show us your crocs

[tjm83]

im very excited to be getting my xmas present on monday, a little fresh water crocodile and would love to see others and their enclosures

 

[JAS101]

heres my freshie named snapz , i have had him for 6 months or so [ he was 3 and half when i got him .
i have a new tank on order for him 6x2x2 [ just waiting on the cabinet maker to make the cabinet] . atm his in a 4x1.8x1.8 with half water and half land . [ his new tank will be all water then a 2nd level for land area .]

 

[Skelhorn]

What an awesome set up lol That is sooooo cool, presume they require a bit more TLC then a snake or so? Do you guys pick them up when they are young to try and "train" them at all?

 

[JAS101]

its all in the setup , once the water temp and basking spot is right then its pretty easy to care for him . the water temp sits at 28c and basking is around 35c . a decent water filter is a must [ i made my own and its doing better then the one i had brought] , every now and again ill get him out and let him go for a wonder [ mouth valcro`ed shut ] . other then that i let him be - he tells me when his hungry [ will bum rush u or knock on the tank] . mine duznt like pepole he dont know [ will hide for strangers] but comes out and has a look for regular pepole who visit .

 

[Justdragons]

is he quite snappy? how do ya go getting him out and cleaning and stuff?? amazing animal..

 

[JAS101]

is he quite snappy? how do ya go getting him out and cleaning and stuff?? amazing animal..

his snappy when hungry [ as per anything thats hungry] . as for geting him out , i manouver him to the corner [ with a peice of dowel] then grab him from the back of the head - keeping away from the pointy end .
heres a short vid of his feeding responce >>>>> DSCF0483.MOV - YouTube

 

[tjm83]

awesome mate thanks for sharing, the lizard and snake pages are endless but croc ones are proving hard to find

 

[garthy]

Ok, sorry in advance but someone had to do it. here's my pair.

 

[TaraLeigh]

Lol ^^
Come on guys, it was hard enough to find one, someone else must have one!

 

[citrus]

heres my freshie named snapz , i have had him for 6 months or so [ he was 3 and half when i got him .
i have a new tank on order for him 6x2x2 [ just waiting on the cabinet maker to make the cabinet] . atm his in a 4x1.8x1.8 with half water and half land . [ his new tank will be all water then a 2nd level for land area .]

so that makes him 4 years? what are the growth rates for these guys? i know it goes off food intake but in general?

 

[R.a.n.g.a]

Do they poop on (land) or in the water ?

 

[snakeg56]

heres one i worked withView attachment 243749

 

[crocodile_dan]

citrus: Salties grow quicker than freshies, but salties on average grow around a foot per year for the first 6-8 years, we had one get to 7 foot at 5 years and then our "handlers" were 4 foot at 5 years. Doesn't sound like a lot but a massive difference in general husbandry and safety procedures.

Ranga: they defecate in water.

 

[Poggle]

jealous cant have one in Qld

 

[montysrainbow]

Ok, sorry in advance but someone had to do it. here's my pair.View attachment 243741

I so wanted to post one like this Ha ha! great minds think alike

 

[ViridisVixen]

View attachment 243765Here's two that are mates!!!!!!!!!!

 

[TaraLeigh]

Pic didn't work ViridisVixen

 

[gex13]

what license do you need for one of these? there awesome!!

 

[Ezmay]

im getting a bub freshy in a couple of weeks hopefully so exciting!!

 

[TaraLeigh]

We has him! Yay