The gall bladders are ground into a powder and bile is extracted for certain medicinal purposes including inflammation, blood purification and digestive problems. Sold at extremely high prices, a record $45,000 was once paid for a single grizzly bear gall bladder (Barron 1991).
The red-eared slider is the most common type of water turtle kept as pets. As with other turtles, tortoises, and box turtles, individuals that survive their first year or two can be expected to live generally around 30 years.ed-eared slider basking on a floating platform under a sunlamp. The carapace of this species can reach more than 40 cm (16 in) in length, but the average length ranges from 15 to 20 cm (6 to 8 in). The females of the species are usually larger than the males.
Rating Newest Oldest. Best Answer: well, depends. If you are taking about a baby red eared slider, they grow quickly for females, and slower for males. Females grow up to 10-12 inches, and should get to this size in about 5-10 years, and males grow to 8-10 inches and get there between 5-10 years as well.rowth is depended on enough calcium and vitamins in the diet, from the lighting, and also from the tank size. For example a turtle that is confined to a 50 gallon tank its whole life, will become stunted, and not grow as much as lets say a turtle in a 250+ gallon pond.