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[Masa06]

Try fitting one of these in a 20L turtle tank...


He's a common, but its pretty much the same thing. He is also small compared to others I have seen and caught.

I can't stand that "only as big as their tank" BS. I have seen so many American alligators sold using that because the seller wanted to make a sale and the buyer didn't know better.

That thing looks like a blastoise. Also how do you get them out of the water? just hop in and grab em?

 

[Poloboy]

not beginner friendly. At all

 

[Joe M]

so i did a lil more research after every1 was talking about sizes and what not. i read itll take somewhere in the ball park of 10 years for it to reach a carapace length of 10"? for any1 who owns a snapping how big of a tank are we talkin? over 200 g? tortoises appear to be difficult to maintain with the varyin humidity levels and basking temperatures? any sites you suggest for clear cut info ?

Most of my commons hit 10" in under two years, and Floridas will grow at basically the same rate. Definitely over 200 gallons. I had a 300 gallon stock tank for my 5 year old one and that got too small.

Russian tortoises would be a good starter tortoise. Their humidity demands aren't nearly as bad as tropical species like red/yellow foots.

That thing looks like a blastoise. Also how do you get them out of the water? just hop in and grab em?

Yeah basically. That one I jumped off a small bridge into a pond to catch. Most of the other ones I usually just dive out of the small boat I have for pretty much this purpose only. I just enjoy catching them. I have a bunch more pictures of ones that I have caught in different places. Maybe I'll start a thread and post a bunch of them up.

This is a picture of that same turtle in the water before I jumped in to grab it. If you click on it and zoom in on the red circle you can see the outline of its body. It's head is facing towards the bottom of the picture, which made it a little more tricky because I had to go at it head on.

 

[krichardson]

Do it Joe M.....I and others here I'm sure would like to these pictures.

 

[Joe M]

Do it Joe M.....I and others here I'm sure would like to these pictures.

Done.

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=5134120&posted=1#post5134120

 

[paul112]

With aquatic turtles, the rule of thumb is to give 10G of water space per inch of turtle. Common snappers are one of the fastest growing turtles available, and should be expected to reach full size within 2-3years.

Tortoises are a much friendlier option, but live even longer than turtles, so make sure you can house it in the long term.

If you like snappers but want something that stays small, look into Musk Turtles, most species don't grow larger than 6".

Paul

 

[MechagGodzilla615]

so i did a lil more research after every1 was talking about sizes and what not. i read itll take somewhere in the ball park of 10 years for it to reach a carapace length of 10"? for any1 who owns a snapping how big of a tank are we talkin? over 200 g? tortoises appear to be difficult to maintain with the varyin humidity levels and basking temperatures? any sites you suggest for clear cut info ?

Grouth depends on many factors not limeted to time but also nutrition, husbrandry, and avalible lighting. Tortoise are not difficult at all depending on the species. Russsian, greek, or medeterianian spur thigh's are both easy to care for and freindly. Red foot are my favorit for there beutifull colors and responsive nature. Box turtles are also great. If you want a "minny" Snapper go with a musk or mud turtle.

http://www.tortoisecare.org/

this is a informative website.

Good luck.

 

[biguebs]

If you want a florida snapper then get one! just be prepared to continually upgrade until he is eventually in a pond of some sort. I have one in a 60 gal right now (he is about 1.5" SCL), they are very cool turtles.

And be careful handling these beasts!