@@bboyzreptiles My common will eat anything but the ast don’t like tilapia.

@@marcosdelgado0 Thank you!

@@HunnerAllen Not really because these guys have no issues eating dead and decaying meat in the wild so they are better equipped to handle it. They rarely get raw meat anyway like in this video. Usually it’s live fish or thawed shrimp.

@@TinNguyen-kc8ml No just the 5 in 1 fountain in pond filter which does have the uv sterilizer light in it too

@@saifarellanbiaputra I understood you.

@@NomadHomad I love the fx2 filter. I have two of them and a fx6. The fx6 might pump more and have more filtering capacity but the fx2 is so much easier to manage and move around and quicker to clean as it’s 2 levels vs 3

@@ThatManKlann What species of turtle?

@@urboicami Thank you!

@@bboyzreptiles Thanks, you too

​@Alligator.commonsnappers how old is shelldon?

@ about 18-20mo

@@ThatManKlann They do but mine aren’t in this pond. They are inside for winter.

😂😂 golden

@@HunnerAllen I just give it on occasion as a treat.

@@rosyspex What state do you live in? The reason I ask is it would be extremely rare to find a baby alligator snapping turtle out of the water. You can just let it go in a suitable location. If it’s truly an alligator snapping turtle they live in rivers only near the gulf states for the most part. Commons are much more common and in the majority of the United States. They are more often found in lakes and ponds.

@@Alligator.commonsnappers Central IL. Yes, I know this is weird, I wasn't joking about it seeming a bird dropped it out of the sky. Which is actually part of the reason I picked it up, I was just like, 'It's cold out, and it doesn't seem like it's moving. It's a turtle, how bad can it be? I don't want it to freeze. It's also going to get ran over, it's in someone's driveway gutter.' Winters are brutal here too, so I figured 'Why not?' It was at least 100 yards from the nearest body of water, which itself is extremely limited, just a farm creek with a really steep incline. I didn't know I picked up a dinosaur until my neighbor ID'd it. As an aside, I lightly cooked some unsalted chicken for it, and diced it into tiny chunks ~head size, then shredded it with my nails. Lightly dispersed it in the tub I have it in and I've seen it eating some today. It didn't really eat for a couple days, this is day 3, and it's the first time I've seen it eat, I made a little hide with some broken branches. Have been making sure the tub gets cleaned 1-2 times a day. I also surrendered my heated blanket to keep the tub warm, it gets chilly in my room but it's never too cold in the tub right now. Are you sure it's safe for me to just let it go into a creek? I don't even think there's any fish in the creek behind my apartment, the farmers spray chemicals in the area all summer. I'm surrounded by cornfields, so I'm absolutely dumbfounded as to how it actually got here.

@ Being that it’s nearly winter you could set it up for winter in the house. Alligator snapping turtles do go as far north as ill. but very rare. the water should be kept 80/82 for a baby ast. 78-80 is good for a common. either species likes to hide and dig into the sand.

@@ThatManKlann Thanks. Will do

The 180gal tank had a FX6 and FX2 filter and the 60gal has a FX2

How long would it take an alligator or common snapper to out grow a 125 gallon tank. I have a 6” alligator snapper in it now. I’m hoping maybe 5 years before I have to figure out the stock tank enclosure.

Also love your tanks

@ That sounds about right.

@ Thank you!

@@BucksNBassTV thank you

@@TheIntelligentElephant71133 It was horrible

@@TruFrag I’ve seen that. That was common snapping turtles and large ones. This is an alligator snapping turtle which instinctively opens its mouth when picked up and this is a very small turtle. I’ve been keeping turtles probably as long as that Clint guy has been alive.

@@weirdwatermelon6459 Thank you!

@@weirdwatermelon6459 I don’t know exactly but I hope awhile because I just do think I’ll get a larger aquarium this already took 4 of us to move. So I’ll probably go to stock tanks after but they just don’t look anywhere as nice as an aquarium and don’t offer the views. Hopefully a few years.

@@Astro_Guy_1 Thank you

@@OakTown1LOV3 I have not had one with that. I personally haven’t seen it happen. Is he living an okay life?

I have cst hatchling with mbd i got him like that but his fine and eating okay so im not worried

Metabolic bone diseasr is due to nutrient insuficiencies. Rebalance their food and add supplements. There are many resources om the internet about what to feed for MBD.

@@Alligator.commonsnappers yes he’s doing fine. No issues just looks different. It was just curious on how often it comes around, because I have never seen it before.

@@MNReptiles Thanks. The frame is a combination of 2x6 and 2x4 studs and the skin is 1/2” sande plywood. As well as the top and inside shelves. Building a basic aquarium stand is easy it’s the finishing I.e spackling, wood filling, caulking, sanding, priming and painting that takes time. The barn door kit includes the rail and hardware but the doors need to be made. I got the kit on Amazon. I have 3 videos on the build process just scroll down through my videos.

@@Alligator.commonsnappers sorry I should’ve been more clear lol. I meant the platform that’s meant for your turtles to bask on. Sorry for wasting your time typing that out!

@@MNReptiles That is a huge resin root structure that I bought at petsmart. It comes to the surface but they have never once been up high enough to be out of the water. They did on occasion when they were very small but now they never stick more than their nose and sometimes head out of the water.

@@derxiong7405 No it’s a red light which lets you see them in the dark

@@scarletfire9812 For me I had to make sure the intake tube where it connects to the shaft was underwater. Now it doesn’t do it. It was sucking too much air

@@annepettit3855 they can stay down a very long time.

@@Breydwildlife I have live plants and have used driftwood in the past

@@Alligator.commonsnappers yeah, mine likes to bury in my dead moss and driftwood.

@@blessedbeauty2293 Amazon. Hygger led light full spectrum. All of them have a red light night mode

@@blessedbeauty2293 Yeah pretty much ha!

@@blessedbeauty2293 Yes, and the difference keeps getting bigger

@@gedeonmalak We have 3 turtles but a total of 9 animals.

@@gedeonmalak Free time hobby

@@Whymayitbe1 He eats them. I try and they get eaten.

@@Alligator.commonsnappers that’s great! Duck weed and hornwort float anyway so he can get a snack whenever, I keep hornwart with my snapping turtle and he loves it.

@@Whymayitbe1 I have used duckweed and they do eat it but it also gets sucked into my filters

@@Alligator.commonsnappers I use sponge filters so that it doesn’t get stuck

@@Whymayitbe1 I need to look into those! I’m sure they make something that goes over the mouse shaped FX intake

@@austinanderson3393 Thanks. For a very young turtle like that I would certainly make sure they can get their head out of the water by just standing on their hind legs and sticking their head up. Everything seems good with the set up except I’d recommend no pebbles and going to sand. When they are older they can easily pass pebbles but very young turtles can accidentally swallow pebbles and it could cause issues in their digestive system. They like to dig down in the sand and sand is easier than rocks. I always keep baby turtles in a bit warmer water say 80-82. Once past a year old I’ll drop to 78ish. Mine are all 2+ years old so I have the water at 76ish.

Thanks for the response. Is it common for the turtle to suddenly stop eating pellets? Last thing, I’ve had him for almost 2 months and he’s usually going through some shedding…I believe that’s normal at this age?

@@austinanderson3393 shedding is normal. Did you feed him something he liked a lot more than pellets? Might want more of that. Mine like live minnows much more than pellets

Yes Ive been rotating bloodworms, cricket, and pellets. Best to just stick to with the live then? Trying to breed guppies in a separate tank for him.

@@austinanderson3393 Live is best for sure. Do you have access to a fishing bait store? Get a scoop of live minnows. Your turtle will love live fish to chase around. I’ve been feeding live minnows to all sorts of turtles for almost 40 years without an issue.

@@brodrickwenck4862 bait store and catch my own for them. Minnows and sunfish/crappie/ northern pike etc

@@gedeonmalak Hi and welcome. Yes, they can and do eat smaller fish in the pond and one ate a frog yesterday. Some of the fish are too big and fast for them though.

@@criofthewild7237 stock tank/pond

@@oscarolivares7232 Every snapping turtle I’ve ever had loves minnows. Find a local bait shop and get shiner or crappie minnows

@@criofthewild7237 Thanks. Yes, many. Mainly snapping turtles but also painted and red eared sliders over many years.

@@criofthewild7237 Thanks! Alligator snappers are imo. They are more picky with their food and what they will eat and they require a bit more care with water perimeters. But I probably enjoy them a bit more due to their secretive nature.