TRAPPER EATING

[ALDABRAMAN]

 

[Jacob]

If Only They Were Legal In California..

 

[bubbles01]

Forgive my complete ignorance - but what is he??? (apart from waaay cool of course!!)

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

Forgive my complete ignorance - but what is he??? (apart from waaay cool of course!!)

Alligator snapper.

 

[ShadowRancher]

Sooo beautiful...I miss my snappers. The first thing Im doing after I get a house is starting back into aquatics (the thought of moving with millions of pounds of glass does not appeal).

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

Sooo beautiful...I miss my snappers. The first thing Im doing after I get a house is starting back into aquatics (the thought of moving with millions of pounds of glass does not appeal).

For sure, this our only aquatic and he is a lot of work to keep clean!

But, well worth it!

 

[ascott]

Banana? Brilliant!! He is magnificent Greg....I always enjoy pics of him.....wonder if my two medium sized Red Ear Sliders would enjoy banana?????

 

[ripper7777777]

Now see, this is why I always tell the mice to stay out of the pool.

 

[Yvonne G]

I can't figure out why he has so much trouble biting the banana. If they can snap off your finger, why can't he bite a chunk out of the banana?

 

[yagyujubei]

I'm curious why you would feed banana. I always understood that they were strictly carnivorous. Has his head always had that big dome to it? Something looks off to me. Might just be the pic though.

 

[wellington]

That's the epitome of "only a face a mother/father could love". Looks like a voltures head on a turtles body. I love your tortoises, but, soryy OMG that is just ugly. However, all creatures are beautiful, I just haven't found it yet in that one.

 

[Tccarolina]

I'm curious why you would feed banana. I always understood that they were strictly carnivorous. Has his head always had that big dome to it? Something looks off to me. Might just be the pic though.

Is that dome where those powerful jaw muscles are located?

Impressive animal, Greg. I bet nobody visits your home, and casually notices him!
If you had me over for dinner, I wouldn't be much company. I imagine I'd be staring at him the entire time.

Steve

 

[ascott]

So Greg.....RESs do love bananas too....uh but WAY messy...so changing out the tank water now...lol....will chalk it up as a food to feed them OUT of their tank...lololol

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

So Greg.....RESs do love bananas too....uh but WAY messy...so changing out the tank water now...lol....will chalk it up as a food to feed them OUT of their tank...lololol

He loves bannas, apples, grapes, and his favorite is carrots. He most often gets live fish, worms, and mice. He has eaten dead snakes I have found, frogs, toads, and lizards also. He gets a variety for sure, lol.

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I can't figure out why he has so much trouble biting the banana. If they can snap off your finger, why can't he bite a chunk out of the banana?

He had just caught it, I think he was drowning it, lol.

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I'm curious why you would feed banana. I always understood that they were strictly carnivorous. Has his head always had that big dome to it? Something looks off to me. Might just be the pic though.

He is built like that, it looks bigger when he is in predator mode!

 

[ascott]

LOL......bet the carrots remind him of crunching bones....lol.....Greg, he is absolutely beautiful

 

[iluvtorts]

I ALSO HAVE AN ALLIGATOR SNAPPING TURTLE. HOW OLD IS HE? WHAT SIZE TANK IS HE IN? I AM ALSO CURIOUS ABOUT HOW BIG HE IS? WE GOT OURS AS A HATCHLING THE SIZE OF A FIFTY CENT PIECE. THAT WAS ALMOST 4 YEARS AGO. HE IS NOW LARGER THAN A SAUCER. WE HAVE HIM IN A TANK 6FT L X 2FTW X 14IN T.

 

[Nay]

Ummmm, bananas and mice. yummy!!
How do you clean your tank, or better asked how do you move him?
I saw a recent Turtle mand episode and he got one of those and it was about 150 lbs(give or take)
Massive, what will you do with this one if he gets that big?? Yes I know you have tiny torts too!
But I wouldn't be petting this bugger!

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

I ALSO HAVE AN ALLIGATOR SNAPPING TURTLE. HOW OLD IS HE? WHAT SIZE TANK IS HE IN? I AM ALSO CURIOUS ABOUT HOW BIG HE IS? WE GOT OURS AS A HATCHLING THE SIZE OF A FIFTY CENT PIECE. THAT WAS ALMOST 4 YEARS AGO. HE IS NOW LARGER THAN A SAUCER. WE HAVE HIM IN A TANK 6FT L X 2FTW X 14IN T.

I got him as a gift from a friend in 2005, he was the size of a quarter. He will be seven this year. He is in a 120 gallon tank.

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Ummmm, bananas and mice. yummy!!
How do you clean your tank, or better asked how do you move him?
I saw a recent Turtle mand episode and he got one of those and it was about 150 lbs(give or take)
Massive, what will you do with this one if he gets that big?? Yes I know you have tiny torts too!
But I wouldn't be petting this bugger!

I drain all the water with a sub-pump, works great. I then scrub it down with soap and rinse extra good. I use six filters, they do a great job. I drain and clean it once a month. I grab him from behind the rear of his shell and just make sure to keep his head away from everything. He does get mad!

 

[ascott]

He does get mad!

*laughing so hard I have tears, just imagining you holding him out and away and also trying to avoid anything he can lash out at*


I just love him, he is beautiful

 

[RV's mom]

what a beautiful creature! thanks for sharing!!