General Care Discussion :: Common Snapping Turtles

[SINI5T3R]

If a Common Snapping Turtle grows up with a RES you think it will eat it any way when it gets to the size of a dog? lol..I want to get a baby Female since there only like 30$ on the net..even at 12 inches long there only like 70$...thats pretty cheap for a kick [---] turtle..

[rsour24]

even if it wouldnt they require different habitats. common snappers need shallow water where they can stick their heads out. they dont swim they just walk on the bottom.

[worldpeace]

As rsour said, you cannot house RES and Snapping Turtles together.

[jozzep]

they dont swim they just walk on the bottom.

They do swim....Not as well or as often than sliders, but they do.
In a big enough pond, both species can coexist. I've seen in the wild plenty of times, but in the wild, I'm sure casualties happen and this could or could not happen in your pond.

[rfjedi]

Eh most are being melodramatic.... I would just make sure the RES was bigger to start with to establish a bit of dominance before the snapper can kill it but id say yes

[aal]

Nope. 100000%, your RES is food to it. Even if the RES is twice its size, a snapper could easily take a chunk out of any part of its body, head or shell.

[marisa]

Do not think that "a bigger RES to start to establish dominance" will give the RES an advantage over a smaller snapper. I overwintered two newly hatched snappers the winter before this one and released them last summer. They were not even 1.5 inches when one decided to chew about 30% of the other one's tail off for a snack.

Snappers are adorable when hatchlings, but really, they should not be housed with other turtles in a confined enclosure.

Snappers need a LOT of space, and frankly, much more space than a 300-gallon "pond" when fully grown. If that's the size pond you intend to keep one in, then it really would be better to forget it.

[SINI5T3R]

Do not think that "a bigger RES to start to establish dominance" will give the RES an advantage over a smaller snapper. I overwintered two newly hatched snappers the winter before this one and released them last summer. They were not even 1.5 inches when one decided to chew about 30% of the other one's tail off for a snack.

Snappers are adorable when hatchlings, but really, they should not be housed with other turtles in a confined enclosure.

Snappers need a LOT of space, and frankly, much more space than a 300-gallon "pond" when fully grown. If that's the size pond you intend to keep one in, then it really would be better to forget it.

What would a Adult (And as in adult I mean FULLY Grown Female) need to be comfortable in gallons? like a 500 gallon pond or just a large regular pool..like a plastic doboy

[jozzep]

What would a Adult (And as in adult I mean FULLY Grown Female) need to be comfortable in gallons? like a 500 gallon pond or just a large regular pool..like a plastic doboy

An adult female will grow to be around 20". If you consider the 10 gallon x inch rule, a 200 gallon would be good.For argument sake i'll say a 300 gallon stock will suffice. I know several people on other forums that keep adult breeders in these tanks just fine.
Just remember that bigger is always better.

[SINI5T3R]

do they do good in colder weather if outside or do they need heated water like a RES

[jozzep]

do they do good in colder weather if outside or do they need heated water like a RES

Neither RES or CST need heaters if kept outdoors. Both species hibernate.

[SINI5T3R]

do they do good in colder weather if outside or do they need heated water like a RES

Neither RES or CST need heaters if kept outdoors. Both species hibernate.

so, i would not need a heater in the pond if it gets like realllly cold at nights but REALLLY hot in the days? I am out in the desert and at night it gets pretty cold.

[jozzep]

do they do good in colder weather if outside or do they need heated water like a RES

Neither RES or CST need heaters if kept outdoors. Both species hibernate.

so, i would not need a heater in the pond if it gets like realllly cold at nights but REALLLY hot in the days? I am out in the desert and at night it gets pretty cold.

Snapping turtles have been introduced (non native but thriving in the wild) to Arizona. If those can tolerate the climate change, so will yours.

[marisa]

Rather than those chilly nights, I'd be more concerned about those really hot days and keeping the water temp down.

And I do know some people keep their CST's in stock tanks and tanks, but for quality of life a true pond would be the best option.