Croc keepers, STEP UP!

[coura]

My time to participate in this thread I have never kept a croc of any kind of my own, handled a few species (small ones) in Spain. I find them fascinating but nothing behond. Dwarf caimans and most caimans apart from perhaps black caimans, I find cool but...thats not really what Im looking for. Gators on the other hand I find very interesting, however american gators are simply to big, powerfull and dangerous. However there is a croc that really cauth my eye: chinese gators ! A few people in Spain already have them and the first breeding sucess should be very close. That is one croc I wouldnt mind at all having. All crocs are however outlawed here and even if they werent this is still to big for my space. But if I ever move to Spain and get my own place....maybe one day who knows? But chinese gators have to get in line, my first purchase in the high end realm will be without a doubth a rhino iguana (rhinos are much more rare and expensive here then they are in the states, but price is dropping.....)

 

[krichardson]

I'm no a keeper but my barber has a young alligator that I don't expect to live very long.

 

[crnosrce1]

One of my old crocs. This one was paralyzed in a fight after I gave him back to my buddy with one of the enclosure mates.

I also had a half salty half siamese croc who lived for 4 years and had the coolest color of blue/green and I never got a single picture of it.

 

[snakeguy101]

Nice. That is a shame about what happened. Any plans on getting another?

 

[crnosrce1]

I've been thinking about getting a Gator, but I haven't decided if I want to throw my hat into that ring just yet. I'm pretty content with the fish and dogs for the moment.

 

[SimonL]

Here's Little Steve, my Smooth Front Dwarf (P. trigonatus). He's a bit over three feet, the turtles are 6-7" shell length. He's a monstrous, vicious beast so I haven't taken him out for measurements recently. Plus he sulks for weeks after being handled. Eats anything, including floating pellets.

I have a plastic bucket filled with bio-media and sponges that water gets pumped into a drains out. Water it pretty good, although ph is low. There are several fish living in the pond so it can't be that bad. Steve's poop is usually on land too.

 

[Lepisosteus platyrhincus]

yea!! More people. Sad to hear bout the beautiful croc.


Nice for u to post simon. Steve looks great. How do u measure him? Clausia mostky poops,on land as well. Small turds oddly enough.
she wont eat the dang fish in her warm pond. I need some turtles also need some frogs and lizards

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[SimonL]

I measure the log when he's not on it lol, its 3'. Steve's crap is bigger than mine alas, its horrible. Fortunately the rat fur keeps it compact. Don't ever feed them dog kibble, it turns the poop into this vile smelling paste that gets smeared it everything.

 

[crnosrce1]

I fed my crocs live feed including mice and fish(no goldfish), raw chicken and venison scraps from my dogs food. I did a water change every 4 weeks and had 2 hot magna filters and 2 powerheads for filtration. We used to use hog water troughs for the pond part and wed make the land/sunning areas out of wood or wed make a brick setup to put right into the trough for them to get out onto. I also used to keep a heater in the water to keep it aroun 85 farenheit. I keep saying we because my friend got me into it and I would just use his setup style for my house. Actually, his one alligator is on display up in the Petstore in Gurnee Mills I'LL up by the bass pro shops. He used to have a few monster gators, but moving caused him to get rid of them.

 

[snakeguy101]

very cool. I will eventually get a gator but I'm just not ready for one yet. They eat too much...