Other pets (pics and discussions)

[guidofatherof5]

Lovely beast !
More pics of him are welcome :-)

Lovely in looks and in attitude also. He's a real member of our family. I've had many snapping turtles in my life but never one like Tank.
He lives with my family and they all accept him and treat him accordingly. Sometimes he has to work around us and sometimes we have to work around him. It all seems to fit well together. Stepping over a 26 pounds snapping turtle is just part of living here and Tank doesn't seem to mind at all. He certainly doesn't show any apprehension about being with us. He's never defensive or scared with anything except wagging dog tails. He's been smacked in the face a few time. I'm sure he could teach the dog not to do that in his own special way.

[guidofatherof5]

A friend of me want to give me a snapping turtle from about 12 inches long.
I always liked snappers but i dont know acctually how te keep them as adults.
If i give him a large outdoor pond , wil he hibernate in it?
I dont want to put him in a tiny aquarium.
I've seen photo's of Tank and he is absolutely gorgeous !

[guidofatherof5]

Tank went to bed last night but slept in all morning and into the afternoon.
I was worried about him so I started to uncover him. It didn't take long for me to see he was fine.
That back leg stretched out and palm turned can only mean one thing.
"I'm sleeping in. Do not disturb"

[gibble888]

Guess what......turtle butt

[gibble888]

Guess who....turtle poo

[guidofatherof5]

The King is awake.

[gibble888]

Is it just me or is it that he doesnt even look mean like all the other snappers ive run across. He looks like he wants a hug.

[guidofatherof5]

Is it just me or is it that he doesnt even look mean like all the other snappers ive run across. He looks like he wants a hug.

It's the eyes. Those are trusting eyes.

[ConcinusMan]

I'm sure he could teach the dog not to do that in his own special way.

I'm sure he could. Researchers discovered that negative reinforcement is a particularly effective teaching method when it includes searing pain. Especially when it involves loss of the body part used to carry out the undesirable behavior.. The same researchers also discovered that teen pregnancy drops after age 19.

[guidofatherof5]

It was a beautiful day here in Iowa, Tank got some outside time. He never ranged any further then 20 feet from me and he never went out of my sight.
He kept coming back to me looking at the front door of the house, he's such a spoiled little 26 pound snapping turtle. We were out in the front yard. People would walk or ride by and do a double take when they saw the big man out in the yard. One guy almost crashed his bike.
Such a pleasant turtle.