My alligator snapper basking (pics!!)

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I was like wtf!!! Just fed him Monday, today is his feeding. I feed every other day one whole silver side, and occasionally squid. Water temp is room temp. The tank mates are 1 Molly and 1 guppy with Molly x guppy hybrids in there, he can only eat the hybrids the Molly and guppy are to fast right now for him.
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I'll get more pics of the tank and him I was running out Cuz I have school.
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I'd be a little concerned that it's basking. You might want to raise the water temp up some. That might be what your snapper is trying to tell you. :)
 
Found him basking when I got home so I bought a heater and added another filter. Bumped up the temp to 82F. uploadfromtaptalk1349916446971.jpguploadfromtaptalk1349916462733.jpguploadfromtaptalk1349916475580.jpg

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He's growing normal and healthy:) but is there any way I can speed up his growth? This is a 50g when he hits X amount of inches when should I move him to the 125g and then when he Is an X amount of inches in the 125g when should i move him to the pond?

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I think a water temp between 78-80 F. is fine for your snapper. And because they're cold blooded water temp can and will effect their growth rate. Cool temperatures cause the metabolism to slow down and will result in slower growth. Warmer temps will have the opposite effect.

Gator Snappers grow slower than Commons and aren't as active as them either. I'd say when your turtle has a SCL of about 5-6" or so would be a good time to upgrade.
 
Sorry scl is shell length right? Is my feeding schedule fine? Or should I bump it up to everyday for faster growth?

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Correct, that's the shell length excluding the head and tail. A feeding schedule of every other day sounds good. Just keep up with the filtration and water changes.
 
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