yes snappers common and alligator are messy. When I first got into keeping them I liked to offer whole foods alive if possible for the show of it all. But after a bit I started offering smaller meals just like I do with my monitors and snakes and noticed much better growth and a lot less fouling in the water. The guy who claims my snappers cant actually grow at the rate they have will dispute this I am sure as he/she most likely she is bored. But My best advise is to feed a varied diet comprised of mostly meat based in the first years of life. Its worked for me and good luck.

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