by vette
Feb 6, 2002 6:01 PM · 3253 views · 101.3 k · 1280 x 960
Keywords: caiman
This is my spectacled caiman. I bought him 5 1/2 years ago. When i bought him he was 11", now his over 54". His tank is 8' by 7' which I constructed.
When I took this picture I was draining the water out of his tank.
he grew pretty fast i have a caiman that is 7 yrs old who is only 37 in he is very agressive and nasty but i have in with by baby gator i was just courious on what u feed him because i give my everything u can think of
vette
Aug 7, 2002 1:08 PM
Well his diet is made up about 70% fish and 30% chicken legs. Up until last year he was as tame as a kitten. When i built his new home it was harder getting him out so i went for months without handling him. About five months ago i grabed him by the tail and was pulling him to me to get my other hand under him, when doing this he made him self very clear he didn't want to be handled. So now i leave him be. At the end of this month it will be 6 years when i bought him, and not once did he ever try to bit me. Thanks Rick
ghostface
May 1, 2003 6:51 PM
hey vette whats up thats what i feed my caiman i made a new enclousre for my caiman and alligator its pretty nice i feed my caiman and gator mice, fish, chicken,steak,actual any kind of raw meat that is on sale. i go fishing in the summer time and they love blue gills and persh. i tried to put my new pond on the sight but it won't let me. my caiman is the nastiest thing ive meet my gator is a sweetheart but now they are trying to mate.so if you have a chance check out my pics
vette
May 9, 2003 9:58 AM
With two aniamls together they have to share food and space, and or your caiman could be a female. Your aniamls look great. Congratulations and good luck.
chronicfetus99
May 20, 2003 8:06 AM
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this is a pretty cool spectacled caiman.now i have one thing to ask,im seriously thinking about getting one for real,and i need to ask:what all kinds of food can they eat?fish and chickenand rodents i know of and i know in the wild they do eat anything,but i dont wanna feed it something that would hurt it or make it sick.what should i NOT feed it(i.e frogs,pork, ,etc...)and what is the best thing to feed it.what size cage should it start out in and how fast do they grow?nice pic again
vette
Jul 5, 2003 6:33 PM
Thanks, before you make up your mind on buying a caiman make sure you covered all your bases. This is an animal that is costly to have and has a long live spand.
Good luck
