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CAm::
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Baby Crocodile 
I have recently been given a baby crocodile, i have a decade of experience with pythons and other large repltiles but this is my first time with a crocodile. She is around a foot give or take, I attached some photos, im not sure what breed she is exactly but my bet is on nile? Does anyone have experience with them or similar breeds? She is in an aquarium 2 feet by 5 feet a quarter of it is piled up with stones for a basking spot and the rest has water 5 inches deep. She didnt eat the first day but she had a goldfish yesterday. How often do you guys feed your baby crocodilians and alligators? and are gold fish ok? I am thinking of swtiching to chunks of chicken with calcium supplements
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10/14/09 07:47am
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#2084280
Ih8venomiods
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Message To: CAm:: In reference to Message Id: 2083763
Baby Crocodile
I have not had hands on experience with any large crocodillians, but i do have friends who own large crocs, and from talking to them, get it off goldfish ASAP, as they are high in fat and cholesterol, try crickets and chicken at first a when it gets bigger start feeding mice and meat, and calcium supplements are a good idea, but try marzui croc diet, and offer a little food everyday, and chances are it wont eat every time. They tank size sounds good, and it should last for a while, but your gonna need to start thinking about the future. and it looks like its a nile, or a nile hybrid. Good luck!
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10/15/09 01:56pm
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Message To: Ih8venomiods In reference to Message Id: 2084280
Baby Crocodile
Thanks a lot for your input...
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10/15/09 05:18pm
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CAm::
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Message To: CAm:: In reference to Message Id: 2084343
Baby Crocodile
oh and I was wondering how fast do they grow and how big they grow?
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10/15/09 05:38pm
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Message To: CAm:: In reference to Message Id: 2084351
Baby Crocodile
Your welcome, depending on feeding, he will probably grow between 6" to a foot a year
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10/19/09 12:48pm
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