How to get rid of snapping turtles in lake?

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Jenna asked:

I have a small 1 1/2 acre lake on my property that we created a few years back and we stocked it with decorative fish…. the problem is this, we’ve seen and caught 1 snapping turtle and they are eating our fish plus we are scared to let our dogs swim in the lake now because of seeing the turtles. How do you successfully get rid of the turtles?



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3 Responses to 'How to get rid of snapping turtles in lake?'

  1. Kamunyak - January 29th, 2010 at 11:59 pm

    Call your state game and park commissioner. Maybe they could come and capture and relocate some. I doubt you’ll ever get rid of them all though.

  2. bumblebee - February 1st, 2010 at 9:54 pm

    You built it and they came. It’s a perfect habitat for turtles. Unfortunately you want to use it for something different then a habitat. The turtles probably won’t bother the dogs as the dogs will be splashing and swimming fast. The fish population is another story, but I doubt the turtles will eat all the fish. It might become it’s own eco-system if you let it alone. I would be more afraid of water snakes. Anyway, it sounds nice.

  3. critterman51 - February 3rd, 2010 at 9:08 pm

    If you try to move the turtles more will come. By now they have laid eggs and you have dozens of juveniles. They won’t bother your dogs. They won’t bother anything in the lake that is too big for them to eat. They will take some of your fish, mostly small, sick, or dead ones. They won’t get all of them. You have set up a habitat and nature is establishing a balance. To eliminate most of the turtles drain the lake and catch them. You will miss some. EDIT Water snakes will only defend themselves and eat a few fish (small ones).


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