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The Basics of Slider Care
Lindsay Rock
1Owning a pet is a great responsibility. Cats and dogs need love and attention, medical care, food, water, and much more. Dogs require walks several times a day. Hamsters and gerbils need food and water, fresh bedding for their cages, and toys to gnaw on. Many people decide to purchase turtles as pets. They mistakenly believe that caring for turtles is easier than caring for other pets. Toss them into a tank with some water and food and you’re done, right? Wrong. Properly caring for turtles takes a lot of time and a lot of careful attention.
2One of the easiest turtles to find in pet stores is the red-eared slider. These turtles live in the wild in most areas of the United States, especially in the Southeast. They are freshwater turtles that fancy ponds, marshes, and other slow-moving bodies of water. They are excellent swimmers, but you can often see them lounging in the sun on rocks and logs. This lounge time is known as “basking.”
3Red-eared sliders are easy to recognize. Like all turtles, they have shells. The top part of a turtle’s shell is the carapace. The bottom part is the plastron. The shells of red-eared sliders are greenish brown in color. Sliders’ skin is green with yellow stripes. Just behind their eyes, red-eared sliders have two red spots, which explain how they got their name. Sliders have webbed feet, which help them swim, and sharp claws.
4If you choose to get a red-eared slider as a pet, keep in mind that these turtles grow to be as large as dinner plates! Over time, you will have to buy a bigger enclosure in which to house your slider, as it will outgrow its smaller home. Setting up a tank for a slider is no easy task. These turtles need both water and a basking area. You must carefully monitor water temperatures. Water that is too cold or too warm is not good for sliders. Water temperatures should range between seventy-five and eighty-five degrees. In addition, you should clean the tank almost daily. The basking area will need a heat source, such as a light bulb. Turtles are cold-blooded. They need external heat to keep them warm because they cannot produce heat within their bodies. The temperature in the basking area should be between eighty-five and ninety degrees.
5Red-eared sliders eat a variety of foods including both plants and meat. They will eat tiny fish, snails, worms, and insects. In the wild, they will often feed on aquatic plants that naturally grow in the water. In place of these plants, you can feed them dark, leafy greens such as lettuce. As sliders age, they eat more plants than meat.
6One final note: Always thoroughly wash your hands after handling your slider. Turtles carry bacteria that can make people very sick. Be sure to cleanse hands with warm, soapy water. Scrub around fingernails and between fingers to make sure that you get your hands clean.
Read the passage on the left to answer the following questions:
8)
In the fourth paragraph the word enclosure means
A) closet.
B) container.
C) pond.
D) shell.
9)
The author compares the size of adult sliders to dinner plates to
A) explain how much food they will likely consume.
B) prove that they are some of the largest turtles.
C) show why they are sometimes difficult to handle.
D) illustrate why they will need a large living area.
10)
Your task is to learn how to safely care for a red-eared slider turtle. Which paragraph is LEAST likely to help you complete this task?
A) paragraph one
B) paragraph six
C) paragraph four
D) paragraph five
11)
In the second paragraph the word fancy means
A) decorative.
B) imagine.
C) notion.
D) prefer.
12)
They need external heat to keep them warm because they cannot produce heat within their bodies.
In this sentence from the fourth paragraph, the word produce means
A) fresh fruits grown for the market
B) to bring out for demonstration
C) to cause to happen or occur
D) to conclude by reasoning
13)
The author mentions caring for other kinds of pets
A) to show how much care turtles need as well.
B) to persuade against purchasing a pet turtle.
C) to explain that certain pets do not get along.
D) to illustrate how rewarding it is to own turtles.
14)
What is the main idea of this passage?
A) how to provide basic care to a red-eared slider
B) how to spot a red-eared slider in the wilderness
C) how to make a basking area for a red-eared slider
D) how to clean the living area of a red-eared slider
Answers
9) option D
10) option A
11)option D
12) option C
13) option A
14) option A.
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Answer :
8) B) In the fourth paragraph the word 'enclosure' means 'container.'
The word enclosure means a small area surrounded by a boundary.
9) D) The author compares the size of adult sliders to dinner plates to illustrate why they will need a large living area.
The answer can be found in the lines 'If you choose to get a red-eared slider as a pet, keep in mind that these turtles grow to be as large as dinner plates! Over time, you will have to buy a bigger enclosure in which to house your slider, as it will outgrow its smaller home.'
10) A) If my task is to learn how to safely care for a red-eared slider turtle, paragraph one is least likely to help me complete this task.
This is because paragraph one deals with responsibility associated with different kinds of pets. Paragraphs four, five and six provide information on how to safely care for a red-eared slider turtle.
11) D) In the second paragraph the word 'fancy' means 'prefer.'
The word 'fancy' means a preference or liking for something according to the context of the sentence.
12) C) In this sentence from the fourth paragraph, the word 'produce' means to cause to happen or occur.
According to the context of the sentence, the word 'produce' means to make something.
13) A) The author mentions caring for other kinds of pets to show how much care turtles need as well.
The answer can be found in the lines 'Many people decide to purchase turtles as pets. They mistakenly believe that caring for turtles is easier than caring for other pets. Toss them into a tank with some water and food and you’re done, right ? Wrong. Properly caring for turtles takes a lot of time and a lot of careful attention.'
14) A) The main idea of this passage is how to provide basic care to a red-eared slider.
The passage mostly deals with the requirements of keeping a red-eared slider as a pet.