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.
Pet red-eared sliders can be very personable and will often swim up to you, begging for food. The native habitat of the red-eared slider is from New Mexico north to Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and West Virginia, then south through Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia, all the way to northern Mexico.ed-Eared Slider Housing. Hatchling red-eared sliders are very cute, but donât let their small size fool you. Remember, adults can grow to 12 inches. The general rule of thumb for housing red-eared sliders is for every inch of shell length, you should provide 10 gallons of water.