Channel: SerpaDesign

Category: Education

Tags: alligator snapping turtleturtlehybrid snapping turtleripariumlive plantedsnapping turtlereptilenaturalisticaquariumpaludariumfish tank

Description: In this week's video, we add a one-of-kind hybrid snapping turtle to the animal room! This is not something I intended for at all, but the opportunity presented itself and I took it. Last month we toured the Moorecroft Conservation Foundation (youtu.be/EMknY9jQLnw?t=928) and saw a tone of incredible turtles. While there, I talked about how I would be getting some of the turtles we saw. I'm still doing that, but something else happened. As Charley showed up around, we saw a group of snapping turtles. These weren't your ordinary snappers, though. He explained that they were Common Snapper and Alligator Snapper Hybrids, which came from the late Fred Grunwald. It wasn't thought that they could interbreed, but one day, Fred's turtles did exactly that. Apparently there's likely less than 50 in the entire world! I didn't intent on getting one of these turtles, but Charley said that they needed homes. I know that I'm in a unique position where I can provide for this animal into adulthood, so I decided to take the opportunity. In this video, I show you how I designed a grow-out paludarium for it. Enjoy and let me know what you think in the comments! FritzZyme BioDome was provided with a paid promotion by Fritz Aquatics fritzaquatics.com/products/bio-dome Moorecroft Conservation Foundation moorcroftconservationfoundation.org instagram.com/moorcroftconservation Learn More in my Blog serpadesign.com/blog Follow SerpaDesign Instagram - instagram.com/serpadesign TikTok - tiktok.com/@serpadesign Second Channel - youtube.com/tannerserpa 00:00 Turtle Unboxing 00:25 My New Turtle 00:55 Only 50 in the World? 02:08 Deciding on an Tank 02:29 Enclosure Modifications 02:54 DIY Reptile Screens 03:27 Substrate Selection 04:30 Hardscaping the Setup 05:22 Selecting the Plants 06:57 Plant Preparation 07:24 Adding the Plants 08:25 Filtration 09:10 Adding the Water 09:26 Finished Design 10:29 Turtle Explores Paludarium 11:07 Final Thoughts #snappingturtle #paludarium #serpadesign