Croc keepers?

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Fishes33;2737246; said:
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
Which one is the smallest croc,I may look into something like that.One of my favorite stores has a Nile croc for five hundred dollars but I can only imagine the money it would take to properly keep one in this area.
 
i knew a guy who had a croc in his living room in a giant kiddy blow up pool, guy was a complete retard..... it wrecked his whole house and finally he got arrested for illegally and un respectfully keeping the gator...
 
When I was a kid one of my friends grandmother had one living in there house. I got to see it twice and I know she took good care of it all the way up till she died (naturally).
 
i have owned gators,morlets,saltwater,asian,nile crocs and almost all the caimen species. the smallest was about 5 feet aqnd my largest was almost 8. the one thing i can tell you about dwarfs is what they lack in size they make up for with temper. personaly i wound say unless you are willing to give a small room with a pound don't do it the cost to of keeping one gets very expensive and they requier alot of time. so if you can handle the temper,and deal with the cost,and have the space go for it
 
Thats all the info I need thanks,I wont be getting any of them.
 
krichardson;2740009; said:
Which one is the smallest croc,I may look into something like that.One of my favorite stores has a Nile croc for five hundred dollars but I can only imagine the money it would take to properly keep one in this area.
i think the schneiders dwarf caiman is the smallest, i'm pretty sure they only get around six feet but don't quote me on it. to keep a croc in pa you'd have to basically give it it's own room haha. i've wanted to do that for a monitor for a while.
 
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