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Hi /an/

These are my mud turtles, one was born this year, and the other is about 5 years old. I keep them in a 20 gallon with all the necessities, along with a pleco.

Walking around town yesterday i found a baby snapping turtle in the street, no where near a body of water.

I took it home and put it in my tank. He's about an inch in diameter, compared to my oldest mud's maybe 2.5 or 3 inches.

Will there be any fighting or anything like that?
The large mud never bothers the small one.

Also, i feed the mud turtles pellet foot, I assume the snapping would like live food. I'm considering buying a bunch of guppies and letting them breed like crazy, providing a food source for him. Will this work?
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>> Anonymous
thats not mud..
>> Anonymous
>>316676
Around stacks never relax.


Snapping turtles are aggressive when they get older. It's a regular snapper, right? Not an alligator snapping turtle. I would recommend releasing it in the wild where it belongs.
>> Anonymous
>>316696
awww he's smiling :3
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I plan on releasing them into the big pond in my backyard when they're big.


What do young snappers eat?
>> Anonymous
you are going to have problems eventually, I've heard some horror stories about keeping gator snappers with other turtles. missing tails, limbs etc. I'd get him his own tank. they are fucking awesome and they live forever.
>> Anonymous
OP here

he's just a normal snapper, i live in new jersey, but i guess i'll give him his own tank once he's a bit bigger
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This is now a cute turtle thread.

The snapper i found.
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>>316787
Cute turtles you say?
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>>316787
That's awesome. Aren't you going to need a fucking ginormous tank though?
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>>316794

Luckily, turtles grow veryyyyy slowly. So i won't have to worry for awhile.

I have quite a large collection of dust collecting tanks waiting in the wings for whatever my purpose, so i don't have to worry.
>> Anonymous
>>316745
any kind of bugs or small critters, worms or meal worms may be the easiest to feed it, but since they are in a tank you can feed it crickets.
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omg!you better throw it away before it walks on 2 legs!!!

anyways i find turtles cute.had me a couple but they were taking up space so had to release them :(
>> Anonymous
>>316812
thanks anon.
>> Anonymous
You COULD breed guppies... but they are rather small and take a bit to grow to a more respectable size.

It'd be cheaper, and easier, to just buy some comet goldfish. You can get em for 30cents most places. Certainly be cheaper than a whole other tank, heating system (guppies are tropical and wont breed in cold water), and filtration.

Or crickets/mealworms/waxworms/whatever.
Any of those options would be cheaper than guppies, i think.
>> Anonymous
>>316875
Feeder goldfish are fatty and generally considered unhealthy for reptiles except as an occassional treat. Rosey red minnows are a great deal better, though still prone to parasites. Either way I think the point of guppies was that the turtle is still tiny and smaller prey would be more suitable. A small heater and filter can be bought for less than 20 bucks.
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>> Anonymous
Ive had snappers. Lots of fun. It wont mess with the bigger turtle and might nip at the similar sized one.

they are sooo cute when they are little. your other turtles actually should have a similar diet and your snapper might eat some of the pellets as well. But some live food would prbly be best. But all will eat some of the feeder fish. Throw in a worm or two also.