My wittle demonic turtle

[TTTT]

Dirty water, probably. I would move him to the 20 gallon (make sure it is a 20 long as well)

 

[Raetak]

Dirty water, probably. I would move him to the 20 gallon (make sure it is a 20 long as well)

Yup well I can't acquire a 20 "long" So he'll go into a 20 high then into a 55 gallon then pond He's still pretty tiny. When his shell is 2.5-3" I promise I'll upgrade him.

I rechecked my info... 4" in a 20 long xD my bad. I'll move him sooner rather than later.

 

[Raetak]

 

[Raetak]

 

[Mavrick813]

Had a snapper I found on the side of a road trying to get over a curb. Brought him home and he smelled horrible. I found 4 leeches under his arm and scrubbed his shell off with a new toothbrush and tank water. After about 4 weeks the smell was gone. I think it's probably something he was eating before I found him working it's way out of his system but I don't know for sure. I only kept him till he was about 6 inches then released him.

 

[Raetak]

Had a snapper I found on the side of a road trying to get over a curb. Brought him home and he smelled horrible. I found 4 leeches under his arm and scrubbed his shell off with a new toothbrush and tank water. After about 4 weeks the smell was gone. I think it's probably something he was eating before I found him working it's way out of his system but I don't know for sure. I only kept him till he was about 6 inches then released him

 

[Mavrick813]

What did I miss? Releasing = Bad?

 

[chefjamesscott]

He is waiting to pee till you pick him up

ahahahhahahhahahah

 

[SimonL]

I have actually read that snappers can musk. I've never actually noticed one do it though, and I've handled at least a couple dozen from newly hatched to 25+ pounders.

10 gallons for a snapper at 4" is really small though. Young snappers can be very active IME.

This. Snappers can musk when scared. My big one will do it occasionally.

 

[coura]

Avoid handling him to much, he obviously doesant like it. Yup its musk, seen it many times. Do you use a good pellet food? Reptomin is great.