American Alligator husbandry questions.

[KMG]

I have a in ground concrete pond and wanted to put a caiman in it. Im sure the neighbors would have loved that and the wife was already against it. In the end I now have a very nice Koi pond with lily pads and a few other plants. I still think it would be interested to own a caiman. Maybe I can find one of these croc tubs.

[skatefastdieyoung]

http://www.waterfordgardens.com/Pref...ir-sc-603.html. Those are the tubs...

[skatefastdieyoung]

Also thanks for the name and information. Ill try to contact him and it would make it much easier to get a permit. Thank you all, i'm sure with all of this information i will be able to take outstanding care of my crocodile.

[KMG]

http://www.waterfordgardens.com/Pref...ir-sc-603.html. Those are the tubs...

The largest "tub", which is actually a fiberglass pond, is only 7.5 ft wide and 16 inches deep with a price tag of $1440. That would not hold a caiman comfortably offering both dry and wet conditions.

[skatefastdieyoung]

ASL,A,O5,G10,G10 half, G14, G14 half, and Lake koi but is extraordinarily more expensive but is 19.5 feet long. The female i am intersted in only gets 5.2... Those tubs are more than enough. The tub would only be used as water space.

[skatefastdieyoung]

I am dedicated to the idea. Just learning about them is 750$-1000$ so that much for a tub isn't all that much. The animal is only roughly 300. The money to feed through the years will be extraordinarily more than the pond/tub. I think of it this way. I will do what i need to properly care,feed, and provide for the animal of my interest. If i pay for the crocodile university and decide i'm not interested in them enough to commit to purchasing. I will still have a complete and total understanding for the crocodile and useful knowledge of the animal from a general perspective..

[John1982]

Those tubs are more than enough. The tub would only be used as water space.

Cause that's what crocodilians do in water, just chill in their one little space.

[skatefastdieyoung]

The pond is literally four times the size of the animal.

[KMG]

ASL,A,O5,G10,G10 half, G14, G14 half, and Lake koi but is extraordinarily more expensive but is 19.5 feet long. The female i am intersted in only gets 5.2... Those tubs are more than enough. The tub would only be used as water space.

I think you need to start a list of everything you would need to actually do this. It seems like it could easily take over $6K by the time you buy a pond, pumps, filters, heaters, building materials, etc. I would guess that just for a proper build for a secure enclosure with pond. It may be cheaper to move to Florida.

I would also start checking out what this is going to do to your trailer. Having a pond in the room that is going to need heat Im sure will make a very sauna like climate. I can not imagine doing this would be good for the room.

One other thing I would not want to risk is having a seam in a two piece pond inside my house. I don't see you getting a proper sized pond inside the trailers room without going with the two piece models. Then there is the issue of the weight on the floor.

There are a ton of things to think about, plan, and research with this. I don't believe you have scratched the surface.

[tbowman]

It should also be noted that American Alligators are seen as the puppy dog of the Croc world. Although smaller, caiman are said to typically be more feisty. And when it comes to the larger species like Nile crocs and Saltwater crocs, we are on the lunch menu. That's not coming from sensationalized news media, but from crocodilian experts.