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Snapper tank mate question

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This might sound noobish but I've been taking care of alligator snappers for 5 years now and I have 4 of them. I have no problem taking care of them but unexpectedly, someone gave me a wrong order and now, I have a common snapping turtle. I have the same size gator snapper as the common snapper that I just got. My question is... yea, is it a good idea to keep them both in the same enclosure. I heard contradicting opinion about this. Some are succesful in keeping 2 different species while some... well, some are just paranoid and don't want to take the risk.

Any inputs would be greatly appreciated.
 
Well, generally speaking commons are more aggressive.

Most people don't think its a good idea to house either species in groups of any sort.
 
It is very rare to find a common that is not agressive.Especially if it is a male.I once put a 6 inch male common in with a 6 inch ally just for a tank cleaning,and all hell broke loose.Just not a good idea.
 
Not a good idea...

Common snappers and ally snappers are not good together. The common snapper will be wounded as time passes. The ally snapper will eventually kill the other turtle.
 
Yea... I noticed that my Common is very aggressive. I'm not putting any animal that I want to stay alive with the common. I noticed that Commons are way more aggressive than Alligator snappers.

Anyway guys, thanks :)
 
Re: Not a good idea...

rossignoni444 said:
Common snappers and ally snappers are not good together. The common snapper will be wounded as time passes. The ally snapper will eventually kill the other turtle.
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I have actually witnessed the opposite.My deal was a pre-pubescent male Florida in with a 6 inch male ally.The Florida was breed playing.Before I noticed,the ally had absolutely no skin left on the top of his head.They were together for less than an hour.
 
Yeah, any sub adult ally snappers will still be pretty active versus a fully mature ally snapper. Conflicts that may (will) occure would put a common snapper on top in that instance. But any adult ally snapper (mostly hungry males) will generally have the upper hand as far as their ability to be in one spot on the bottom hidden, where the common snapper will enevitably come "down" to the open mouth. I just hope that these posts wil help the guy/girl with the snapper problem. Just seperate them.
 
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