A red eared slider is a good pet as long as you're willing to meet their specific needs and provide for their long lifespan.
Red eared sliders can be friendly and intelligent pets and some red eared sliders may even recognize you as their owner.
However if scared or handled roughly red eared sliders can bite.
Red eared sliders also have a long lifespan of around 30 years to 77 years so you should be prepared for a long term commitment when choosing a red eared slider as a pet.
Red eared sliders also need a lot of space and can grow to be 10 inches to 12 inches long so they need a large tank with at least 10 gallons of water per inch of their body.
A good size tank for a red eared slider is between 100 gallons to 120 gallons for enough room.
However red eared sliders sometimes don't do great in captivity and as pets because they're not given the correct diet and may not have the proper UV light or don't have a filtration system for their tank.
Also red eared sliders don't like to be handled frequently so they can bite when they are held too often or feel frightened.
When handling a red eared slider or other turtle you should hold them safely by their shells and be sure to monitor the turtles head at all times when handling them to avoid getting bitten.