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Old 04-03-2008, 02:49 PM
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I would like to put a couple of yellow belly turtles into my tank with my Caiman ....

Can anybody see this being a problem ?

Jerry Cole did say that they had some turtles in with their Caiman.

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Old 04-03-2008, 02:51 PM
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I am almost sure 99% your caimen will have them for a quick snack
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Old 04-03-2008, 03:07 PM
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Really ? im not sure to be honest , as I said the guy I got them from said he had turtles in with them ....
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Old 04-03-2008, 03:23 PM
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I've seen it done a lot.

as long as the size of the caiman never overtakes the size of the turt it'd probably survive.

It will, at least at first, and possibly forever harrass the turt though, and obviously you are simply rolling the dice constantly. If/when it does manage to catch a fleshy bit it's game over, and you've maimed a turt for no good reason.
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I've seen it done a lot.

as long as the size of the caiman never overtakes the size of the turt it'd probably survive.

It will, at least at first, and possibly forever harrass the turt though, and obviously you are simply rolling the dice constantly. If/when it does manage to catch a fleshy bit it's game over, and you've maimed a turt for no good reason.
Yea, I see what you are saying ...

Maybe I will leave it then ...
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Old 04-03-2008, 03:54 PM
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they turtles down there in with their caiman, there caimans are adult so much bigger than the turtles, and he said they have never had one caught
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Old 04-03-2008, 03:59 PM
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they turtles down there in with their caiman, there caimans are adult so much bigger than the turtles, and he said they have never had one caught
Yea, thats what I was going on .....
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Old 04-03-2008, 04:00 PM
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I did ask about it once, he said the caiman arnt usually quick enough to catch them, once it did, but didnt do any damage and let it go again.
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west miedland safari park have a alligator snapping turt in with a salty i think
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Old 04-03-2008, 07:50 PM
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So ........... do people think its a good idea or not ? LOL
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