Re: NANFA-- Re: snapping turtles

B.G. Granier (bgkajun_at_worldnet.att.net)
Wed, 6 Sep 2000 17:55:29 -0500

Maybe in the Carolina's, but our turtle's that I've observed have too many
live foods to exist on...

But, I can't prove that.......

Many turtle's are life-food predtors.........as are snapper's !

BG
----- Original Message -----
From: <Moontanman_at_aol.com>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2000 5:50 PM
Subject: Re: NANFA-- Re: snapping turtles

> In a message dated 9/6/00 4:31:46 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> bgkajun_at_worldnet.att.net writes:
>
> << As to the favorite foods, I also agree that all turtles of the
carnivourous
> ilk are live-food eater's and don't prey on dead foods, at all! This
> includes the Snapping-turtles of North America, for sure!
> >>
> BG did you mean to say that snappers don't feed on dead animals? I have
> observed both snappers and soft-shell turtles feeding on carrion in the
wild.
> All turtles will eat dead foods even box turtles will feed on carrion
> according to other observers.
>
> Moon
>
>
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