Softshell Turtle Facts: BIGGEST freshwater TURTLE | Animal Fact Files

[@mikemadden2729]

Softshells can run like hell! I've seen them actually gallop with their body completely off the ground like a mammal!

[@AnimalFactFiles]

You are so right!!! I had a softshell when I was a kid, and I used to set up "obstacle courses" for him. He was so fast!

[@wadebond7679]

Ive only seen one...a road that runs between an old shut down gravel pit on both sides of the road..I even turned around as I spotted it...pulled over..got up to it and zoom...it laid the tall grass over as it headed in to the creek

[@BigAl2-u7e]

Softshell Turtles are like a hybrid between a common snapping turtle and a fly river turtle.

[@AnimalFactFiles]

I can totally see this!

[@clol6049]

Yes especially the personality they have a tyoucal common snapper personality

[@davidandmercywhipple]

So good to learn more about soft shell turtles, we just rescued one from the middle of the road and brought it home...it is so big and wow,...so soft ..never felt that before...will have to take it to a real body of water tomorrow though...

[@AnimalFactFiles]

Hope your rescued friend got back safely! They are such fascinating creatures!

[@davidandmercywhipple]

He/she has been playing hide and seek with us in the backyard since we brought it back...right now it is buried under leaves in between fences...I just hope it's ok until we can get it and take it back to a place I think would be better for it

[@AnimalFactFiles]

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[@noahbannister1834]

I had one as a pet when I was young and released him back into a small local lake. I’m going to go looking for him soon

[@PokeDude011]

I used to call these pancake turtles when I was little.

[@AnimalFactFiles]

That is adorable!!! I actually had one of these guys as a kid and his name was Pancake.

[@colbyduyck1861]

Found one of these cute little fellas in “The Villages, Florida today on a golf cart path. About 300 yards from the nearest pond. Had no clue they were so fast but it was very kind and didn’t try biting while I carried it the 300 yards to shores edge to hopefully live a happy 30 year old life. Wild life is awesome

[@bwallen2]

I owned a male spiny soft shell turtle for nearly 10 years. It ate anything I put it in. No fish or crawdad was safe from it.

[@AnimalFactFiles]

They can be crazy about food!

[@christopherstairhime7591]

I caught a baby soft shell out of the Maumee River about 3 hours ago. First one I'd ever seen! Removed the hook and put him back 👌

[@raphlvlogs271]

slow growth rate is what makes turtles so vulnerable.

[@animalandairplanecollectib1127]

I’ve seen a soft shell turtle at the aquarium of Boise in Idaho and I’ve also seen one at the Florida aquarium in Tampa and I’ve also seen one at the Tampa zoo at Lowry park.

[@AnimalFactFiles]

That's so cool! They're pretty awesome animals. 😊

[@kimmy6304]

the leetle snoot, so cute

[@Aspiranters425]

I have one unique Thames river turtle with me. And its soft shell has 4 black dots (and yellow circle around the black Dots) just like butterfly (2 on the right and 2 on the left). I named it squirtel.

[@AnimalFactFiles]

That is so cute! The "butterfly dots" sound really cool. =)

[@tracybowling1156]

In my backyard, there is a pond. In that pond there are all kinds of turtles. My very fav are the Softshell. We feed them fish pellets. The very first one I saw had white and black patches on his neck. Boy, was he weird! The older, bigger turtles come right to the bank to feed. While the babies and smaller turtles stay a ways back. It took a while for them to trust us. They all come and wait for us to feed them. They know we come every evening. That's very smart, in my opinion.

[@shmeatloaf3281]

The soft shell also allow better camouflage in fresh water and oddly no neck growth

[@exspiravit6920]

What you mean by "and no neck growth" ?? They literally have freakish long necks and have bit the piss out of many a young fool with no SST Experience

[@shadeaquaticbreeder2914]

I just seen that one species is now considered extinct along with the river dolphins of the same area yangzi River I believe

[@guanedits6349]

I have a soft shell turtle too

[@jadenl629]

Turtles are amazing!😀

[@Krysbian]

You’re voice is beautiful, i wish you would go viral!

[@AnimalFactFiles]

Aww! Thank you!! I'm willing to bet your voice is beautiful, too. =)

[@mystwolfe7791]

Only came across one of while kayaking in the creek in Ohio. It was like finding a baby unicorn. Super hard to find and have not encountered another in over 30 years.

[@syn8666]

I would LOVE for ya'll to make a Water Bear vid🏝!!

[@AnimalFactFiles]

Great suggestion! Here's a link to the video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jIfXqqGsbK6JrKM Thanks for watching!

[@geojiujitsu8965]

I’m have one now ..about 2 inches wide caught in Yankton South Dakota

[@clol6049]

Arrau turtles are the second biggest freshwater turtles and they are pretty interesting too.

[@TheLexoDex]

Donatello

[@Mi..Mi..]

Yes

[@ReigensAss]

REAL

[@clol6049]

I have seen softshell turtles before and some have tried to approach me but they were a bit too scared

[@nailim_cuesta3356]

We just found one on the road my uncle named him chillin willy 😂

[@nailim_cuesta3356]

We ended up letting him go😕

[@nailim_cuesta3356]

Video was very helpful tho we hade a home Meade tank and he was munch happier when I added dirt/sand

[@AnimalFactFiles]

They love to bury themselves in the mud/sand. =) I'm sure you'll miss Chillin Willy, but you won't forget him!

[@nailim_cuesta3356]

Animal Fact Files when I put him in the mud I panicked I couldn’t find him in there hopefully now he’s happy

[@Dubstep195]

I once caught a 75lb Florida soft shell turtle on 20lb test, it had so many hooks and lures on it ig most people thought it was a log and I felt bad...but they are endangered?? I live in Florida again and they are literally everywhere! I can’t go fishing and not get one caught lol Oh unrelated but the best fight was with a 35lb alligator snapping turtle it looked soo cool in person lol just had to say my experiences with them

[@AnimalFactFiles]

Oh wow! That's so big!! And yes, alligator snappers are fierce!! And one species of softshell turtle is actually considered one of the rarest reptiles in the world (and is currently considered functionally extinct because the last known female died last year). There are few individuals of the Red River giant softshell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei) left, though other softshells are faring better. ;)

[@codychen8796]

Florida is probably the last resort for them unlike many other states north of it

[@connortessier9841]

i see these turtles once every like 2 years where i live

[@AnimalFactFiles]

That's awesome! We saw them once when we went to Disney World, but they don't live near us. You're lucky!!

[@connortessier9841]

its not hard to find them in Orlando

[@deadfingergarage]

Just caught a almost 2 footer ..hooked his leg ..let him go ..was wild

[@AnimalFactFiles]

Oh my that must have been an adrenaline rush!

[@dabsantabs-1622]

I have a pet soft shell and he’s so cool!

[@AnimalFactFiles]

That's awesome! I love their pointy noses. =)

[@Icegaze88]

Donatello!!

[@ReigensAss]

YEAH

[@teshayazzie3095]

Just bought one for my kids. Random purchase. Know nothing about them. I can see we will need a bigger tank eventually. It likes to hide in the sand. It’s so ugly it’s cute.

[@AnimalFactFiles]

Hope it goes well! Turtles can be amazing pets ☺️

[@TellesBoys951]

yae got him in my fish tank

[@_QWWQ_]

I have a baby softshell with a 1inch scale .. Its been 3days i dont know what to feed him

[@AnimalFactFiles]

I'd recommend looking up care sheets and watching other youtubers who own these turtles. Best of luck! Here's a link for a care sheet to start you off: www.reptilesmagazine.com/how-to-care-for-soft-shelled-turtles/

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

Happy World Turtle Day!

[@stephenredfearn8475]

Saw one today in a lake in thailand. It head was huge. I thought it was an anoconda at first.

[@AnimalFactFiles]

Oh that would be awesome to see!

[@Delojos]

When are you going to do the whip scorpion???

[@AnimalFactFiles]

Well, we have done tailless whip scorpion here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6XQfZh7YrmZbNk But I'll make sure to get just regular whip scorpions added to the request list! =)

[@the_original_notymallow2167]

I got a pet soft shell

[@nelsontubig8750]

These are consider invasive species in some part of the Philippines specially in fish pond and farms.

[@peanutbutter4741]

me spending the whole video rubbing my ear

[@AnimalFactFiles]

Honestly same

[@peanutbutter4741]

@@AnimalFactFiles LOL i would sell my kidney to actually pet a turtle that soft

[@shin-ahbluedragon5409]

Can you make a video on cheetahs?(if you haven't already done it)

[@AnimalFactFiles]

Oooh!! I looooove cheetahs. They weren't on our request lit but I'm adding them now!

[@rjsgaming7986]

I have a pet softshell

[@AnimalFactFiles]

Aww! They're a lot of fun. =)

[@kousarahamed5056]

I have it one

[@MecoDaHedge]

These “Efforts” stay killing them

[@clol6049]

its difficult. people are annoying.

[@pawang_game_id]

Bulus atau Labi-labi nih ya?

[@brandonhorlback5786]

Im hungry 🤤 now turtle 🐢 stew 🍲 is good 😌

[@clol6049]

Starve ❤

[@andrewhall4283]

Why the fuck is this still picture compilation in the videos section. These compilations should be banned.