Juvenile common snapping turtle

[that1guy]

Awesome, I love turtles, I have 5 myself. 1 RES, 1 YBS, 1 Cagles Map, 1 Midland painted, and 1 EBT. I've liked snappers though, use to catch them all the time as a kid. I would love to have one but they just get so freaking big. It is cool you have the space to setup a pond for it.

[mrgrimm]

Originally Posted by that1guy

Awesome, I love turtles, I have 5 myself. 1 RES, 1 YBS, 1 Cagles Map, 1 Midland painted, and 1 EBT. I've liked snappers though, use to catch them all the time as a kid. I would love to have one but they just get so freaking big. It is cool you have the space to setup a pond for it.

I have always loved them too! Think I have watched every turtle documentary on youtube - twice lol. Gotta love them map turtles, really neat looking.

Yes the size of the snapper is something that must be considered in years to come. I have free reign in the basement so there is room for an even bigger pond setup in the future!

Outside pond would be ideal, but I need to research hibernation and make sure everything would be OK (mud to burrow, deep enough, has never hibernated before will he know how??)