How to raise snapping turtles?

The snapping turtle is one of the most famous snapping turtles in the world, which is found in the Mississippi River valley in North America and in the southern and central parts of the United States. It is also the oldest living reptile and one of the largest freshwater turtles in the world. So snapping turtles are hard to keep? How can we raise them well?

Snapping turtle

Generally speaking, raising snapping turtles is very simple. Because snapping turtles have strong adaptability to the environment, they can live normally in an environment of 2-38 degrees Celsius. They are not afraid of heat in summer and cold in winter. Therefore, the success rate of crocodile turtle breeding is also quite high. Of course, raising snapping turtles does not mean that you can do whatever you want, and the process of raising still needs to master certain methods and skills.

Whether it is a big snapping turtle or a small snapping turtle, we must first prepare a spacious and comfortable living environment for it. It is necessary to change water regularly, disinfect the big pond for feeding snapping turtles, keep the breeding environment healthy and hygienic, and prevent snapping turtles from getting sick.

In addition, breeders need to prepare healthy and suitable food for snapping turtles according to their living habits and dietary characteristics. Crocodile turtles eat omnivores and tend to eat meat. When artificially raised, it can be prepared from the leftovers and puffed feed of small fish, shrimp, snail, mussel, insect, earthworm, silkworm chrysalis, fly maggot, Tenebrio molitor and various livestock and poultry, and then fed with some fresh vegetables and fruits.

Feeding snapping turtles every day requires timing, quantification and fixation. And the feeding time should be adjusted according to the change of seasonal climate. Generally speaking, people feed/kloc-0 once a day at noon in early spring and early winter, and twice a day in late spring and late autumn, with 40% at 9 am and 60% at night. Feeding should be fixed in one place, and the dropped food should be eaten within 1.5 hours. If the snapping turtle really can't finish eating, then the owner can throw less food next time. At the same time, the food for snapping turtles should be cut into small pieces, and the hard ones should be soaked first, and rotten food should not be used.