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 Hi can someone help me??

hi my name is allie i am usually over on the lizard forums i have beardies, water dragons, iggys and an mhd. my bf and i go to the reptile show every month and many times i have seen sub adult and baby alligators. I think they are magnificent and incredible I would love to learn more about them i thought here would be a good place to start. I never even think of getting an animal that i am uneducated about.
what are their requirements? lighting heat etc. space enclosure
are they aggressive?
any info appreciated thanks
10/15/07  06:48pm

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 Hi can someone help me??

bump can someone plz answer???
10/17/07  02:40pm

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 Hi can someone help me??

Their pretty aggressive, and I would not feed them anything live, as then they associate movement with food, and will bite anything they move. they require very large enclosures, and if you live somewhere warm, I would advise an outdoor enclosure for adults. They get very large, some even as big as 12 to 15 ft. they can reach about 900 pounds sometimes. Do A LOT of research.

and this forum is pretty slow, you may not get an answer very quickly.
10/17/07  05:37pm

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Allie bear
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   Message To: King of sSNAKESs   In reference to Message Id: 1481725


 Hi can someone help me??

ah thanks very much for the info. it gets pretty cold here in the winter and I dont think at the moment i can house such a large lizard... maybe in the future thank you for your help i definately need to do lots of research before i consider purchasing
10/17/07  06:34pm

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   Message To: Allie bear   In reference to Message Id: 1481794


 Hi can someone help me??

Hi Allie Bear sorry for the delay....

It takes years and years and YEARS for them to grow large in captivity.. Most captive Alligators by civillian so to speak keepers end up taking their time to grow..and rarely do they get past 8 feet... a baby alligator will grow a foot a year roughly for the first 2 years then the growth slows....as a baby they need a varied diet of crickets, and fish pinkies and even adult mice, I wouldnt recommend goldfish they can deplete nutrients. I am glad to hear that your holding off... this will give you time to research... the biggest thing is to remember they need calcium...

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Their pretty aggressive, and I would not feed them anything live, as then they associate movement with food, and will bite anything they move. they require very large enclosures, and if you live somewhere warm, I would advise an outdoor enclosure for adults. They get very large, some even as big as 12 to 15 ft.



They are not as aggressive as people make them to believe, American Alligators are the more docile of the kept Crocidilian species..while Caiman dont get nearly as large in comparison they tend to have attitude problems... although it depends on the individual, some will get used to handling to the point of tolerance, and you may have one or two that wont... My old set up in IL was the basement, I had a pond kit with a large enclosure...

Alligators dont bite anything that moves, the young ones tend to flee from potential predators, and the larger ones as well the key is to getting them familiar with feeding routinethey come to expect it... you can go as far as to setting up a bedroom for them with a large kiddie pool until they grow..assuring they have a place for basking....
10/18/07  01:42pm

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   Message To: CelticTigeress   In reference to Message Id: 1482571


 Hi can someone help me??

thank you very much for you info they are such beautiful amazing creatures=) my bf thinks that an alligator would eat our dogs or cats lol
i have lots of calcium supplement because of my other lizards=)
i am defiantely going to wait until i am out of college and have a place of my own before i take one of those on, hopefully someday i just think the babies are sooo cute and the adults are so spectacular!!
10/18/07  02:37pm

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   Message To: Allie bear   In reference to Message Id: 1482615


 Hi can someone help me??

your quite welcome, and Im glad to see your thinking of the animal before yourself... you would be amazed how many people get them then realize they dont want them or they dont realize the responsibility... for calcium hun you can toss them Mice, as they mature rabbits... even chicken thighs.. depends on the gator size...

Actually I had my dogs and cats around them, its a matter of placing a secure enclosure... when I had mine in the room as youngins I had the door off the hinges, and had a large wooden half door placed instead....you can also place a screen door to keep Cats out...but at least while your in college you can research and ask questions.. they are remarkable creatures and wonderful to have if you have the knowledge
10/18/07  05:06pm

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   Message To: CelticTigeress   In reference to Message Id: 1482746


 Hi can someone help me??

thanks again for the info very much appreciated. yeah a gator is def something i would never consider until i am confidant that i know every thing i need to know=)
do you know of a good site where i can start researching keeping them as pets??
or maybe you can tell me the basic stuff like heating uvb and such??
10/18/07  05:18pm


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