How to prevent/deal with a snapping turtle?

Crazy4Fowl

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what do you guys do when a snapping turtle is in your pond? I had one in the pond a couple months ago that tried to get a duck and we ended up catching it with a fishing hook.

we just had one get one of our ducks a couple days ago. I’m going to try the same method and hopefully it’ll work.

But is there anyway to prevent it? I don’t want to know there’s a snapping turtle only after an incident. How do I know there is a turtle in the pond before it happens. Should I leave something out there for it to bask on?

How do you guys deal with snapping turtles?
 
Thanks. Do you always leave this setup or just when you know there’s a turtle
I use the trap normally only when I suspect there is a turtle in the pond, however, if you want to preventatively trap turtles you would want to trap on a regular basis since you won't always see the turtles before mortality occurs.
If the ducks have access to the area you are trapping you should close the trap during the day to prevent one from getting caught inside.
A line with a baited hook on the end will always work, but I have found it practical using the live trap.
 
 

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