I’m seriously considering adding either Paleosuchus palpebrosus or Caiman crocodilus to my collection. I’m 15 years old, but despite my age I feel that I have gained enough knowledge from working with large Varanus (mainly Waters and Niles) to handle/care for the smaller species of crocodilians.
I currently have in my collection (or have had in the past):
0.1.0 Mangrove snake
0.0.1 False water cobra
1.0.0 Burmese python
0.1.0 Green iguana
1.0.0 Ball python
0.0.1 Pixie frog
0.0.5 RES
0.0.1 Yellow bellied slider
0.0.1 Common snapper
1.0.0 Matta matta turtle
5.6.10 corns
1.1.0 Plains garter
0.0.1 Viper boa
0.0.1 Nile monitor
0.0.1 Water monitor
+ Many more colubrids and inverts etc
I also have a shed witch I have converted into a reptile house its 17ftx 8ft so accommodating a fully grown specimen shouldn’t pose any real problems. I travel to Hamm Germany every six months to attend the TERRARISTIKA (largest reptile expo in Europe) and the only crocodilians I have seen for sale are hatchling dwarfs and spectacleds so these are probably the crocodilians I will be get my hands on. I plan on using a glass tank enclosure that is 6ft by 2.5ft and then use something larger when it reaches about 2ft. would this make suitable housing for a yearling???
I have also been offered a pair of Osteolaemus tetraspis that are 70-80cm but there way too expensive since they are listed at CITES I & EU Annex A, but if they make a better captive I might be able to get them (after saving up for a **** long time!!!)
I’ve read up on these a lot and I’ve checked out most websites (
http://www.crocodilian.com/crocfaq/), I’ve even got the video on keeping crocodilians by lightning media, but could someone please give me some advice on the basic husbandry and day to day maintenance of the species I described??
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