Hey everyone! This is Ranger Eric. Most people have heard of the Red-eared Slider, but far less have heard of the River Cooter, a very similar looking turtle species that is also native to east Texas. In this video, we go over some tips on how to tell the two apart, as well as some other interesting facts about the River Cooter itself. I hope y'all enjoy the video! | Lake Livingston State Park - Texas Parks and Wildlife

We thought we'd share a video of one of our two female Red-eared Slider turtles (Susie and Sharon) laying an egg. Normally, turtles would be laying their eggs on dry land by digging a hole and laying their eggs in sand or soft soil. These two have grown accustom to laying them in water as they previously didn't have enough dry land options. Now we have a wonderful dry dock habitat where they spend part of their time each day basking and digging in their sand box. They haven't yet figured out to