Comments on: What Do Baby Snapping Turtles Eat? (The Complete Guide)

By: E. K. Minagawa-Ritchie

E. K. Minagawa-Ritchie — Sun, 05 Dec 2021 13:48:31 +0000

I found a baby snapping turtle in March of this year. I have tried just about every commercial food available for amphibious turtles. He will not eat the pellets or the floating sticks and so on, but does like on occasion the freeze dried river shrimp and mealworms. Despite his refusal of most of the food he has had, he has gotten fat. I have started to feed him in a separate tank once a day instead of twice. Any suggestions on how to get him to a healthy weight?

By: Erica

Erica — Sun, 17 Oct 2021 11:59:25 +0000

In reply to Jay Biesenthal. We found one that we kept as well. After trying several food options (greens, carrots, fruit, turtle pellet food) we gave him blood worms from the pet store which he quickly took a liking to. It’s the only thing we’ve seen him actually eat.

By: Jay Biesenthal

Jay Biesenthal — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 10:23:19 +0000

I just found a baby snapping turtle in my garage of all places. How it got there I have no idea. I would like to keep it until the spring when it gets warmer out. We have a stream about a quarter mile down the road. The little guy hasn’t eaten anything that we put in front of him yet. Any thoughts on keeping then releasing him?

By: Tom K

Tom K — Mon, 25 May 2020 17:15:55 +0000

In reply to Barbara Lamp. Snapping turtles see anything that lives with them as potential food. I wouldn't release a baby snapping turtle in a pond with other snapping turtles. Make sure that baby snapping turtle reach an approximate size of the other turtles, and then consider releasing it. However, take into consideration that if there is not enough space in the pond, turtles may start attacking each other.

By: Barbara Lamp

Barbara Lamp — Mon, 25 May 2020 16:04:32 +0000

How big should the baby be to be released. There are other snapping turtles in the pond.