New turtle

[mike taylor]

I got a beautiful baby snapping turtle his name is Hercules. My second favorite turtle to the alligator snapping turtle that I can't keep where I live . But I like these guys just the same . Alright New turtle!!!!!!!!

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[SANDRA_MEISSNEST]

So cute and so small....and then they get soooo large and bite your hand off...lol

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[mike taylor]

You sound like the adults on Christmas story ( you'll shoot you eye out ) LoL HaHa yep always wanted one so I got one . I will have to handle him every day so we can bond . And hopefully he'll let me keep my hand when he's bigger.

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[Penn]

My wife won't let me have one. She thinks its gonna crawl out of the tank and eat the children. I tell her but honey they're called snapping turtles because they snap like this! (I go into the 80's Belinda Carlisle dance)

 

[NickWag]

I will have one at some point, too!

 

[mike taylor]

I didn't tell my wife . I just got him . I will pay for it later. Hope it don't hurt to bad when she kicks my butt.

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[luvpetz27]

My wife won't let me have one. She thinks its gonna crawl out of the tank and eat the children. I tell her but honey they're called snapping turtles because they snap like this! (I go into the 80's Belinda Carlisle dance)

OMG!!! SOOOOOOOOOO FUNNY!!! MADE ME LAUGH AND LAUGH!!

 

[mike taylor]

Well I'm in the clear on the snapper . Told my wife about it and she said how cute. So yahoooooo !!!!!!!!

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[Anthony P]

I've got 28 of them in my house right now. Very cute indeed. Kinda hard to believe what they turn into.

Good luck with this one.

 

[mike taylor]

Are you breeding them ? Have you had any success in taming them down . I have seen some YouTube videos of some snapping turtles that actually look tame.

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[bigred]

I didn't tell my wife . I just got him . I will pay for it later. Hope it don't hurt to bad when she kicks my butt.

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I got a couple radiated without my wife knowing she was ok with it

 

[SANDRA_MEISSNEST]

Lmao...this is tooooo funny

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[Anthony P]

Are you breeding them ? Have you had any success in taming them down . I have seen some YouTube videos of some snapping turtles that actually look tame.

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Hey Mike,

No I don't breed them. I love Chelydra and always have. I don't keep them because of the space they require and their lack of suitability to community keeping. It's not impossible to keep them, but it's an undertaking I am not willing to take on.

As far as "taming" turtles, I personally don't see them as pets. It's just not what gives me pleasure in this hobby. My goal is breeding rare species, and providing a natural environment is the best way to promote breeding activity. When my turtles flea from me and when they want to bite me, that's actually a welcomed response for me. If a snapping turtle doesn't want to bite while on land, to me that's a red flag for what type of stress the animal may be experiencing.

These 28 little hatchlings I have are from a nest collected on June 8th. They were laid in an extremely unsafe area, and a concerned person contacted me about them. I incubated them at a temp that will probably produce mostly females. They were done hatching yesterday and have not been fed. They will be released tomorrow.

Seriously, good luck with your little guy though. They are about as close to a little dinosaur as you can get!

 

[mike taylor]

Oh ,I remember the dirt bike trail snapper nest. I have the room to make my guy a nice little pond as soon as he gets big enough. I'm with you on the favorite turtle. Snapping turtles are awesome little living dinosaurs .

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Lmao...this is tooooo funny

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What are you laughing about a 200 lbs man scared of a 120 lbs woman hummmmm.
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[Anthony P]

I'm a 6'9" 330 pound man, and I am scared of my 5' 2" 120 pound wife. She rules with an iron fist..

 

[mike taylor]

I know what your saying there .

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