new dwarf caimen, help suggestions would be nice

[lolla]

i have an american alligator and just today i purchased a 17inch dwarf caimen, i know they are very skittish but is care the same, i have heard i need to keep him warmer but i can feed as same as gaotr, mice chicken, etc. anyhelp would be greatly appreciated, thank you

[jason h]

i would keep the water in the low to mid 80s with a basking area at 90 and feeding is the same as the gator,and congrats on the new aquistion!

[PunkMonkey11]

Hi, as far as feeding goes, I know mine will usually take rats if I leave them in the cage long enough but I usually don't like to do this because of bacteria and whatnot so lately I've been buying a lot of chicks and she just loves em, eats like 3 or 4 a week. I still haven't been able to get her to eat in front of me though :( but every once ina while I'll walk into the room and catch her in mid-chew, very cool. anyways good luck.

Jeremy

p.-s what type of dwarf caiman do you have?