my snapping turtle
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The snappers I've kept haven't tended to be aggressive really, more food aggressive as in they don't want to bite/kill me, but they'd love to eat me 
I agree with coura though, handling is likely pretty stressful for them espcially since they're almost 100% aquatic. I find more terrestrial types like torts and box turtles to be pretty tolerant of handling; the aquatics not so much.
I agree with coura though, handling is likely pretty stressful for them espcially since they're almost 100% aquatic. I find more terrestrial types like torts and box turtles to be pretty tolerant of handling; the aquatics not so much.Its the thing some are ,some are notCTU2fan;2596378; said:The snappers I've kept haven't tended to be aggressive really, more food aggressive as in they don't want to bite/kill me, but they'd love to eat me
Louie;2582521; said:
You're right, it is low. I was in the middle of cleaning the tank (notice the black hose) when I took this picture.
Snappy doesn't swim much, like Coura said, they tend to walk on the bottom. When he gets excited he rears up on his hind legs (underwater) and runs! It's pretty cool, he kind of gallops from one end of the tank to the other.
I attached a photo of the normal water level.
As far as tame Snappers, Snappy is not aggressive but he certainly isn't "tame". If you waved your fingertips in the tank you could very easily be mistaken for food. However, as soon as I stick my whole hand in the tank he heads the other direction. When I handle him (only as necessary) he will snap at the air and try to free himself, but he doesn't actually try to bite me.
I got him six years ago at about 6-7" carapace length.
I was given Snappy by a coworker who had gotten him as a silver-dollar size hatchling. She had kept him in a big fish-bowl and he had never eaten anything but turtle-sticks, but he was actually very healthy and fairly tame at that point. I have never really handled him much, probably a couple times a year on average. The truth is, he's not much fun to hold - he doesn't like to be out of the water at all.
I was given Snappy by a coworker who had gotten him as a silver-dollar size hatchling. She had kept him in a big fish-bowl and he had never eaten anything but turtle-sticks, but he was actually very healthy and fairly tame at that point. I have never really handled him much, probably a couple times a year on average. The truth is, he's not much fun to hold - he doesn't like to be out of the water at all.
granuccibar;2595890; said:
Thanks I asked as he looks calm most pics I see they look like they want to bite
they tend to stay to the bottom unless there looking for food just give the poor thing a bigger cage as soon as you can the bigger the better and good luck with this pet lol
