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You can place them in a cardboard box and line them with vermiculite. Keep the temperature at 73 to 78 degrees. Do not rotate the eggs as this will kill the embryo in the egg. They will hatch on their own in three to four months.
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How do you take care of 3 and a half inch snapping turtle?
A snapping turtle will need a box or aquarium to live in. He will need food and water and some rocks and plants.
Does the mom or dad snapping turtle take care of the baby snapping turtle?
Well all female turtles dig a hole and lay the eggs and leave, when the eggs hatch they go out by themselves, all the big snakes and hawks try to get them, so if you see one, you might want to save him/her from harm.
What animal have a shell and lay eggs and take care of its young?
A turtle or tortoise
How long for snapping turtles eggs to hatch?
how long does it take for turtle eggs to hatchanswer - about 6 to 9 weeksIt takes 60-90 days for a snapping turtle egg to hatch. usually August or September. If you find an egg in the water and it has been there more than an hour it won't hatch. if you find eggs on the road or the ground (if a mother turtle was hit by a car for example) as long as the eggs are not damaged , bury them 4-6" in a warm place and leave them. If you dig up a turtle nest, leave it alone.
Can a turtle bite take your finger off?
Yes, if it's a snapping turtle, it can SNAP your finger right off!
What is the easyeist turtle to take care of?
land turtle
Does a snapping turtle have a strong jaw?
Yes, they are known to be able to take off a finger or more.
You just found a baby snapping turtle crossing your street you intend to buy him some worms tomorrow but you dont have any for tonight What should you feed him for right now?
Snapping turtles don't care much for worms. They will do well with goldfish. You may need to coax it into taking a bite by flicking it on the nose with the fish. Keep your fingers away from its mouth because even a baby snapping turtle can take a painfully large chunk out of you.
How do you care for a pregnant turtle?
well get a shoebox and fill it 3 inches high with chemical free soil and let your pregnant turtle hang out in there and see if she lays eggs if she does take her out and put her away into a tank and let her eggs sit on a brick in very little water not touching the eggs or they WILL die!!!
Is it OK to take turtle eggs away from their mother until they hatch?
Yes it is, You can actually keep the eggs away forever as long as you take care of them and teach them because that's what their mother would do, But if you just keep the eggs away from the mother till the day before they hatch you won't have to take care of them Thanx 4 ur Question :)
What do you do after you take the turtle eggs out of the water?
let them grow
Are snapping turtles good pets?
There are some people who think that it is wrong to have one as a pet. but by my means. i think its alright to have a snapping turtle or alligator snapping turtle as a pet. but i mean if you're gonna have one well make sure it is in a good enviorment and that its not mistreated at least.
