Baby Snapping Turtle Tank
Baby snapping turtle tank mates.
Baby snapping turtle tank. A tank a 10 gallon fish tank would be perfect for now. Common snapping turtles need an aqua terrestrial tank. Common snapping turtles are often found alone in the wild due to their aggression towards other species and even other turtles. They will need at least a 100 gallon tank as they grow up.
In fact when two common snapping turtles fight usually only one will come out alive though definitely not unscathed. If you decide you want to keep a baby snapping turtle here are some things that you will need. The most popular variety are common snapping turtles and this care guide will mainly focus on that species. Your snapping turtle will also eat any other tank mates put in their tank.
Although all species have very similar care needs. A common snapping turtle chelydra serpentina is a species of freshwater turtle native to the swamps and rivers of central north and south america it is a part of chelydridae family also commonly known as the family of snapping turtles. Baby common snapping turtles can live in a 20 gallon tank but not for long.