Maybe you can find (craigslist) a turtle owner close to you with same size snapper that you could introduce her to through glass to see what's the both of their reaction. If they seem cool with each other you might introduce them by touch in a neutral and very controlled setting, your holding her and brushing her claw on her friends shell. I think you'll know if either of them is going to try to snap at the other. Then you might set them down a ways apart and let them go where they want...
Incidently my snappers always got along better on land than in water. In the water they were thinking food and getting theirs. The only time one ever snapped at the other was when they were in the same bowl of water. I know they say snappers are more aggressive on land, but I think that's more so when they're interacting with people, on account of how tall people are and how many of their tiny buddies they saw ate by crows and what not.
Ok man, I trust you on all that. Maybe you should post some video of you stroking her chin. I think most animal lovers would be greater endeared of snappers to see they have emotions. I know some turtle owners who had never seen their turtle smile, felt turtles did not have the capacity for emotion...
I'm glad to hear you're turtles attached to you that's how it should be.
Your snapper has no place to bask and his tank is deeper than allows him to stand on the bottom and reach his nose out of the water.
Imagine your life contained to an area length and width 8 and 2 times your body length, with no mate, no interaction apart from your food, no touch from any being, and the only being you see regularly is your captor.
Fun fun. I hope you plan on introducing your turtle to aquatic vegetation and then setting it free. I think it's past time already.
wow do u see the 2 big rocks at each end of the tank, well at night she goes to either of them and sleeps up there, and sna[[ers dont need anywhere to bask, i bought her floating docks, everything! u name it , and i bought it, she just doesnt like it
In the wild snapping turtles eat 65% aquatic vegetation. It's actually their natural preference. Typically they eat fish only early in the spring as the vegetation hasn't grown in yet. I see you feed your snapper 0% aquatic vegetation. Lettuce is a goitrogen, bad for snapping turtles. Your snapper looks miserable, lonely. Daily handled snappers become attached to their owners and don't bite. Your snapper is a prisoner and looks like he'd take your hand off if you went near him. Sad.
what am i supposed to do, go in the river and find the vegitation that they eat (duckweed), and my snapper is actually very attached to me, when i pick her up i pet her chin, stroke her head, she doesnt do anything, and she looks lonley? she is the most lively turtle on youtube lol!
Maybe you can find a turtle owner close to you that has a same size snapper that you could introduce her to through glass to see what's the both of their reaction. If they seem cool with each other you should let them interact in a setting that's not familiar to either of them so neither is feeling like their territory is being invaded.
good job on the footage
moonbughug 2 years ago
cool turtle
what else does it eat?
sretyy 3 years ago
toads, earthworms,any bug... or any amphibian.....birds, rats, etc....anything that can fit into it's mouth basically
spikedude2091 3 years ago
whats the size of your tank? and how old is he?
tbear199 3 years ago
about 3 years, 75 gallon tank....im planning on getting one of those big plastic kiddie pools for the summer
spikedude2091 3 years ago
Maybe you can find (craigslist) a turtle owner close to you with same size snapper that you could introduce her to through glass to see what's the both of their reaction. If they seem cool with each other you might introduce them by touch in a neutral and very controlled setting, your holding her and brushing her claw on her friends shell. I think you'll know if either of them is going to try to snap at the other. Then you might set them down a ways apart and let them go where they want...
danielvincentkelley 3 years ago
Incidently my snappers always got along better on land than in water. In the water they were thinking food and getting theirs. The only time one ever snapped at the other was when they were in the same bowl of water. I know they say snappers are more aggressive on land, but I think that's more so when they're interacting with people, on account of how tall people are and how many of their tiny buddies they saw ate by crows and what not.
danielvincentkelley 3 years ago
Ok man, I trust you on all that. Maybe you should post some video of you stroking her chin. I think most animal lovers would be greater endeared of snappers to see they have emotions. I know some turtle owners who had never seen their turtle smile, felt turtles did not have the capacity for emotion...
I'm glad to hear you're turtles attached to you that's how it should be.
danielvincentkelley 3 years ago
yeh i will pos 1 up, but now she is getting ready for hibernation, ill definatly do it as soon as she comes out of it
spikedude2091 3 years ago
Your snapper has no place to bask and his tank is deeper than allows him to stand on the bottom and reach his nose out of the water.
Imagine your life contained to an area length and width 8 and 2 times your body length, with no mate, no interaction apart from your food, no touch from any being, and the only being you see regularly is your captor.
Fun fun. I hope you plan on introducing your turtle to aquatic vegetation and then setting it free. I think it's past time already.
danielvincentkelley 3 years ago
wow do u see the 2 big rocks at each end of the tank, well at night she goes to either of them and sleeps up there, and sna[[ers dont need anywhere to bask, i bought her floating docks, everything! u name it , and i bought it, she just doesnt like it
spikedude2091 3 years ago
In the wild snapping turtles eat 65% aquatic vegetation. It's actually their natural preference. Typically they eat fish only early in the spring as the vegetation hasn't grown in yet. I see you feed your snapper 0% aquatic vegetation. Lettuce is a goitrogen, bad for snapping turtles. Your snapper looks miserable, lonely. Daily handled snappers become attached to their owners and don't bite. Your snapper is a prisoner and looks like he'd take your hand off if you went near him. Sad.
danielvincentkelley 3 years ago
what am i supposed to do, go in the river and find the vegitation that they eat (duckweed), and my snapper is actually very attached to me, when i pick her up i pet her chin, stroke her head, she doesnt do anything, and she looks lonley? she is the most lively turtle on youtube lol!
spikedude2091 3 years ago
Maybe you can find a turtle owner close to you that has a same size snapper that you could introduce her to through glass to see what's the both of their reaction. If they seem cool with each other you should let them interact in a setting that's not familiar to either of them so neither is feeling like their territory is being invaded.
danielvincentkelley 3 years ago