1 Year Old Snapping Turtle Help....?

Question

Hey i got a year old snapping turtle i got him only when he was a hatchling i found him wondering across a road by a park and i brought him home and hes got everything he needs now but anyways heres my question i bought a big plastic container it holds about 50 gallons of water its pretty big but anyways how much longer can he stay in the plastic container before i need to upgrade to a bigger tank??

Answer 1

the snapping turtle should be living the life it was meant to live, not living in a container as amusement for you.  if you wanted a turtle, you should have bought one from a reputable breeder or from a reptile show.  when you find a turtle in the road, and can safely do so, the turtle should be taken across the road in the same direction it was going, that's the right thing to do.  I think you should build the snapper a huge pond in your back yard and get him out of the container.

Answer 2

well snapping turtle snap when there mad or scared but a snapping turtle not a good pet because they snap

Answer 3

A snapping turtle is not an idea pet.

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Answer 4

I have to agree that snapping turtles aren't the best of pets, BUT you've had it a year, might as well see what happens.

General rule of thumb is 10 gallons of water per inch of carapace length, so your tub should last him until he's about 5 inches long... start saving for one of the pre-formed plastic ponds that you can buy at your local big-name hardware store... oh... and save up for fencing material as well... we use 4x4s and 1 inch hardware cloth... remember to bury it down about a foot... snappers can indeed dig... and climb