Other pets (pics and discussions)

[guidofatherof5]

Man, he is awesome. I gotta say, never heard of a snapper roaming the house.

How'd he climb on the bed?

With his legsSorry about that I just had to.

A blanket was hanging over the edge and he used it to climb up. The blanket wasn't needed as he's big enough to just grab the matress. Not much gets in his way.
He visits most of the kids in their rooms but seems to like the livingroom.
Many times the kids will come down to the snake room and tell me Tank's looking for me.
Sure enough, once I get to the livingroom he comes over to me, climbs up on me and sits. My kids just laugh.
He's the most interactive turtle I've ever had.
Has many dog qualities.

[RedSidedSPR]

OH WITH HIS LEGS!! Of course, should have thought of that

That's great. I love it.

So he just grabs the mattress with his claws and climbs that "wall"? Didn't know they could do that...

"most interactive turtle" as in most interactive SNAPPER? or turtle in general? How many house-roaming turtles have you had?

Like a shelled dog...

[guidofatherof5]

I've had a few other turtles.
This is the first free-range Snapper.
He's very curious about everything. If the kids are in the living room with toys or doing homework he has to go smell and touch everything they have.
The kids get a big kick out of Tank.
I can't wait until he's 40 or 50 pounds. By then he'll be asnswering the door.
Imagine the faces on the people that are met at the door by Tank.

[RedSidedSPR]

Makes me want one. Not gonna happen though.

What does he eat. Dog food?

Imagine the faces on the people that are met at the door by Tank.

[guidofatherof5]

Makes me want one. Not gonna happen though.

What does he eat. Dog food?

Trout chow, pinkies, salmon.
As he matures he'll switch to more veggies and fruit.
I hand feed him most of his food.
He's very gentle. Grabbed me a couple times but releases immediately. Most snappers wouldn't do that.
He's a special turtle.
My son(age 14) came up to me yesterday and said that if we have to evacuate I shouldn't worry about him but to grab Tank first.
Tank will out live me. My son has said he'll care for Tank when that time comes.

[RedSidedSPR]

Wow. that's awesome. he is special (your right most wouldn;t).

How long do they live?


sorry about that. the picture won't work. It was of some, middle aged bald, fat guy with this wierded out, dumbfounded expression.

[ConcinusMan]

Wow. that's awesome. he is special (your right most wouldn;t).

How long do they live?


sorry about that. the picture won't work. It was of some, middle aged bald, fat guy with this wierded out, dumbfounded expression.

Why were you trying to post a picture of Steve?

[guidofatherof5]

50-70 years. Since he's a male and from S.D. he'll max weight at around 70-80 pounds.
He'll be an awesome sight at full weight. Too bad I won't be around to see him.

[RedSidedSPR]

Wow, that's pretty long... And heavy

[d_virginiana]

Tank is adorable! Makes my fiance's arguments for a free-range apartment snapper seem less crazy (I feel like most couples discuss things like how to decorate after they get married, not whether they are getting a snapper or a constrictor...)

He must really be a special turtle. Every snapper I've ever encountered alligator or common has done its darnedest to remove my fingers

Wow. that's awesome. he is special (your right most wouldn;t).

How long do they live?

They recently found an alligator snapping turtle with a musket ball from the civil war lodged in its shell and estimated it at over 200 years old I wonder if they are normally more long-lived than common snappers or if that one was just really old?