I have a new friend...

[94NDTA]

I GOT A BETTER PICTURE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's not a turd, it's a baby snapping turtle...

His name is Frank.

[Flowcus]

That thing is going to grow up.... and rip your fucking finger off dude!

[94NDTA]

I know, it will be great.

I'm use to keeping animals that want to rip your finger off though...

[Pony_Racer]

lol that's awesome!!

[Erik]

What does he eat? Now that he's small and later when he's big?

[94NDTA]

They eat fish. I have space for him for when he gets big. To get MONSTER size takes many 50 or more years...

[STiSchucky]

lmao. perfect name.

[PSiedTSi]

wow that thing is pimp...

[amicheze]

i want a turtle soooo bad...

[PSiedTSi]

if you have another one of those laying around hook me up haha

[94NDTA]

Are you serious? cuz I can look where we fish.

[PSiedTSi]

yeah if they arent hard to take care of...

[Phats]

lol that's great right there, but i'll just stick with my pit-bulls thank you very much!!!!!

[Jim]

I remember when I was little, I had to always wash my hands after handling a turtle... here's why:

http://exoticpets.about.com/od/reptilesturtles/a/turtlesales.htm

Why 4 Inches?
After all, turtles of all sizes can carry Salmonella. 4 inches was chosen with the thought that most young children wouldn't try to put a turtle larger than this in their mouth (of course, putting a turtle in your mouth isn't the only way to be infected with Salmonella). However, restricting turtle sales to those greater than 4 inches probably also helps reduce the incidence of Salmonellosis by reducing turtle sales, since hatchlings are much more irresistible than larger turtles. Also, kids are probably less inclined to play with the larger turtles in the first place. Certainly, the risks of Salmonella are still present with larger turtles, and with any turtle precautions are necessary to prevent Salmonella infections (see "Reptiles and Salmonella" for more information).

Warnings:
Turtles can carry the salmonella bacteria. If the turtle's owner will be a child, be sure he's old enough and responsible enough to wash his hands thoroughly and consistently every time he handles his pet. For the same reason, turtles aren't good pets for people with compromised immune systems.

[94NDTA]

Thanks for the heads up Jim. I've kept turtles before, just never snappers.

I can look for another, they aren't too hard to take care of, u just need to feed them and clean their tank once a week. It will outgrow a 10 gallon in about a year and a half.

[Hocus Focus 2001]

Jim, i have to say that is probably the most information that i have ever learned on a car forum...

[all_glow_no_go]

Nice find.
I had a baby snapper about that same size a few years ago.

[Guest]

Defintiely a cool pet.

I remember catching those as a kid.

[94NDTA]

Phats wrote:
lol that's great right there, but i'll just stick with my pit-bulls thank you very much!!!!!
The snapping turtle has one of the strongest bites in the world. Your average large attack/fighting dog has around 300 lbs of pressure per bite, a snapping turtle has just over 1000 lbs. Other animal are a lion(600 pounds of pressure per bite), hyena(500), shark(forget), The only thing stronger was a crocodile..that had 2500.

Maybe we could have a show down once Frank gets big enough

[Guest]

Sharks have like the same pressure as a human I think it is around 300 or so.