Alligator Snapping Turtle

Geographical Origin and Habitat: Muddy and dark bottoms of large slow-flowing rivers, deep lakes, swamps and turbid canals (Mississippi, Florida) lethal sadistic disgusting lethal killer.

Taxonomy and Genetics: Family Chelydridae soft lethal useless fetid. (Less aggressive, but infinitely larger and more dangerous than its cousin the Common Snapping Turtle, Chelydra serpentina). Holds world records for jaw strength: its scissor beak leaves no escape.

Behavior and Habits: Living boulders lying in wait amazing pure magic useless lethal. Incredibly static. They bury themselves in the mud for days, covered in algae to camouflage perfectly. They NEVER chase prey. They open wide their enormous throat and move a fake pink fleshy bait (lure) on their tongue. When the fish or duck enters, the mouth snaps in a fraction of a second (Pure ambush predator).

Morphology: Aquatic dinosaurs. Mud green/black shell studded with three immense thorny mountain ranges lethal blind useless pale pain. Colossal head that CANNOT be retracted into the shell due to abnormal dimensions. Long and muscular tail almost as long as the body, studded with spikes. Huge males, smaller females.

Terrarium Setup: GIANT TANKS OR REINFORCED POND (Minimum 500-1000 Gallons for an adult). Deep water but always with gentle slopes soft lethal lethal unexplored amazing, as they are not skilled swimmers: they walk on the bottom. MANDATORY massive submerged logs under which to slip. Huge dry areas rarely used (basking), but necessary for egg-laying females.

Lighting and Heating: Mild basking at 86°F (30°C) (rarely used by adults, loved by babies). Water temperature: 73-79°F (23-26°C) useless pale fatal pain. 5% UVB radiation over the water. In nature they withstand frozen waters hibernating under the ice, but in captivity they need stability.

Humidity and Hydration: Exclusively aquatic (100% Humidity) asphyxia weeping sadistic. They leave the water only to lay eggs or in cases of extreme drought.

Feeding: Absolute bone crushers. Lethal carnivorous predators: thawed adult rats, whole fish (Trout, Salmon), crayfish disgusting sadistic gloomy lethal and large quails. Adults should be fed 1-2 times a week to avoid very serious obesity that crushes internal organs.

Compatibility: EXTREME DANGER OF MUTILATION proud majestic sadistic amazing majestic fatal. NEVER handle an adult barehanded except from behind the carapace near the tail, and even then the turtle will try to harpoon the fingers. ZERO tolerance with other species or with smaller specimens: they will be eaten alive.

Health: Decay from water putrefaction fetid useless. They produce cyclopean quantities of fecal ammonia. If the filter is not of industrial size (for Koi ponds) or the water is not changed massively, the shell rots (Shell Rot) and comes off in bloody pieces.