Allie the Rescue Alligator

[Frank Castle]

The nest she builds and infertile eggs she lays every couple of years provides us with a good indication of her sex.

LOL yup, that'll do it haha. What state are u in?

 

[Chub_by]

Oddball, is she still at your place? I recall you moving a while ago.

 

[Oddball]

I had to give her to a friend since we were moving to another state without the pond area we'd need for her. My friend has a large property with 10 farm ponds on it. Ruby went into a pond we fenced in.

 

[Chub_by]

It would be amazing if you could get a hold of some new pictures.

 

[HumanBean]

Wow caiman as pet that's next level

 

[Frank Castle]

Wow caiman as pet that's next level

what caiman?

 

[Charney]

so how old is she really? based on the picture I didn't think she was 4 years old

 

[Frank Castle]

so how old is she really? based on the picture I didn't think she was 4 years old

Crocodilian growth rate can vary tremendously based on food intake/temperatures. While she might be big for her age, "normal" for 4 years is anywhere between 2-6 feet. Individuals in Florida and the "Bayou States" will grow considerably faster as a result of longer growing season than those found in states like North Carolina that experiences longer, harsher winters. Longer growing season means more available food, higher faster metabolism, etc. Many alliigators don't even aestivate because there's no need to in a lot of southern locations.

Same reason I conducted that experiment on channel catfish growth rate in tropical water vs. temperate regions. The growth rate is more than twice as fast down south for channels and why there are no world records taken from northern latitudes for Channel, Flathead, Blue cats etc

 

[Charney]

Crocodilian growth rate can vary tremendously based on food intake/temperatures. While she might be big for her age, "normal" for 4 years is anywhere between 2-6 feet. Individuals in Florida and the "Bayou States" will grow considerably faster as a result of longer growing season than those found in states like North Carolina that experiences longer, harsher winters. Longer growing season means more available food, higher faster metabolism, etc. Many alliigators don't even aestivate because there's no need to in a lot of southern locations.

Same reason I conducted that experiment on channel catfish growth rate in tropical water vs. temperate regions. The growth rate is more than twice as fast down south for channels and why there are no world records taken from northern latitudes for Channel, Flathead, Blue cats etc

Really interesting thank you

 

[Frank Castle]

Really interesting thank you

My pleasure