alligator snapping turtle
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I think the question is "What can't an Alligator Snapping Turtle eat?"
I'm joking, but just barely. In nature they eat mostly fish, but also crayfish, amphibians, smaller turtles, ducklings - just about anything smaller than them. You could possibly have a problem feeding live catfish because of spines, but I doubt it.
I have a Common Snapping Turtle. I feed him mostly pellets and earthworms, plus guppies and feeder goldfish. I have fed him market shrimp and even scallops as well. Catfish fillets are pretty cheap, I may feed him some once in a while.
I'm joking, but just barely. In nature they eat mostly fish, but also crayfish, amphibians, smaller turtles, ducklings - just about anything smaller than them. You could possibly have a problem feeding live catfish because of spines, but I doubt it.
I have a Common Snapping Turtle. I feed him mostly pellets and earthworms, plus guppies and feeder goldfish. I have fed him market shrimp and even scallops as well. Catfish fillets are pretty cheap, I may feed him some once in a while.
I think they are really asking if they can eat a CATfish. Yes they probably can but I wouldn't feed it to them because they have the spines that I wouldn't want to risk getting stuck in the turtle's throat.
A little off topic but I was at this one small private reptile zoo when I was a kid and they had a huge Alligator Snapper that lived with a pair of Spectacled Caiman. I guess they left each other alone but still I wouldn't trust that gator snapper.
Would could also try feeding it an actual cat! If you get one I'll catch the feral cats in my backyard and send them to you if they don't come back.
Red tail catking;1853008; said:
What? I want them gone, they're destroying the natural wildlife. This is the lowest lizard, snake, and bird population we've ever had. It's better than taking them to the local Chinese restaurant.
