Recent Photos of Axle (Common Snapping Turtle)

[king2005]

Because that's where all the ones from the wild came from...

What do you keep Axle in?

Right now hes in 160 pond in the basement.(that pond use to be in my bedroom back home, for 5yrs).

In a week or less, he'll be removed from his lovely pond & kept in a tote for a couple of months As soon as I can buy him a giant tote, He'll be moved into that. I just hope the small tote doesn't = death for all his goldfish friends.. I've never had this many last so long & grow this big. Normally only a couple survive & grow HUGE. I like goldfish so having 50 surviving & getting big is a lot of fun!.. If I have enough room, I'll catch the biggest ones & my fav long tailed white one & put them into a 20gal tank, until I get the huge tote.

If your wondering, I'm moving into a small apt & cannot fit a 7' x 4' pond in there. But I can still get a large tote that will hold 100+ gallons of water

[buttercup132]

He has HUGE claws!!!! But hes cute in a reptile way lol

[king2005]

Axle has lovely eyes & his beak is very stunning during the summer months.. If you ever wanna see Axle in person, let me now. I can tote him up & bus to an area where we can meet I prefer a park of some sort so I can put him down & it must be above 10c (15c is best) other wise he'll just sit there & fall asleep hehehe

[king2005]

I even wanna look into getting him registered at the vets & to get him a set of tags, so NO one can say hes a wild turtle & have him taken away (its very unlikely, but don't want it happening)

[Sophist]

Good luck with the move, I'd for sure take out any fishies I was attached to, though!

[IRescue452]

Good luck. Make sure to clean the goldfish water often as the ammonia will build to toxic levels almost daily if you have several in a 20 gallon. If you start seeing white scales on their sides, those are chemical burns. I wonder if the totes you speak of are strong enough to hold that much water.
1 gallon=8 pounds, 100 gallons = 800 pounds. You might be better off buying a kiddie pool.

[king2005]

Good luck. Make sure to clean the goldfish water often as the ammonia will build to toxic levels almost daily if you have several in a 20 gallon. If you start seeing white scales on their sides, those are chemical burns. I wonder if the totes you speak of are strong enough to hold that much water.
1 gallon=8 pounds, 100 gallons = 800 pounds. You might be better off buying a kiddie pool.

No worries about the fishies They only get fed once a week, so the ammonia levels are never high I know fishies

There are strong totes out there, wasn't going for a cheepy. I thought about a kiddy pool but the hard ones aren't deep enough to put the filter in. I discovered a pond store on my way to the new place, so I'm hoping I can do a trade, as Axles pond has never been kept outside & its still in fab. condition!