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 How often....

How often do you guys feed your american alligators at any size? please stae what size they are and whay prey you are feeding them? How often do you feed hatchlings?
11/25/07  07:33pm

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   Message To: 300   In reference to Message Id: 1526271


 How often....

Hatchlings should be fed 3 to 4 times a week, and adults should be fed 1 to 2 times a week. I usually just fed my hatchling every other day.
11/26/07  11:46am

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   Message To: Crocodylus   In reference to Message Id: 1526728


 How often....

thanks, what about juvieniles?
11/26/07  02:50pm

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   Message To: Snoopy5   In reference to Message Id: 1526871


 How often....

in between like 2-3 times a week
11/26/07  03:01pm

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   Message To: Crocodylus   In reference to Message Id: 1526890


 How often....

do you feed babies, crickets? if so how many on the days they are fed? I have been told that it is bad to feed them prey that was once frozen, is this true? Can you feed babies pinksies?
11/26/07  04:31pm

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   Message To: 300   In reference to Message Id: 1526982


 How often....

also what kind of fish should not be fed?
11/26/07  04:39pm

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   Message To: 300   In reference to Message Id: 1526992


 How often....

In a natural habitat juvis will eat sandfleas crickets and other insects, they will also eat fish, and other small aqautic critters and land mammals that they can manage... they actually have a VERY wide selective diet... and variety... you can feed f/t pinkies yes..but keep in mind you should not feed too many fish a mass fish diet causes B-1 deficiences due to high levels of thiaminase... the oiler the worst.. you can also get necrosis of fatty tissues.. hence why the diet should be varied... its best to do f/t with smaller if you dont plan to supervise the feeding small rats can give quite a nasty nip to younguns...

as they get bigger try thawed ’wings’ get a bag of variety chicken with the bone, its a great source of calcium remember not to much organ and viceral meat unless your going to give calcium supplements to assure a healthy diet.. as for fish goldfish are flashy but are NOTORIOUS if given more then say pinkies of breaking down with the B-1 stick to the occasional treat of shiners (fishing minnows) and make sure no fish is the primary source of meal..if your gator will eat f/t fish freezing and thawing or warming the fish help break down the thiamanse and diminish chances of a problem, still the fish should not be a frequent..you would be sick of eating the same thing right??
11/26/07  06:26pm

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   Message To: CelticTigeress   In reference to Message Id: 1527101


 How often....

how many crickets should be fed every day if only feeding 3-4 days fotr a baby gator?and what is tempature sexing??
11/26/07  08:35pm


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