My Little Leviathen
#1 Guest_Aqualung_*
Posted 10 September 2007 - 10:37 PM
#2 Guest_fuzzyletters_*
Posted 10 September 2007 - 11:44 PM
#3 Guest_joia2181_*
Posted 11 September 2007 - 09:09 AM
is he an alligator snapper?
We only get common ones this far north.
#4 Guest_natureman187_*
Posted 11 September 2007 - 11:17 AM
Thanks for sharing!
#5 Guest_TurtleLover_*
Posted 11 September 2007 - 11:27 AM
#6 Guest_Aqualung_*
Posted 11 September 2007 - 10:03 PM
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#7 Guest_Aqualung_*
Posted 11 September 2007 - 10:35 PM
#8 Guest_edbihary_*
Posted 12 September 2007 - 02:12 AM
#9 Guest_Aqualung_*
Posted 12 September 2007 - 02:30 AM
#10 Guest_TurtleLover_*
Posted 12 September 2007 - 11:31 AM
#11 Guest_scottefontay_*
Posted 12 September 2007 - 04:27 PM
I used to keep a snapper as a kid, lots of fun, but the stench was heinous no matter how often I changed the water.
#12 Guest_natureman187_*
Posted 12 September 2007 - 06:01 PM
hey natureman, i just moved from springfield last year.
Right on.
Did you get tired of the endless expanse of flat ground?
#13 Guest_edbihary_*
Posted 12 September 2007 - 07:03 PM
325 what? Pounds? That thing hardly seems like an appropriate pet. It seems downright dangerous!i think the record is around 325. they live in excess of 100 years so he has a while. my buddy has had his for 13 years and it has a head the size of a cocker spaniel.
#14 Guest_Brooklamprey_*
Posted 12 September 2007 - 07:12 PM
Very nice little Ally snapper
Good luck with him / her....
#15 Guest_scottefontay_*
Posted 13 September 2007 - 10:05 AM
325 what? Pounds? That thing hardly seems like an appropriate pet. It seems downright dangerous!
There was a reptile store on Winton Ave in Rochester, NY where I saw dozens of baby aliigator snappers, immediately recognizable from the regional natives by the overly large shell crests. I asked the owner what the hell he expected people to do with these things when they got to be 200+ pounds. His response..."Quite frankly, its not my problem." What a nice man. He sold me a beautiful ball python though.
#16 Guest_TurtleLover_*
Posted 13 September 2007 - 10:11 PM
#17 Guest_Brooklamprey_*
Posted 13 September 2007 - 10:25 PM
This goes back to previous conversations that certain species should be sold only to licensed individuals that prove they can care for a creature and properly provide for it the duration fo their lifetime. (no offense to anyone) Just saying, using Scott's pet store guy as an example, many people adopt pets they will never be able to care for.
Or maybe people should take the time to research their pet choices and only obtain what it is they can handle within there means. Why further legislation or regulation??
What is needed is a good dose of being personally responsible. I do understand this is an anachronistic idea these days however..
#18 Guest_Aqualung_*
Posted 14 September 2007 - 12:02 AM
#19 Guest_Brooklamprey_*
Posted 14 September 2007 - 08:03 AM
just to let everyone know i do my research and am quite prepared for his teenage years and beyond. really ive owned fish that are far harder to keep than this guy.
In all reality there are pet rocks that are more demanding than a M. temminckii in captivity
#20 Guest_TurtleLover_*
Posted 14 September 2007 - 12:20 PM
While a alligator snapper is unusual, I'm sure he'll grow up happy and spoiled by you.
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