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Wefound a baby snapping turtle,what can we feed it2007-11-24 2:02:59

A snapper is not a good pet.

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Mice or fingers, I wouldn't recommend fingers though

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try feeding it baby goldfish.also go to a locol pet shop and get reguler turtle pet food.

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The diet of captive kept snappers should contain as much as possible of live food such as fish (gold fish, minnows and any other small feeder fish available through the local pet store or cought in a nearby lake or river), crayfish, frogs, snails and crickets.

http://www.chelydra.org/snapping_turtle_.

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You can feed it pieces of earthworms, snails, and lettuce. And pet stores have turtle food.

Snapping turtles are aquatic so put it at the edge of a lake, pond, creek, or other body of water that is nearest to where you found it.

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Putting this baby back is the best suggestion. Keeping something born wild is not in the best interest of the animal. There is no way we can simulate what it has in it's natural habitat. We can come close in a lot of areas, but we can not do it justice the way nature already has.:-)

No.the baby may not survive. It may become something else's food. When they're small like this they become part of the food chain. Generally only 1% of all baby turtles survive from the clutch. However, if it does survive.it has the potential to grow to be a 600 lb. monster if given the opportunity.:-D

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Buy some turtle food pellets that are sold at pet stores. If you found the turtle near a river, a lake or a pond, leave it there so that you don't interfere with wildlife. If you found it some other place, I suggest you feed the pellets and call the wildlife rescue team in your area, so that they can place it in a safe area where it can grow in a natural habitat or the environment it needs. Snapping turtles can grow very big and when fully matured, they will look like a fat alligator. They are dangerous pets, if you don't know how to manage them.

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You should return the turtle to where you found it. The turtle should be going into hibernation unless you live in the southern part of the US. For this reason releasing it later can cause a serious problem.