answersLogoWhite

0

Are snapping turtles deadly

Updated: 10/9/2023
User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago

Best Answer

No, turtles are very peaceful. They could never eat each other! :)

However, if a turtle eats meat regularly it may think that a baby turtle is a large piece of meat for it to eat. Do not put a baby turtle in with an adult.
No! how could they? They have a shell! But they may try if they are threatened.

Not true, turtles are very cannibalistic. A couple of good examples of this is the eatern spiny soft shell turtle, painted turtles, and slider turtles. You don't have to worry about cannibalism within your turtles if they are around the same size. You don't want to have a bunch of turtles in the same tank that are more than an inch or so in size difference unless they are adults with lots of room. Babies turtles are born with soft shell that harden as they get older, when the shells are still soft then they don't have any protection. Keep them with turtles their size. Don't take a risk with turtles. Adults over the size of about 5-6 inches can probably be housed with much larger turtles as long as you introduce them over time and keep an eye of them for the first couple of days and separating them when you can't watch them and durning night, until they are settled in.
no because turtles do not fight

YES! Snapping and alligator snapping turtles are known to eat smaller turtles.

Why do people answer when they don't really know from experience? Although "fellow" turtles are not part of their regular diet, turtles can fight and be aggressive with each other, snapping and biting at heads and limbs. There have been accounts of limbs and eyes being lost. Obviously, they can't eat through the shell. But they are omnivores and meat is meat.
i would say no. My turtle is a red eared slider and its big. I also have a baby yellow bellied slider and they are fine together! At first they may nip at each other but if they do, either push your turtle or give it a tiny nudge... the next day they should be friends!!

User Avatar

Wiki User

6y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar
More answers
User Avatar

Wiki User

8y ago

Yes, snapping turtles, which are aggressive predators, are often known to eat smaller turtles and also to fight similar sized turtles leading to lethal wounds.

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago

No They Are Not Deadly... It Would Hurt if u got bit by one though,....

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

10y ago

It will be fine as long as you did not provoke it. Don't worry! It does not crawl as fast as we walk!

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

11y ago

NO they produce bacon instead

This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: Are snapping turtles deadly
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp