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Scott W Site Admin
Joined: 15 Apr 2004 Posts: 13355 Location: London, England.
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Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 11:19 am Post subject: Paleosuchus palpebrosus - Dwarf Caiman |
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Anyone keeping or have kept Paleosuchus palpebrosus? _________________
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Cornuta Contributing Member
Joined: 17 Nov 2005 Posts: 117 Location: Larkhall, Scotland
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Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 11:40 am Post subject: |
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Hi Scott, I have looked after an Alligator and spectacled caimans but not dwarf caimans. So if you are looking for tips I can help a bit with that.
If you are looking to buy some I don't know of any for sale just now but, Tom Halvorsen Ltd had them last year. I cant remember how much they were selling for, might be worth emailing him?
I think that its Paleosuchus that Kevin has at Coast to Coast?
cheers
Colin |
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Scott W Site Admin
Joined: 15 Apr 2004 Posts: 13355 Location: London, England.
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Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 11:56 am Post subject: |
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Thanks Colin.
Interested in water temps, diet of young (% fish to rodent / insects etc) and how people have found the temperaments to be.
Also, what set up have people found to work the best? _________________
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Scott W Site Admin
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Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 3:20 pm Post subject: |
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yep, no1 on the google search
It's from 1999, so was looking for more up to date experiances. _________________
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Cornuta Contributing Member
Joined: 17 Nov 2005 Posts: 117 Location: Larkhall, Scotland
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Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 8:30 pm Post subject: |
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it was 4th down with me so just checking LOL (scientific name)
anyway, are you planning on getting some?
The spec caimans I looked after went from about 8" to 36 - 40" in 5 years and were fed mainly on mice. At 8 inches they got a lot of crickets and some locusts, in retrospect i would have fed them more locusts.
One thing I did learn was not to hand feed them because they then associate hands with food and would snap at them all the time. After a while of using a feeder stick they started to ignore hands again.
is there not a reasonably up to date book about croc husbandry? |
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caiman I'm new here...
Joined: 01 Dec 2005 Posts: 17
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Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2005 12:38 am Post subject: |
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I have a P.palpebrosus it's a male 70 cm long.
It's housed in a big aquarium size 220x80x80 cm(see photo)
The water temp. is about 28 degrees celsius,and their temper is relative docile,but: it's still a croc.
I'm feeding on about 70% fish 30% rodents. |
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9779crocs I'm new here...
Joined: 29 Dec 2005 Posts: 11 Location: Oxfordshire
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Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 12:34 pm Post subject: |
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I also have a Dwarf caiman. Not sure on the sex! I've had since he/she was only about 14" (350mm) now it is about 3' (900mm)ish.
I will try and get some pics on here later today
I would love to see more pics of anyone keeping them.
I feed mine on mainly rodents/raw meat the only fish he/she seems to go for is whitebait or lance fish, not that i have tried all the fish available. What fish do you use "caiman"? |
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jim_radley CaptiveBred Addict!
Joined: 30 Mar 2005 Posts: 514 Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, West Midlands
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Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2005 12:18 am Post subject: |
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What size enclosure do they need? What is the Adult Snout - Vent length? |
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9779crocs I'm new here...
Joined: 29 Dec 2005 Posts: 11 Location: Oxfordshire
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Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2005 5:28 pm Post subject: |
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when i first got mine i kept it in 6'*2'*2' fish tank (he was about 14"). I divided it into 2 thirds water and 1 third land. I kept him in the lounge!! But he out grew that and i built a 7'*3'*3' viv in the shed with a waterfall etc (may have a pic) Then we moved house so started all over again and made him a large enclosure full height 10'Long*3'-4'wide (its a funny shape) which he is in now. |
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