Chelydra s. serpentina

Common Snapping Turtle (babies)
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Species: (Chelydra s. serpentina) Origin: This animal originates from parts of the Southeastern Canada the Eastern United States, and parts of Mexico. Size And Longevity: This animal gets 18 to 20 inches in size and can live up to 47 years or more in captivity. Habitat And Caging Requirements: These are a very fascinating animal to own as a pet, the best way to raise these turtles I have found is to offer them live foods such as they are use to eating in the wild as soon as your' new pet arrives, in the wild they are use to beginning their feeding with slugs, small fish, frogs, and many small insects, in captivity this diet is best supplemented with meal worms, and super worms which can be purchased with your' turtle right here at Reptile City when you order your' turtle. You can decorate the tank with wood, live plant's, sand & soil substrate and rock's, this species seems to do best in a tropical like aquarium setup, I would also suggest a submersible heater and a submersible filter, it will take a small 20 gallon tank for 1 now as these are babies but as they grow it will take at least a 75 gallon tank for 1 adult male, also add something to climb up on such as a rock to get it's head above the water to breath and for a female I would suggest keeping them in an outdoor pond, they make a great addition to any pond, these turtles are very aquatic and get pretty large, they are solid black with rigid humps down a rather large tale, they have very sharp claws and a very sharp and powerful bite, I would recommend this one for the more experienced turtle enthusiast. Temperature And Lighting Requirements: You want to use low wattage bulbs' for best results' to avoid over heating of your' pet as over heating could cause your' pet to dehydrate, these animals' seem to fair well at temperatures of (75 to 85 degrees F.) their should also be a basking are for your pet, you can also use full spectrum fluorescent lighting, and if kept indoors UVB lighting does well. Feeding And Nutrition: For feeding your' pet, these animals are primarily carnivorous and in the wild the feed on fish, mollusk, and small insects, as pets they fair well on fish, super worms, meal worms, and night crawlers. Handling And Care: "Alright for the care and handling of your pet", I know these guys' are so cute that your' going to want to handle them all the them time right?, but when you first get them it is a good idea put them in their new home and mostly enjoy watching them get use to their new home and feed them well for at least a couple of day's which is really a good idea for any new pet that you get of any kind and then gradually start too handle them from time to time, this is called acclimating your' animal I do not suggest handling this animal as it gets larger. Written By: Howard Stinson