Hello
Has anyone kept a Red ear slider all year long in Florida ?
Plan is kiddie pool dug into soil with submersible pump used to drain it every couple of days and around the pond land area which is combo sand,soil,grass .
However not sure if few cold winter days might be a problem . Enclosure will be heavy wire with cinder blocks dug in as to stop racoons digging but cold spells are my concern.

Any input is great .

Thanks

I've never had a red-eared slider, a turtle pond, or been to Florida so I'm not qualified to answer.

I think a few colder nights should be fine as long as the pond doesn't ice over. Red-eared sliders can survive in ponds with some surface ice as long as there's a hole in the ice for gas exchange.

My pond turtle page is at http://www.fishpondinfo.com/turtles/turpond.htm

Okay thanks yes it never ices over by cold I meant like 50s .

That's not cold to us here! -10 degrees F, now that's cold! That's the coldest it's ever been here.

lol oh 10 degrees thats to cold . Your sites and links were lots help thank you