Florida Snapping Turtle

Although the living methods of many pet turtles are similar, there are differences between them, so There are also different ways to raise different pet turtles. To raise a pet turtle, we first need to have a certain understanding of their personality, so let’s first understand what the personalities of the Florida snapping turtle are.

The body length of the Florida snapping turtle: about 30~40cm, up to 50cm

The origin of the Florida snapping turtle: Importantly found in Florida and South Georgia Recreational Areas: Important Rest in swamps, pools or lakes, as well as in some slow-flowing rivers.

Florida snapping turtle's food: Larvae can be fed a variety of foods, such as small fish, shrimps, mealworms and any water, turtle feed, etc. As an adult, it will hunt all small animals in the water or on the shore, as long as it can be swallowed, it is its prey. Extraordinary morphology: The neck of the Fosaurus crocodile has a prominent protruding spine, the carapace is oblong with no obvious bulge, the front is narrow and the back is wide, and the back is significantly serrated, and its complexion is generally light yellow or tan. The length of the anterior plastron does not exceed 40% of the length of the carapace. The width of the front edge of the third vertebral shield is the same width as the two costal shields or slightly wider. The plastron generally appears simple yellow. The head is tapered and the eyes are closer to the tip of the snout. Barbed upper and lower beaks and three serrated ridges spread from the tip of the tail to the tail. It is a very fierce carnivore and eats a variety of wild animals. In the resting place, when someone approaches, the crocodile will attack violently. The larvae of the original subspecies are relatively timid, but the adults are quite ferocious and aggressive, far more violent than the North American subspecies. The original subspecies likes high temperatures

Growth of the Florida snapping turtle: The growing season is from April to October, and from about May to September, the female turtle will land on the beach and burrow with her hind feet, and give birth to about 11 ~83 white spherical eggs, hatchlings take approximately 55 to 125 days (approximately from late summer to the following spring).

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