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Steve sorry I missed your reply to the post below in reference to me keeping my snappers housed together, I just kind of missed it! Anyways, no. Theres a fat risk of a larger snapper (Macro or Chelydra) eating a smaller one. I've seen it a number of times, not to mention the documentation i've read, not worth the risk. Having them together would be fine I would say in the event that they were to be bred to one another and on that note, I would'nt keep them in anything less than an enormous outdoor pond for hibernating and elbow room ~ wish I had that kind of space, but I don't lol Thanx, Leo
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I would never put one of my smaller guys in with my larger ones
But my 35 pound female and 100 pound male get along fine.

Just dont put any turtle in that might be bite-size to them

In 1996 I found one of my common snappers killed and partially eaten by another common snapper. I kept three hatchlings together for one year, gave one away, and kept the other two together until this incident. They were about the same size - 4.5 inch carapace.

The "killer" snapper was a little heavier, and was always the more aggresive of the two. However, there was no violence observed up until this point. They basked together and lived harmoniously. Just goes to show that they are unpredictable.