Tiny turt update time! 🐢💕 The hatchling Eastern Musk Turtle (Sternotherus odoratus) who arrived on Halloween is doing very well! This tiny patient is overwintering in our care after a suspected predator dug up their nest, which we suspect they and their siblings were using to overwinter. Unlike Box Turtles, aquatic turtles have no saliva, meaning that they must be in water to swallow their food. This patient is placed into a separate tank (a small loaf pan) for each feeding, which happens twic

60K views · 2.1K reactions | Alligator snapping turtle feeding time. They are the largest freshwater turtles in the world. They are primarily carnivorous, eating mostly fish and other aquatic animals. When hunting, these ambush predators stay motionless in the water and reveal the worm-like appendage on their tongues to lure unsuspecting prey. | Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden | Facebook