasive species in many introduced areas, such as California, where it outcompetes the native western pond turtle.

Water Slider Turtles prefer quiet water with a muddy bottom and abundant vegetation, but they are also rarely found in moving waters. Although mortality rates are high among the young, adults are believed to live as long as 50-75 years.

This species is sensitive to cold temperatures over the northern portion of its range. Hatchlings overwinter in their nests. female red-eared sliders are typically larger than males. Males typically mature when they reach a plastron length of 90-100mm, between 2-5 years of age. Females at plastron lengths between 150 and 195 mm. Courtship occurs in Spring and Fall. Nests are excavated along the banks well above water, or sometimes considerable distances from water. Nests are excavated to a depth of 120-140 cm. Clutch size varies from 2-19 eggs, and is typically between 7 and 13. Eggs are white and usually measure between 23.5 and 44.2 mm in length and 18.4 to 24.6 mm in width. Eggs hatch in approximately 68-70 days and newborns are 20-35 mm long.

This species is omnivorous consuming whatever is available. Juveniles tend to be more carnivorous whereas older specimens tend to be more herbivorous. This species typically grows to approximately 203 mm with a maximum size of 289 mm recorded.

Water Slider Turtles are believed to naturally occur in the Mississippi valley from northern Illinois and Indiana to the northern Gulf of Mexico, west to Texas and east to western Alabama.