My snapping turtle

[TTTT]

I love snappers

And seriously, almost all marine fish are taken from the wild, and many freshwater fish too.

 

[Venom SS]

They are also known to feed on the feet of the ex-girlfriends dog.....

This is a true story...not that I would know first hand or anything

 

[iAndrew]

im going to get one next week!

 

[coura]

I wouldn't worry too much about the possibilities of breeding them unless you plan on digging a pond in your back yard with extra space for them to come out and lay eggs. You'll be much happier with a common snapper as they are much more active, but require a larger tank.

I noticed that mine went from being semi-friendly to you don't want to put your hand in front of its face, around 6" shell length. I only handle mine during water changes for the most part, and it's not that mean towards me, but when I had a friend take care of him while I was at school he didn't like me one bit.

Truthfully it's best to get snappers young, not only so they can get used to you, but so you can get used to them. I've caught a few snappers since I've owned my "little one" that have almost wore me out. The biggest one cut my finger against it's shell by the force of it's hind legs

Hummm, this is a comon snapper Chelidra serpentina, not a aligator snapper. And its not a good idea to try to "tame" a snapper, turtles should be left alone by the most part and could give a false sence of security that later could result in a very painfull and potencialy disfiguring bite. All a person has to do to "tame" a turt is simply care for it normaly and the turt will come around, but no turt ever likes to be handled, some simply tolerate it better then others.

 

[coura]

and more would be alive if we didn't exsist (at least in this westernized form)

Actualy most animals extinct by humans were so from 10.000 to 1000 ago. Our "modern" list of extinctions doesant compare to the stuff our ancestors did, but they at least didnt mess with the quemicals in the atmosfere. Its important also to avoid that thing of "we shouldnt exist", as we are no diferent from any other living being, extinction caused by organisms is as old as life itself, has ocurred MANY times in both the recent and distant past. But now we have the conscience to see that we are entering a self destruct mode so to speak and to fix it!

 

[coura]

Never gave reptile inbreeding much thought but I'm just curious about the mates place of origin.

It is not inbreeding, its getting a non related mating partener from the same population. This basicly means not getting a snapper from Florida as their genetics are diferent to cope with diferent evoiremental conditions

 

[Duffey]

In the first pic, thats about how big my Alli is. I've had him for about 6 months now, and he's a funny little thing. Hows yours doing by the way?

Does anyone know about what size AST's start anglin? Mine just chases the treats arounds.

 

[snakeguy101]

Hummm, this is a comon snapper Chelidra serpentina, not a aligator snapper. And its not a good idea to try to "tame" a snapper, turtles should be left alone by the most part and could give a false sence of security that later could result in a very painfull and potencialy disfiguring bite. All a person has to do to "tame" a turt is simply care for it normaly and the turt will come around, but no turt ever likes to be handled, some simply tolerate it better then others.

Chelydra serpentina, sorry pet peeve....

 

[yayfish24]

In the first pic, thats about how big my Alli is. I've had him for about 6 months now, and he's a funny little thing. Hows yours doing by the way?

Does anyone know about what size AST's start anglin? Mine just chases the treats arounds.

Shes doing great. Gettin pretty feisty tho. Im gonna be puttin her in a bigger tank probly this weekend.

 

[Duffey]

Pics of the tank set up? I'm trying to piece mine together, but by the time I do he'll need to move up to a pond.