In the process of breeding turtles, many breeders will think of the problem of basking turtles in the sun, and some breeders will think that they must bask in the sun every day. But that's not the case with snapping turtles. Wild snapping turtles generally look forward to being in the water and do not often climb to the shore, so they do not often bask in the sun. Sunning is not necessary for them, and not sunning will not affect their growth.
For captive breeding species of snapping turtles, there will be some differences with wild species. They can be properly exposed to the sun, which is helpful to their growth rate and health. However, do not deliberately pursue the sun every day, the appropriate sun on the line. If it's too much trouble, you can also put a drying table in the container, so you don't have to take them out of the container.
Artificially raised snapping turtles can bask in the sun or not, but on the whole, they grow faster and develop better under the condition of basking in the sun. Appropriate light can remove some bacteria from their bodies, improve their resistance and immunity to diseases, and promote the absorption of certain nutrients, with many benefits. Therefore, it is better to let them bask in the sun regularly. However, there is no need to sun every day, and the time of light is not necessary to be too long. When encountering very strong light, we need to avoid it in time, especially the direct light in summer, because too strong light will be harmful.
