Not so good, for other turtles do live on carrion, but not the Snappers, in
my experience!
BG
----- Original Message -----
From: B.G. Granier <bgkajun_at_worldnet.att.net>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2000 3:33 PM
Subject: Re: NANFA-- Re: snapping turtles
> Moon,
>
> Good job, I agree with your observations of Snapping turtles......I have
> only seen young of the year in a "basking-mode", and have never observed
an
> adult above the water surface.......I have rescued them, while attempting
to
> cross a heavily-traveled road, by placing them into their desired
direction
> of travel, and hopefully helping them in their spawning activities. One
only
> sees such behavior in the spring and early Summer of the year,
particularily
> during or immediately after a hard rain.....and warming temperatures.
>
> As to the favorite foods, I also agree that all turtles of the
carnivourous
> ilk are live-food eater's and don't prey on dead foods, at all! This
> includes the Snapping-turtles of North America, for sure!
>
> Best Regards,
>
> BG
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Moontanman_at_aol.com>
> To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2000 3:09 PM
> Subject: Re: NANFA-- Re: snapping turtles
>
>
> > Snapping turtles are a Little different in their requirements than most
> other
> > turtles. They almost never bask, seldom swim, and leave the water only
to
> lay
> > eggs and to move from one pond to another. When they move over land they
> > almost always do so in the rain or at night. The best time to find
> snappers
> > traveling overland is after a hard rain, they can be found struggling to
> > cross highways and other barriers after or in the rain. Snappers don't
> deal
> > well with drying out and it should be avoided, direct sun is also
avoided.
> > Adult snappers will eat fleshy plants and are the cause of many Lilly
pads
> > being cut off at the base. The best food is whole minnows, crayfish, and
> > chicken liver. In the wild adults snapper eat a large amount of carrion
> and
> > were used at one time to find drowning victims by tying a rope to a
large
> > snapper and releasing it close to where the person had disappeared the
> > snapper would later be found feeding on the corpse.
> >
> >
> Moon
> >
> >
>
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