Those reported by Dodge hatched September 14 and 15. The average size of a hatchling stinkpot is about 20 mm long. There are no reports of hatchlings overwintering inside the nests. Food Stinkpots consume mostly animal proteins when young, but as adults they tend to be omnivorous. Prey consumed are insects, crayfish, snails, fish, tadpoles, and nearly anything it can catch.
Stinkpots feed off the bottom of their marshy homes.
They find their food by scent. Stinkpots are not fast, powerful swimmers. Therefore, it is unlikely that the fish and other fast moving prey are captured alive by these turtles. I have seen a group of stinkpots feeding on the carrion of a drowned nutria in Louisiana. These turtles are often caught while fishing.