| Are you thinking of getting a baby snapping turtle? | | | | turtle is not your only concern. You also need to |
| You may have seen one at a local pet store. It is | | | | think about where it is going to live. In the beginning, |
| also common for people to pick some of these | | | | your baby turtle may be comfortable with just a |
| turtles up from their backyards or surrounding areas. | | | | ten-gallon tank. You then have to add ten gallons for |
| You may think it would be nice to keep the cute | | | | every inch that your turtle grows. You may have to |
| babies as pets. You should know though that there is | | | | prepare a hundred gallon tank. |
| a lot to keeping a snapping turtle as a pet. You | | | | Snapping turtles also can't be house trained like dogs |
| should consider keeping them only if you are capable | | | | and cats. Although they are enclosed in an aquarium |
| of doing so. Here's what you should know about | | | | or pond, they can quickly make their environment |
| snapping turtle pets. | | | | dirty. Aside from the large volumes of waste that |
| Baby Snapping Turtle Growth and Size | | | | they excrete, they also have the tendency to churn |
| The most common mistake of potential pet owners | | | | up their habitat bottoms. They can also muddle up |
| is that they think snappers stay cute. They are later | | | | the decorations and items that you have set up in |
| surprised to learn that snapping turtles can become | | | | the aquarium. This means that you will have to |
| very large. On average, these turtles can grow up to | | | | constantly monitor and clean their environment. |
| 8-16 inches. There have been some however that | | | | Baby Snapping Turtle Temperament |
| have reached more or less 20 inches. Their average | | | | Snapping turtles are generally mild mannered when in |
| weight is 30 lbs. but some can reach to double the | | | | their natural water environment. When the occasion |
| average weight. These turtles grow fast. From a | | | | calls for it though, they can bite people and eat other |
| mere 2 inches as babies, they can grow to their full | | | | animals. They could also hiss and take an aggressive |
| minimum average length in two years. | | | | stance. A snapping turtle pet is capable of doing the |
| It is when the turtles are at their maximum growth | | | | same thing. It could bite you or other animals around |
| that they become difficult to take care of. Pet | | | | it, including other snapping turtles. This means you |
| owners become even more alarmed when they find | | | | may have to take the extra effort to provide a |
| out that these turtles can live for very long. From | | | | completely separate home for your snapping turtle. |
| the moment they are born, snapping turtles can live | | | | These are only some of the basic considerations |
| for four decades more. Unprepared pet owners | | | | when taking care of a snapping turtle. It is already |
| eventually realize that they got more than they | | | | obvious however, based on these points alone that it |
| bargained for. They may therefore abandon their | | | | is no joke to decide to take in a baby snapping turtle. |
| pets, leave them in zoos or put them up for | | | | Do think your decision over a couple of times. You |
| adoption. | | | | certainly want to provide a clean and happy home |
| Baby Snapping Turtle Habitat | | | | for your turtle. |
| The maximum growth capacity of a baby snapping | | | | |