mr. turtle

magurth · Joined: 25 Aug 2008 Posts: 14

this is my common snapper. i found him while i was mowing the lawn at work right next to a busy four lane road! no body of water for a very long way.lucky for him me moved and cought my eye. if i didnt see him in time the mower would have tested his hatchling shell to the limit.

Lady_Blood_Rose · Joined: 12 Jul 2008 Posts: 70 Location: Murray County, Ga

aww he's cute Smile

looks alot like my Tokar lol. Love that you have him in with an oscar though don;t get to attached to the fish he'll evently eat it lol.
_________________
"There is no accidental venomus snake bite, if you get bit then you did something wrong."

My Herp-&-Invert Collection
0.1.0 RES - "Cooter"
0.2.0 Eastern Spiney SoftShell - "Jc" & "Nessie"
0.1.0 Eastern Painted - "Squirtle"
0.1.0 Common Snapper - "Tokar"
1.0.0 Mississippi Map - "Raphael"
1.0.0 African SideNeck aka Helmeted - "Michelangelo"
0.1.0 Ornate Box Turtle - "chichi"
1.0.0 Tokay Gecko - "Master Cheif"
Proud Arachnid Mom of:
0.2.0 Flat Rock Scorpion - "Sweety" - "baby"
1.0.0 Pac-Man Frog - "Goliath"
0.0.1 Red Tailed Green Rat Snake - "Eden"
1.2.2 Ball Python -"Judas" "Miricle Holy Diver" "Samson " ""
0.1.0 Red Tail Boa - "Magdeline"
1.0.0 Ca King Snake - "Solomon"
0.1.0 Albino Ca King - "Sheba"
0.0.1 Amazon Tree Boa - "Mastema
1.0.0 Northern x Southern Copperhead - "Skarcrow"

magurth · Joined: 25 Aug 2008 Posts: 14

thanks! the oscar is now in his own tank. even the 530 gph POOL filter cant keep up with the waste that both these guys put out. now that they are seperated water changes went down to every 2 weeks. in the process of building indoor pond for mr turtle cant wait till its done so i can post some pics. i also took the rocks out of his tank, in fear he would develope sores or even worse, wedge himselfe between them breaking the tank. hes VERY strong, and VERY fast i have to keep a close eye on him when i take him outside for some natural sun.

ZEKE · Joined: 13 Dec 2007 Posts: 436

cool. i look forward to seeing pics of the indoor pond for him. and also some pics of him and the oscar Smile

magurth · Joined: 25 Aug 2008 Posts: 14

funny story. my camera is kaput just wouldnt turn on one day. it was cheap anyways.
im trying to find a 200-300 gallon horse trough for a good price. then ill enclose the area with a chicken coop like setup . however im not going to use chicken coop wire as these guys are known to climb fences and i wouldnt want him to get hurt.