Anyone know the growth rate(length) of alligator snapping turtle?
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 Mar 17 2009, 12:42 AM
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Mar 17 2009, 03:56 PM
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QUOTE(King83 @ Mar 17 2009, 01:00 PM) what species? common snapper?  QUOTE(Gnoof @ Mar 17 2009, 12:42 AM) Anyone know the growth rate(length) of alligator snapping turtle? |
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Mar 17 2009, 08:16 PM
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QUOTE(SAMPERTH @ Mar 17 2009, 07:15 PM) Varies from specimen to specimen and also among sexes ( M faster ) Quite slow.Anywhere from 1 inch to almost 3 inch a year !! Thanks for the info. |
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Mar 17 2009, 11:52 PM
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QUOTE(SAMPERTH @ Mar 17 2009, 08:43 PM) Slow ?? But steady and healthy too !!!! Is that the growth rate for your AST?I couldn't find any information about their growth rate online. Is it ok to feed it with fish only? |
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Mar 18 2009, 04:15 PM
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QUOTE(bulkhead @ Mar 18 2009, 01:27 PM) http://www.chelydra.org/snapping_turtle_growth_charts.html Thanks for the link.http://www.chelydra.org/snapping_turtle_growth.html Actually I found that link few years ago to differentiate common snapper and alligator snapper, but couldn't find it lately.  This post has been edited by Gnoof: Mar 18 2009, 04:24 PM |
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