I found a turtle in a lake and would very much lime to keep him, but everyone thinks he is a Snapper. I always thought snappers couldn't pull their heads in their shells, and this one did. Anyone know if snappers can pull their heads in while they are babies?
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Yes they can, I have a baby snapping turtle.
of course they can pull their heads in...as for keeping this beauty, quite frankly you have no idea what species you have, nor do you know if its legal to privately own, nor do you know anything about he environment it requires to sustain a healthy natural lifestyle it requires for its life, liberty and pursuit of happiness...so perhaps you should be asking "SHOULD you keep this animal away from its loved home and family? Or perhaps you will realize that your just selfishly denying the truth: Put the Turtle back in its pond.
Yes, they can, any turtle in that fact can. There is one special gift about a box turtle though they can completely close their body up in their shell just like a box. They can if they are a baby or not doesn't really matter. I would suggest putting him/her back in its pond/lake where you found it as Teri said. Unless of course it was a highly populated place where it has a higher risk of getting hit by a car or dieing, if so please return it to a less populated area where it will have a much longer happier life. You shouldn't keep it simply for these reasons. 1. If it is a snapping turtle they can get huge. big enough to eat one of your fingers. Most people cant afford to keep one. depending on what type of snapping turtle it is it could need almost a 10000 gallon tank which would be nearly impossible to take care of.2. It could be illegal in your state as well as others. and for other reasons. The best thing to do is to realise him/her and go to a pet store in state or out of state to buy one of your own. Hope this help, Good luck. :)
YES!
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