Alligator Snapping Turtle

[10ren]

common here http://www.austinsturtlepage.com/Care/cs-commonsnapper.htm
alligator http://www.austinsturtlepage.com/Care/cs-allisnapper.htm
more info http://www.fishpondinfo.com/turtles/snappers.htm
plenty of info out there. I would look into getting the permit first.

 

[coura]

I must say that I would be worryed about that heating part, because that could led to a situation in wich the air temp could be lower then the water temp, that is your turts are in warmish water but they are breathing freezing air, wich could lead to a deadly respiratory infection. I think that you should do a few alterations to your very cool project. First your going to dig their pond as deep as you can (not to make the water going really deep, but the pond itself) that would make it much more naturaly resilient to temperature changes. Also I francly think that you should find some way to shelter your pond, and a great idea would be to build a green house over it, it has to be nothing fancy, it just has to avoid the formation of a deep ice cover. Ali snapper are tough but lets not overdue it. If everything goes well they would be hibernating with no probs. If ice forms just break it here and there. By the way I hope your pond is very large in order to house more then one snapper.

 

[AceofSpades]

can alligator snapping turtles survive ny winters in an outdoor pond?

i am going to dig down three feet escaping.

Im pretty sure it need to be double the depth of 3 feet because the frost line in ny is gonna be like 60 inches.

http://www.satelliteguys.us/general-cabletv-satellite-forum/57134-frost-line.html

 

[Jeox]

Wouldnt an ally snapper pond be really boring? Seems like they'd never move and you'd never see them.
That said, I'd still do it. Snappers are awesome.

 

[J.C Moon]

Is NY state allow to own snapping turtle?

 

[Frank Castle]

Is NY state allow to own snapping turtle?

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/reptile-amphibian-laws-by-state-links.78071/

 

[PatrickMW36]

I keep AST's and it depends on where you live. They will hibernate during winter. But if they were tank raised prior to pond life it's not advised. There's limited research but some Believe they'll be fine as far north as illinois but I would still not advise with that Temp.

 

[PatrickMW36]

sounds great im going to start it as soon as possible

im still going through the legal stuff but i know ppl that always helps

its more or less a reptile rescue so this way i have a permit to keep them (their illegal to keep in NY)

thanks for your help ill end up posting pics when i start the project

I saw this after my first post. But no you should definitely not keep them outdoors in NY they will die.