Pucker up and give me a kiss...

[Red Devil]

My northern snapper is getting cuter all the time.. he will be two years old the end of the summer.. i've had him since he was 2 inches in size.. now he is about 10 inches across.. :)

[bettagurl]

Aww,he's cute!
What do you feed him?

[Red Devil]

Aww,he's cute!
What do you feed him? He mostly eats Arow pellets, algae wafers and silversides and what ever else he can snap at..thank you.. your cute too!:D

[dougefresh]

that would be one painful kiss lol........very good looking.....

[ewurm]

Aww,he's cute!
What do you feed him?

Cute? That is a vicious look! He wants some meat! LOL

[Nate77]

Good looking snapper.When you make soup J/K but if you decide how about a invite.lolj/k

[dovii88]

i love snappng turtles..ill prob get one in the next few months

[Red Devil]

that would be one painful kiss lol........very good looking.....
yes i quess it would be painful..haha but he does look like he is puckering .....haha..... or is it wringles and i am in denial???:D

[Red Devil]

Good looking snapper.When you make soup J/K but if you decide how about a invite.lolj/k No Turtle soup here Nate..lol

[demjor19]

this may be a stupid question, but are they still mean when raised in captivity from a hatchling? i know in the wild hey are mean as hell. ive tangled with some very large ones.

[Red Devil]

this may be a stupid question, but are they still mean when raised in captivity from a hatchling? i know in the wild hey are mean as hell. ive tangled with some very large ones.

No mean attitude with this guy that i detect.. when i pick him up i just keep my fingers and hand away from his face.. i can pick him up and point him towards his food{they have poor eyesight} then he will see his food and snap away.. when doing a water change we lift him out put him in bucket and then put him back.. no mean attitude at all..but i would not wave my fingers around his face ..he would think it was food..;)

[bettagurl]

I learned not to put my hands in front of a snapper when I was little...;)
I touched him with a wooden broom handle and he snapped it in half..it looked just like your baby, RD.

[Red Devil]

I learned not to put my hands in front of a snapper when I was little...;)
I touched him with a wooden broom handle and he snapped it in half..it looked just like your baby, RD.

wow ..i will be careful... :D

[Tylervsmith]

Ive had an ALMOST horrible encounter with an alligator snapper!!!
About 2 years back (when i was like 10) i was about to jump in the creek for a summer swim and looked down and was petrified by what i saw:(
i saw an alligator snappers head sticking out of the water about 6 inches away from my bare feet!:WHOA: and this wasnt any lil guy either THE biggest ive seen to date.... his head was fist sized!! and i have yet to swim in that creek to date... But the other day me and my buddy were looking for turtles and snakes and some other stuff and i found a baby alligator snapper..... so my friend has him for the time being.....

[dovii88]

wow he grew fast ...the biggest one i caught was about 20 inches around currently in my uncles pond..eheheh....

[ewurm]

I am not sure what species of snapper we have here in MN, but while on Vacation at Lake Bemidji, I saw one in the harbor that was bigger than a toilet bowl. It was monstrous.

[Red Devil]

I am not sure what species of snapper we have here in MN, but while on Vacation at Lake Bemidji, I saw one in the harbor that was bigger than a toilet bowl. It was monstrous.

Are you trying to scare me Ewurm.. am i playing with fire:D snap a broom handle in half:eek: did you take pictures???;)

[Red Devil]

Ive had an ALMOST horrible encounter with an alligator snapper!!!
About 2 years back (when i was like 10) i was about to jump in the creek for a summer swim and looked down and was petrified by what i saw:(
i saw an alligator snappers head sticking out of the water about 6 inches away from my bare feet!:WHOA: and this wasnt any lil guy either THE biggest ive seen to date.... his head was fist sized!! and i have yet to swim in that creek to date... But the other day me and my buddy were looking for turtles and snakes and some other stuff and i found a baby alligator snapper..... so my friend has him for the time being.....
wow ...you always have to be careful out in the wilderness..:nilly:

[Tylervsmith]

yup i now realize that:ROFL:
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[Red Devil]

yup i now realize that:ROFL:
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so be careful from now on..:WHOA:

[demjor19]

No mean attitude with this guy that i detect.. when i pick him up i just keep my fingers and hand away from his face.. i can pick him up and point him towards his food{they have poor eyesight} then he will see his food and snap away.. when doing a water change we lift him out put him in bucket and then put him back.. no mean attitude at all..but i would not wave my fingers around his face ..he would think it was food..;)

so he is not friendly...but also not quite as mean as they are in the wild?

you guys are crazy! biting broom handles in half? :nilly:
they usually can even bite sticks in half.

[davo]

Do they spend much time out of water liz?

[Red Devil]

Do they spend much time out of water liz?

he is never out of water.. i thought his shell and rough skin would be water logged after awhile.. made an island for him..he prefers to be in the water..:)

[megos1286]

I wouldn't say they were ferocious ... but a finger looks like a yummy worm to a big snapping turtle!

[Red Devil]

heres another picture of george i took today.. :)

[Tylervsmith]

let me find my camera and i will post a pick of my lil beast:headbang2

[Red Devil]

let me find my camera and i will post a pick of my lil beast:headbang2

i will be looking for the pic tommorrow ..is he a snapper too..:)

[Tylervsmith]

sure is...im about to post it in a lil bit...found the camera/.....im uploading the pics to photobucket

[Tylervsmith]

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m241/tylervsmith/DSC05193.jpg
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m241/tylervsmith/DSC05192.jpg
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m241/tylervsmith/DSC05191.jpg
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m241/tylervsmith/DSC05190.jpg
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m241/tylervsmith/DSC05188.jpg
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m241/tylervsmith/DSC05187.jpg
and my lil 6-7 inch oscar http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m241/tylervsmith/DSC05186.jpg

[Red Devil]

he is sooooooooooo cute...looks like mine did a year ago.. mine will be 2 in september.. i think yours is about 6-8 months..just a quess but it looks like that in picture..what do you feed yours..how long have you had him? Are you keeping him long term? Liz ;) Oh I take the age thing back.. i do not know for sure about yours because it is an Alligator snapper..mine is a northern snapper.. but they look alot alike..

[Tylervsmith]

my snapper gets things i catch where i caught him...

like
crawdads minnows small perch and bass..


ive had him for a month or so...well i havent had him but my friend did...but i did catch him

[Red Devil]

my snapper gets things i catch where i caught him...

like
crawdads minnows small perch and bass..


ive had him for a month or so...well i havent had him but my friend did...but i did catch him

well take good care of him.. he is awesome ..and maybe you can try some fish protein pellets too..mine loves them!;)

[sawboy]

Mean...no.

Will a captive raised snapper act like your finger is a meal....YEP!

Had two that were 10" and 16" from front to back. Raised from hatchlings. You wouldn't be able to tell them from wild based on eating habits! ;)

[Red Devil]

Mean...no.

Will a captive raised snapper act like your finger is a meal....YEP!

Had two that were 10" and 16" from front to back. Raised from hatchlings. You wouldn't be able to tell them from wild based on eating habits! ;)

what did you use to feed your guys..what happened to them..is it true you can never release back in the wild once you domesticate them?;)

[Red Devil]

I just found his baby pic from the first day i found him.. i couldn't believe he was this tiny to what he is now..two years later...:nilly:

[Bsixxx]

awww
there sooo cute

:]

[Red Devil]

awww
there sooo cute

:]Thank you... he was no bigger then a 50 cent piece then..:)