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@@TruFrag I’ve seen that. That was common snapping turtles and large ones. This is an alligator snapping turtle which instinctively opens its mouth when picked up and this is a very small turtle. I’ve been keeping turtles probably as long as that Clint guy has been alive.

@@weirdwatermelon6459 Thank you!

@@weirdwatermelon6459 I don’t know exactly but I hope awhile because I just do think I’ll get a larger aquarium this already took 4 of us to move. So I’ll probably go to stock tanks after but they just don’t look anywhere as nice as an aquarium and don’t offer the views. Hopefully a few years.

@@Astro_Guy_1 Thank you

@@Zerotx-k1y haha yeah.

@@OakTown1LOV3 I have not had one with that. I personally haven’t seen it happen. Is he living an okay life?

I have cst hatchling with mbd i got him like that but his fine and eating okay so im not worried

Metabolic bone diseasr is due to nutrient insuficiencies. Rebalance their food and add supplements. There are many resources om the internet about what to feed for MBD.

@@Alligator.commonsnappers yes he’s doing fine. No issues just looks different. It was just curious on how often it comes around, because I have never seen it before.

@@MNReptiles Thanks. The frame is a combination of 2x6 and 2x4 studs and the skin is 1/2” sande plywood. As well as the top and inside shelves. Building a basic aquarium stand is easy it’s the finishing I.e spackling, wood filling, caulking, sanding, priming and painting that takes time. The barn door kit includes the rail and hardware but the doors need to be made. I got the kit on Amazon. I have 3 videos on the build process just scroll down through my videos.

@@Alligator.commonsnappers sorry I should’ve been more clear lol. I meant the platform that’s meant for your turtles to bask on. Sorry for wasting your time typing that out!

@@MNReptiles That is a huge resin root structure that I bought at petsmart. It comes to the surface but they have never once been up high enough to be out of the water. They did on occasion when they were very small but now they never stick more than their nose and sometimes head out of the water.

@@derxiong7405 No it’s a red light which lets you see them in the dark

@@scarletfire9812 For me I had to make sure the intake tube where it connects to the shaft was underwater. Now it doesn’t do it. It was sucking too much air

@@annepettit3855 they can stay down a very long time.

@@Breydwildlife I have live plants and have used driftwood in the past

@@Alligator.commonsnappers yeah, mine likes to bury in my dead moss and driftwood.

@@blessedbeauty2293 Amazon. Hygger led light full spectrum. All of them have a red light night mode

@@blessedbeauty2293 Yeah pretty much ha!

@@blessedbeauty2293 Yes, and the difference keeps getting bigger

@@gedeonmalak We have 3 turtles but a total of 9 animals.

@@gedeonmalak Free time hobby

@@Whymayitbe1 He eats them. I try and they get eaten.

@@Alligator.commonsnappers that’s great! Duck weed and hornwort float anyway so he can get a snack whenever, I keep hornwart with my snapping turtle and he loves it.

@@Whymayitbe1 I have used duckweed and they do eat it but it also gets sucked into my filters

@@Alligator.commonsnappers I use sponge filters so that it doesn’t get stuck

@@Whymayitbe1 I need to look into those! I’m sure they make something that goes over the mouse shaped FX intake

@@austinanderson3393 Thanks. For a very young turtle like that I would certainly make sure they can get their head out of the water by just standing on their hind legs and sticking their head up. Everything seems good with the set up except I’d recommend no pebbles and going to sand. When they are older they can easily pass pebbles but very young turtles can accidentally swallow pebbles and it could cause issues in their digestive system. They like to dig down in the sand and sand is easier than rocks. I always keep baby turtles in a bit warmer water say 80-82. Once past a year old I’ll drop to 78ish. Mine are all 2+ years old so I have the water at 76ish.

Thanks for the response. Is it common for the turtle to suddenly stop eating pellets? Last thing, I’ve had him for almost 2 months and he’s usually going through some shedding…I believe that’s normal at this age?

@@austinanderson3393 shedding is normal. Did you feed him something he liked a lot more than pellets? Might want more of that. Mine like live minnows much more than pellets

Yes Ive been rotating bloodworms, cricket, and pellets. Best to just stick to with the live then? Trying to breed guppies in a separate tank for him.

@@austinanderson3393 Live is best for sure. Do you have access to a fishing bait store? Get a scoop of live minnows. Your turtle will love live fish to chase around. I’ve been feeding live minnows to all sorts of turtles for almost 40 years without an issue.

@@brodrickwenck4862 bait store and catch my own for them. Minnows and sunfish/crappie/ northern pike etc

@@gedeonmalak Hi and welcome. Yes, they can and do eat smaller fish in the pond and one ate a frog yesterday. Some of the fish are too big and fast for them though.

@@criofthewild7237 stock tank/pond

@@oscarolivares7232 Every snapping turtle I’ve ever had loves minnows. Find a local bait shop and get shiner or crappie minnows

@@criofthewild7237 Thanks. Yes, many. Mainly snapping turtles but also painted and red eared sliders over many years.

@@criofthewild7237 Thanks! Alligator snappers are imo. They are more picky with their food and what they will eat and they require a bit more care with water perimeters. But I probably enjoy them a bit more due to their secretive nature.

@@shuvohussein4076 Some states require a permit. But many do not. I didn’t need a permit.

@@Alligator.commonsnappers ❤️❤️❤️

@@S.MO.K The only real plants currently in this tank are the pothoes along the back of the tank sitting on that shelf above the water.

@@dmc3489 Who’s Clint?

@@MattKeepsFish No, a little under 500 for both filters. Have to keep an eye out for the specials. Bought both around Black Friday

@@Alligator.commonsnappers Good eye! They’d be over 1300 in my area right now lol

@@kennethaustria8557 Thank you! It’s my own design I built it. I have three videos pt 1, 2 and 3 of me building it a few months or so ago

@@TheIntelligentElephant71133 I hope you can end up getting one. I kept my eye out online and found mine used for a fraction of what it costed new. I then built the stand the way I wanted and painted the aquarium trim to match. Very happy with how it turned out.

@@Alligator.commonsnappers Yep me too

@@AustinAnderson444 Thank you. I’ve been keeping snapping turtles for over 35yrs. I’ve always feed them live fish. Never an issue. They eat dead and rotting food in the wild. Their bodies are designed to do it.

Makes sense, thanks for the response. Subscribed 👍🏼

@@austinanderson3393 You’re welcome

@@TeguBuzz Thank you.

@@BMDE570 Thank you! I would love all live plants but the turtles eat them

@@CAR_enthusiast-z7v They are very interesting animals

@@Sams4toreal They are hardy animals

@@AidenJacobs-wt9cq Loggerhead acres turtle farm

@@crunchinfo Thanks Rusty. It’s starting to mature a bit with a growth of alge along the sides. The fish in there eat that as well as the snails. It’s becoming a little ecosystem

@@sire_sirol What’s wrong with your turtle?

Not with my turtle with my situation ​@@Alligator.commonsnappers

@@Alligator.commonsnappers where can I talk? To you privately

@@markdecker2724 I answered these for you in the other video you posted your questions on. But the filter name is in the description of this video and the waterfall pump is the pond boss 2,300gph pond pump.

@@markdecker2724 Thanks. The aqua garden in pond 600 5 in 1 is the pump for the fountain and that’s also the filter and has the uv sterilizer built all into it. Super easy. The pump dedicated to the waterfall is a pond boss 2,300gph pump. It is almost too powerful for my set up. I’d say 1,600 gph would be ideal. But I found it for a great deal and is working well.

@@TheJoker1200 it’s an easy filter to service.

@@Alligator.commonsnappers Nice and Convenient.

@@TheJoker1200 oh very. Plus it has the uv sterilizer and fountain

@@TheJoker1200 Thanks! They get some days in there but have to share it with the other turtles. Not at the same time of course.

@@Alligator.commonsnappers True true, a lot of people don't know that you can't have Common or Alligator Snappers in the same aquarium with other species.