General Care Discussion :: Staying under water

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Post Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2015 8:41 pm   Staying under water

A stupid question. How long can an adult female red eared slider stay under water before they need to breathe.
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Post Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2015 6:36 am   Re: Staying under water

It depends on what they're doing... when they're sleeping the can stay under much longer (but still need to surface). I've never measured the actual time however.
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