painted turtles, common snapping turtles, red-eared sliders, eastern box turtles and ornate box turtles. They also took blood samples and mouth swabs. Three infected wild Blanding’s turtles were ...

Pet owners who have a red swamp crayfish or red-eared slider turtle can breathe a sigh of relief, as they can continue keeping them under a proposed change to the law on invasive species.