Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Snapping turtle

Just my observation,
Wild animals that I have ever had the oportunity to observe when forced into an unnatural envirnoment refuse to eat.
Especially turtles seem to pick their time & place to eat. They pass by what seem to us easy meals because I think the situation has to be just so for them to feed.
A darting fish feeding on fish food is not a normal/natural enviornment.
A turtle held in the confines of a tank is unnatural.
I'm not saying I know for certain but find it hard to believe that an old savy snapper would not take a fish that happened too present itself motionless in front of his nose.
They are not just scavengers. I have watched them on the hunt with just their nostrils & then very slowly their eyes protruding above the surface as they stalk a frog close to the waters edge. I have watched them feeding catching bull frog tadpoles one after the other.
If you feed your fish, why not have turtles? If you don't feed your fish then you have to decide if you want part of their forage going to turtles. It's not a good vs bad thing it just begs the question Bill C & others always ask new pond owners "what are your goals"