My strange addiction: snapping turtles

Added to the snapping turtle collection today with 3 hatchling alligator snapping turtles:

https://i.imgur.com/qJ4NzH8.jpg

I already have an older alligator snapper that I've had since she was the size of a quarter. Plus, I also have two florida snappers that I got when they young, but they're very food aggressive, so they're growing quick.

https://i.imgur.com/UIS0U1d.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/IGxcI2E.jpg

Pretty cool!

Very cool! Hope you have a plan in 40 years when they are all 100+ pounds. :)

Snappers are great for getting rid of refused prey. The more you polish the shell the more they like you.

Good luck!

I spent most of spare time playing in creek when I was a kid. I played with a lot of snappers all sizes.

I learned pretty quick to hold those guys like in the second pic. I was amazed and still am at how far back that neck can stretch back and getcha!

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Originally Posted by Reptile$ 4 Life

Very cool! Hope you have a plan in 40 years when they are all 100+ pounds. :)

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Have a huge snapping turtle army, of course!

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Originally Posted by Reinz

I spent most of spare time playing in creek when I was a kid. I played with a lot of snappers all sizes.

I learned pretty quick to hold those guys like in the second pic. I was amazed and still am at how far back that neck can stretch back and getcha!

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Alligator snapping turtles aren't as bad as my florida snapping turtles. Those guys want to bite anything and everything, and they have the neck range to do it.