Croc keepers?
- Thread starter TimeBomb
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TimeBomb;2736639; said:
Well I find that most people around here who buy them, arn't steadily employed, are into drugs and no absolutly nothing about animals and sell their babies about a year later the same size they bought them because its outrgrowing their huge 20 gallon tank.
I always want to buy a Schneiders Dwarf Caiman (Paleosuchus trigonatus)...
but after reading many books and websites...
Its not expensive.. $150 - $350 each (depend on the species)
BUT
I just don't know how to house a 1.4m dwarf caiman... (thats the second smallest crocodilian)
AND
I have seen Baby Nile Crocodile goes for $200 each here in Ontario
but after reading many books and websites...
Its not expensive.. $150 - $350 each (depend on the species)
BUT
I just don't know how to house a 1.4m dwarf caiman... (thats the second smallest crocodilian)
AND
I have seen Baby Nile Crocodile goes for $200 each here in Ontario
i've always wanted a schneiders dwarf caiman but can't bring myself to get one and probably never will. at a lfs they have probably six to nine gators anywhere from two foot to five foot in a.. oh i'll say 7'x4'x3' tank filled half way with water. i walk by everytime like 'they're sooo cool!' but also feel so incredibly bad because they really have no room to move and no ground to bask on.
if i remember correctly there was a thread on here a while ago about a new setup someone had built for the caiman. try doing a search im sure you will be able to find it. not sure if the user is still active or not.