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Hello!

Im very new to the world of turtles and snappers in particular. I've kept bearded dragons for a while, but i havent in 5 years.

Im in possesion of a 30 gal. (i believe) terra/aquarium inside of my carnivorous plant greenhouse, and thought it would be extremely cool to have some sort of carnivorous creature inhabit the terra/aquairum. I originally wanted pirannah, but that wasnt happening haha.

Im considering making the aquarium a "southern bog", complete with peaty (peat moss) water, an aquatic carnivorous plant, and other such things.

Would a baby snapper be feasible to keep? The greenhouse will be anywhere from 80s-50s with maybe a 5 to 10 degree swing either way in the winter/summer. The water will idealy be slightly acidic and "murky"...

Im extremely new so i'll get to reading! Thanks for the help!
Frankie

Initially it would be okay, but if you feed them alot they will foul the aquarium fast. You might want to take him out to feed him in a smaller container that way you will keep the aquarium cleaner for a longer time.
I do that with a 2 year old musk turtle that's in a 20 gallon tank with an undergravel filter and I only have to clean it out about every 3 months.

they can be fairly destructive little guys if you put a plant down and they dont think it should be there they will dig it up and move it. i think iwould find a something different to go in yoru bogg i can just see the snapper destroying a lot of your hard work. but they are fun little guys to keep.