Reply by clifton — 2015-08-26 02:17:31 GMT

Sexual maturity is at about 10-12 years old in alligator snappers. Maybe that's a factor.

Reply by JYohe — 2013-11-30 13:33:27 GMT

you may...but it may takes a few years or more...
all the KS forums are dead...
and Facebook sucks....no matter why they went there.....>>>

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Reply by Mark M — 2013-09-08 01:07:37 GMT

Damn! I was hoping to meet some hot chicks here

Reply by max0331 — 2013-09-06 22:55:10 GMT

Interesting indeed. Welcome to the forum, not sure if you are aware but this forum is just about as dead as a rat that has been in the freezer for a month.

Reply by max0331 — 2013-12-08 11:04:28 GMT

Here is one of my males at 727 days old and over 7 inches SCL. Hatched him myself so Im sure of every single millimeter of growth and have full records of every single meal.

Reply by max0331 — 2013-12-08 10:47:49 GMT

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.

Reply by skeetdadpractica — 2013-12-05 23:15:19 GMT

A couple months ago, I fed my ASTs some steamed crawdads. They loved them, but what a mess it makes! They're crapping out shell for a week! Plus it smells pretty rank...old seafood!

Pretty much the same thing with live prawns...they devour them, but the resultant mess may not warrant a regular feeding of crustaceans!

Reply by max0331 — 2013-12-05 22:37:38 GMT

You know what they say about opinions right?

Reply by p1mpw0rm — 2013-10-13 00:12:04 GMT

There's no way a 2 year old common snapper is 7"... I don't care what you're feeding it. It's either older than that, or you haven't actually measured lol ...they simply don't grow at that rate.

Reply by Condaman74 — 2013-05-30 04:04:27 GMT

They are addictive. A batch of bugs, some sausage, a few ears of corn cut in half, and a bag of potatoes tossed into a big pot to boil. Add some beer and good music and you have a party.
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Reply by max0331 — 2013-05-24 23:03:53 GMT

My common is a 2 yr old male. SCL about 7 inches. There is one pet shop near me that occasionally has live crawdads but usually the ones I feed to him come from a local stream. When I first got him I put him into a fish tank with some fish and crawdads. Next day all the small Crawdads were gone. Fun to watch snappers eat that's for sure.

Reply by skeetdadpractica — 2013-05-23 19:11:42 GMT

Thanks....I'll check it out! I've never eaten them myself!

Reply by condaman74 — 2013-05-23 18:43:46 GMT

I usually order mudbugs from www.lacrawfish.com
I get in enough to cook up and enough to toss into a stock tank and keep around for feeding my Macros. I've been looking into the possibility of getting some of the self cloning crawfish but I am not sold on those yet.
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Reply by skeetdadpractica — 2013-05-19 03:47:45 GMT

How big is your common? I have one also, about 5 years old. He is super aggressive, has a very deformed shell from previous owner keeping him indoors in a very small enclosure. His carapace is approx. 6" long & flared upwards around the err 1/2 of shell.

He is much happier now in outdoor pond.

I am having trouble finding live crayfish, here in LA area. Lots of Vietnamese crayfish restaurants but none will sell them live. I guess I may have to hit the local rivers & golf course streams.

Reply by ssshane — 2013-08-03 21:25:56 GMT

Here are a few updated photos of the Ali Snapper.

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Reply by ssshane — 2013-07-13 13:28:27 GMT

I do enjoy keeping them as well. The common is now at a friends house. I am only raising the alligator now. I have raised a few commons before. I need to get some updated photos.
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Reply by colorconstrictor — 2013-07-13 10:51:32 GMT

Awesome. Love the Alligator Snapper! I don't even own any turtles anymore but common snappers have always been a joy to own. They really have personality... Those goofs always managed to put a smile on my face.

And as for Alligator Snappers, as far as looks go you can't get a meaner looking reptile outside of Monitor Lizards. Alligators Snaps have to be in my personal top five scale for scale most wicked looking reptiles... Big congrats on it!

Every few months as they grow it just feels more and more like you have a damned dinosaur as a pet : )

I'm not implying that you intend to, but just in case you are, DON'T house them together.

Reply by wolfpackh — 2012-10-23 15:44:35 GMT

Nice comparison.
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Reply by luchuxue — 2016-08-21 23:19:09 GMT

I am from China
I would like to ask, where you can buy and bring back China
ps: I also particularly like Snapping Turtle

Reply by JYohe — 2013-01-20 20:22:34 GMT

...cool turtle....

the first thing you have to do is.....se if there is coal dust in the water there....check the sand...is it black?...the sulpher (I think) from coal makes animals turn orange....I have seen orange snappers like this in the Susquehanna River here in Columbia ,PA....down in (washington Boro) the islands can be almost pure coal dust in places....lots of coal from the decades of trains and barges running the river, from coal country in upstate to Md ....anyways....orange I have seen in toads also...orange toad was real cool...huge one...left it out there.........it works fast....LONG ago...my brother and his friend(s) fished all summer long in the river...walking all over and staying out there pretty much everyday.....their toenails turned orange....!! gross on humans....cool on turtles....

funny though....the paint turtles and map turtles here...I never saw an orange tinted one......

good luck....may be no coal in your area......
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Reply by p1mpw0rm — 2013-10-13 00:19:51 GMT

What foods have you offered? They are very shy, especially in a new habitat. You say you rescued it? How so? It's probably a common snapper if you found it out of water. In any case, I would just find a pond and let it go. You obviously know nothing about caring for an alligator snapper or common snapper.

Reply by sthrnfryedyanke — 2012-08-30 20:28:29 GMT

Now I am completely new to ATS's so I will answer this in a very general way. When did you catch this turtle? What are the food items you are trying to feed it and do you have an actual setup for the ATS? If so he may need a few days to acclimate himself to his new surroundings. I recently received 2 hatchling ATS's that as of day #2 have not eaten yet. I have their setup with rosie red minnows and the place where I got them from said that it WILL take a few days b4 they start eating. Their is also hiding spots, the man said when you see them just laying theor with theor mouths open is when they are becoming ready to feed. ATS's are not hunters and chasers but opportunity feeders if that makes sense.

Reply by turtlerguy — 2012-01-23 02:30:34 GMT

What are you keeping him in and how much water?How long has it been since you rescued him? He could just be stressed.Try a pinky.

Reply by max0331 — 2013-05-27 21:25:35 GMT

In my experience there is nothing I can put in my 2 yr old males tank that he wont tear up. I keep him down in the basement and most days I can hear him all the way across the house and up a flight of stairs rearranging his aquarium. So my snappers set up is a lot less natural looking then Id like it to be. I don't think they require the vivid set ups most of us would like them to have. Mine seems pretty content pushing and pulling around the few bricks I have in there for him to crawl up on to bask if he chooses. I just have to re stack and fix things in the tank the more he grows. Ive never been into turtles very much like I am with snakes and lizards. But My snapper is probably the most entertaining and rewarding reptile Ive ever kept. Feeding time sure beats the heck out of the same routine in feeding a snake the same old mouse or rat. There is my 2 cents. If ya find away to set up a natural looking snapper habitat for one that is big enough to do its own decorating Id love to hear about it.

Reply by vmax — 2011-12-21 13:22:30 GMT

Earth worms are more appealing to turtles.

Reply by vmax — 2011-12-21 13:20:33 GMT

Mine eats tiny turtle pellets. I'm sure it would eat worms fish tubifex worms or anything else I offered. The lack of appetite is due to the time of the year and water temps. Raise the temps to the low to mid 70's and it'll eat.

Reply by ccaputo61988 — 2011-12-08 00:53:36 GMT

Yea i took my little guy in too for the winter season. I plan to release him back into my watergarden come this spring. Ive offered him food once so far and he didnt take it. Figured id let him settle for the 1st couple days before i tried getting him to eat. Today was the 1st day i offered food but no success so i will try again tomorrow. I put 2 small sized meal worms in the water and let them float and wiggle around for a little over an hour. Im going to research a little more tonight and look into some food options for hatchlings, any suggestions are welcome.

Reply by vmax — 2011-12-06 04:39:54 GMT

No need to panic. I'm in Ma also and found a hatchling late Sept. I now have the baby snapper in a ten gallon tank in my house at room temp. Ambient temps are low 70's and water temp is low to mid 60's. Perfect for the little one. I offer pellets every other day and the turtle eats them. When its cool the turtle is less active and will move about more during the mid morning and early afternoon. I had him/her in a sterilite container and changed out the water every couple of days prior to setting up the tank. I'll release him in the early summer. They will follow their own body clock and cycle themselves so don't worry about interrupting anything. If you want me to take the turtle I'll take care of it until the summer.

Reply by vmax — 2011-12-06 04:42:45 GMT

Some would say pastel, etc etc and it's worth whatever someone is willing to pay for it. Beautiful turtle.

Reply by vmax — 2011-12-06 04:46:49 GMT

Also, The allys will kill the common. Cute turtles!!!

Reply by chance37 — 2011-11-18 16:37:30 GMT

the black and white he has is common....let me warn you dont put them in the same tank.....they are extremely territorial and will fight all the time....I had 3 together and once they got soe size about a year old i had to seperate them..i removed the most aggressive one thinking the other two would be ok....nope....they are ferocious lil jokers....love em....ive since gotten rid of the commons and had an ally now for a year...My commons would take food from my hand....the allys are much more standoffish....the more aggressive of the 2 is def the commons..good luck with them...they are a treat and they are dirty jokers