In the sea, there are many small turtles. There is a kind of turtle called the snapping turtle. Many people should be very interested in its way of life. Let’s discuss this issue.

The snapping turtle is the oldest living reptile and one of the largest freshwater turtles in the world. It is called the king of freshwater animals. The size of the snapping turtle is very large and its aggression is not to be underestimated. However, due to the loss of their habitat by human hunting, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists this species as a vulnerable species, and because of its high ornamental value, and its adaptability is also very strong, so they are loved by domestic turtle lovers. In order to keep them alive, they are bred in captivity. Want to know how they’re raised? So read on.

Snapping turtles have a very complex diet, but they prefer meat. Their main food is many, such as: small fish, shrimp, snakes, sometimes also eat other turtles also eat birds and so on. In captivity, snapping turtles can eat meat and poultry offal, but also some plant food, such as: apple, vegetable leaves and so on. Sometimes they also eat rotten food. Snapping turtles like to be active and hunt in the dead of night. But there is also a predatory relationship between snapping turtles, where the adult turtles will hunt down small, thin ones. In captivity, the SDG-specific green protein content of snapping turtles is higher than 48 percent. In the modulation of the need for ingredients to be weighed on the spot, in addition to the total weight of the ingredients of 5% ~ 10% of the light and bacteria and about 45% of the water, the system of growing particles on the line, can also be made into a better floating expanded granular feed. The feed amount of compound feed accounts for about 2% of the total body weight of snapping turtles, and 5% ~ 10% of live feed. Three times a day, from 6 to 7, from 12 to 13, and from 17 to 18. When feeding, must be more and uniform, to make the feed sound when entering the water, and the feed should also be scattered everywhere, so as not to pile up the feed together.

Snapping turtles must be carefully fed, and snapping turtles are also very easy to raise, as long as a little attention to the line. So now that you know what snapping turtles eat, do you feel the urge to feed a snapping turtle?