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.
Jupiterimages/Photos.com/Getty Images. Though wild red-ear sliders incubate their eggs in the sand, hobbyists generally have better success rates when they dig up the eggs and incubate them artificially. You will need some type of incubator, an incubation medium, a quality thermometer and about two months of patience.upiterimages/Photos.com/Getty Images. Though wild red-ear sliders incubate their eggs in the sand, hobbyists generally have better success rates when they dig up the eggs and incubate them artificially. You will need some type of incubator, an incubation medium, a quality thermometer and about two months of patience.