Caiman crocodilus

Do you have her housed with a mate? How long where the eggs in the water?

No mate. I've had her since a hatchling back in '96. Since she does the "water dance" and is over 5', I've assumed she was a he (until today). Obviously the eggs are infertile, so I have removed them.

Wow, I knew turtles would lay infertile eggs, I didnt know crocodilians would to. Well its good to know shes healthy and doing what she would be doing in the wild, and that if you ever wanted she could reproduce..

hey redbeard... as Charles said she must be very healty...
could you pos some pics of your enclosure...?? different angles...

tks

Rick

I will take some pics soon. I promised Chris Law as well. I'm just so darn lazy and have to borrow my Dad's camera (lost mine at Sesame Place)

good looking caiman jest wondering how many gal is the pond it looks pretty big for a preformed pond i cant fined any thing over 275gal

I'm not sure how many gallons, but its about 7' long and about 5' wide - maybe about 2.5' deep. It was the largest one they sold at a local garden shop.

Very nice :) at lest you know what your doing for a fact now regards to space ect as females are way smaller than males aren't they ?.So now you can plan ahead with no problem :).

I thought that as well, but up until she laid the eggs I was convinced she was a he. She is a pro with the ultrasonic "water dance" and is over 5' and counting (I was under the impression that female specs rarely exceeded 4')

Rob

I thought most females stay under or around the 4ft mark i know you can get the odd giant girl.wow over 5ft i'd say you have one of the big girls then :).

I was REAL surprised finding a clutch of eggs. I had no doubt it was a male, just seems real masculine. I was relieved that her lack of appetite for several weeks and "bloated condition" was not gasses building up from a blockage! Thanx for your comments. Rob

Hey dude,
what happened with the eggs in the end?? keep up the good work!!
rain

Thanks,

I removed the eggs that same day (infertile) and she was not very happy about that. I froze about 5 of them - they are big and heavy.

hey dude,
u froze them? can u do that and still use them for babys at a later date? what u gunna do with them?
i bet she was pi**ed at u lol.
rain

The eggs weren't fertile.