Hey everyone im new to the keeping of the alligator snapping turtle i have just acquired a common Ally a pig tailed Ally and a hypo Ally i have read all that i can find online and i am still hungry for more information. i have asked a few people about some of my concerns and i am still wondering how long it should take for an Ally's shell to harden all three of mine are about the size of an oreo cookie and i assume that their shells should still be slightly spongie seeing as most everyone has said so i was just wondering if that was true or not? i just want to make shure that i provide them the best possible care. thanks for all of your time.
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New to the scene and need some help
gatorsnap5
Jan 29, 2007 09:59 PM
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phantoms
Jan 30, 2007 12:00 AM
when mine was that little its shell was still a little soft.
chrysemys
Jan 30, 2007 09:52 AM
Yeah it will take a few months for the shell to harden completly. You can browse through the forum, there are some good threads that could probably teach you a thing or two. Kind of hard to answer when theres no specific question... All I can say is hope you got a lot of food and a lot of space to keep all 3 of those hungry monters! Good Luck,
-Chris
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Currently in the US Navy so I have sold off my collection. But over the years I have had dozens of turtles, fish, geckos, and other lizards. Cant wait to get back in the hobby once im out though!
gatorsnap5
Feb 02, 2007 07:52 PM
hey thanks for the input i have already read all of the posts that are here on the forum and they have all helped out a lot thanks again i was wondering if any of you have had any experience keeping razorback's with alligator snappers? also have any of you had any luck getting your AST to eat frozen smelt? or sardines?
