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NBLADE
02-13-13, 04:18 PM
Time for the big guys, these are some of the crocs and gators i work with.

first up the gators

young female

http://sphotos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/549196_537370832962932_566051989_n.jpg

older female

http://sphotos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/564205_419875561379127_1403766784_n.jpg

another girl

http://sphotos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/391208_288360511197300_1905582434_n.jpg

close up of a young male

http://sphotos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/216707_239451926088159_2707918_n.jpg

adult pair

http://sphotos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/34405_153300904703262_1333116_n.jpg

investigating the croc

http://sphotos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/60053_153300768036609_6621365_n.jpg

cuviers dwarf caiman

http://sphotos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/604176_537370862962929_491906928_n.jpg

baby spectacled caiman

http://sphotos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/156485_481671145199568_1662866236_n.jpg
NBLADE
02-13-13, 04:23 PM
spectacled caiman

http://sphotos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/536797_494649263901756_400049039_n.jpg

http://sphotos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/603892_537370896296259_717659273_n.jpg

nile crocodiles

baby

http://sphotos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/582579_539000179466664_758457399_n.jpg

http://sphotos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/377604_535656276467721_1375707735_n.jpg

adult male and female, when the male came to us he had pretty much no teeth, we have had him for a good few yrs now and he has finally regrown them all.

http://sphotos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/382219_288389904527694_7907697_n.jpg

jumping

http://sphotos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/375588_288360567863961_425930867_n.jpg

http://sphotos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/376064_288360871197264_81806475_n.jpg

http://sphotos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/284275_239450172755001_6185378_n.jpg
NBLADE
02-13-13, 04:25 PM
more nile pics

breeding

http://sphotos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/62192_153300451369974_8047440_n.jpg

http://sphotos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/73325_531912113508804_1640908381_n.jpg

and last but not least,

male salt water crocodile, was still in his quarantine tank when this was taken

http://sphotos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/536259_537370909629591_532990094_n.jpg

Hope you like.
Little Wise Owl
02-13-13, 04:31 PM
Great photos, Thanks for sharing!

I'm jealous that you get to work with this awesome beasts
NBLADE
02-13-13, 04:34 PM
Great photos, Thanks for sharing!

I'm jealous that you get to work with this awesome beasts

Thank you, out of all of them my favorite now has to be the baby nile croc, we have only had him around a month now, but he already jumps for his locusts, watches you as you do everything and swims straight over when you open up the tank, within ten minutes of putting him in he was smashing food down, just has no fear, and is so bold, great little character.
BarelyBreathing
02-13-13, 05:08 PM
They are lovely. I love the eye picture.
NBLADE
02-13-13, 05:26 PM
They are lovely. I love the eye picture.

Thanks, i am a big fan of macro shots, love doing eye pictures and head shots, the eyes show so much detail, it is rare they stay still long enough to get a great one up close though lol.
Lankyrob
02-13-13, 06:25 PM
Awesome. Can i ask where you work?and do you allow visitors? ;)
moshirimon
02-13-13, 06:41 PM
Amazing pictures, love the Niles. I really enjoyed looking through these
alessia55
02-13-13, 06:52 PM
I especially like the little dwarf caimans :yes:
jarich
02-13-13, 07:00 PM
Wow, where do you work?! Getting to work with crocodilians is a dream of mine. Possibly the only animals as cool as monitors...
NBLADE
02-14-13, 06:36 AM
Awesome. Can i ask where you work?and do you allow visitors? ;)

I work in essex, we used to have our big place open for display, but have closed it now, as we are opening a new larger premises in the summer, this will be open to the public to come down and view all the big crocs and a lot of other species aswell :)

Amazing pictures, love the Niles. I really enjoyed looking through these

Thank you, the niles are great. I do love the characters of the gators aswell though lol.

I especially like the little dwarf caimans :yes:

They are quite cute at that size, mean looking as adults though.

Wow, where do you work?! Getting to work with crocodilians is a dream of mine. Possibly the only animals as cool as monitors...

I actually work at a reptile shop, but we have our own collection of crocs and gators for display, i was quite lucky to get the chance to work with them, not many people do over here. I'll get my monitor pictures up soon ;)
shaunyboy
02-14-13, 06:58 AM
i will be down south later in the year picking up some Burmese with a friend,if your new place is open,we will pop in on our way down mate

i'd love to see your croc's in the flesh

cheers shaun
NBLADE
02-14-13, 11:14 AM
i will be down south later in the year picking up some Burmese with a friend,if your new place is open,we will pop in on our way down mate

i'd love to see your croc's in the flesh

cheers shaun

Yea hopefully will be by then, they are even bigger in person lol,
Mark Taylor
02-14-13, 11:28 AM
Well jell mate nice pics.
infernalis
02-14-13, 11:29 AM
Awesome that you have the room.

Kudos for doing it right.
NBLADE
02-14-13, 12:32 PM
Well jell mate nice pics.

cheers mate

Awesome that you have the room.

Kudos for doing it right.

Luckily space isn't an issue for us, and we like to encourage natural behaviour and give them enough space to swim about, one of our male alligators didn't even know how to swim properly when we got him, as he had been kept in too shallow a water for his whole life, it took him a good few months before he was swimming like he should. Now he is in much better shape and currently breeding.
Donnie
02-14-13, 01:51 PM
Very nice, may have to venture down south myself when you are back open again
Robyn@SYR
02-15-13, 01:36 AM
Nice pics, especially the eyes!
NBLADE
02-15-13, 01:09 PM
Very nice, may have to venture down south myself when you are back open again


Yea it will definitely be worth the trip :)


Nice pics, especially the eyes!

Thanks, i do love eye shots lol.
Ivanator
02-17-13, 02:37 AM
Love the niles and salty. Don't get to see them here often at all
millertime89
02-25-13, 05:35 PM
Quite jealous, those crocs are fantastic, I hope to be able to work some in the future.
NBLADE
05-15-13, 08:26 AM
Love the niles and salty. Don't get to see them here often at all

They aren't very common over here, especially the salty, i think we have one of only a handful in the UK. Had to go to a spanish zoo to get him lol.

Quite jealous, those crocs are fantastic, I hope to be able to work some in the future.

Thanks, they are great to work with, one of my favorite animals to just observe aswell, well when they are actually doing something and not just basking that is lol
NextMorph
05-15-13, 12:21 PM
Super cool thread! Love the pics! If you ever manage to have the time to get more pics, make sure you update this thread!! :D What a job! :P
NBLADE
05-17-13, 08:52 AM
Super cool thread! Love the pics! If you ever manage to have the time to get more pics, make sure you update this thread!! :D What a job! :P

i should have grabbed some yesterday, the saltie is massive now, the tail alone is probably wider than me, he looks very impressive lol.