Caiman vs. Gator

Hey a buddy of mine is looking into getting a crocodilian. I currently have a young alligator thats extremely tame, but he wants something a bit more of a challenge to tame. I was thinking something along the lines of a spectacled caiman or something of the sort. He only has the space for an animal that roughly 10 feet long.

Im looking for any opinions or suggestions you may have. Thanx a bunch!

Originally Posted by GATERMAN1390

Im looking for any opinions or suggestions you may have. Thanx a bunch!

Originally Posted by garweft

errrrr - was that an opinion...or a suggestion??

That was my opinion. Posts like that scare me for too many reasons.

My suggestion for his friend would be a nice Wolverine. I hear that they are kinda hard to tame, and they are under 10'. Sounds perfect. Imagine how cool he'll look carring it around the neighborhood

Granted American Alligators get to be larger than Spectacled Caimans but in my experience Alligators train better and are usually tamer. This would make them more suitable for a beginner in my opinion.

Ha yea thats what i told him to but he thinks that because he has a 7 foot Water Moniter and a bunch of other stuff he can take on anything. I tried telling him to try an alligator first but he doesnt really have the space for a 15 foot animal.

What would you say is the most tameable caiman is? Or are they all about the same as far as aggressiveness?

I'm rather partial to the dwarfs and smoothfronts

Thanks for the info!

Caiman latirostris is by far the most aggressive caiman, followed by Caiman crocodilus. The Paleosuchus aren't really all that aggressive, but they aren't all that tameable either. By far, the most calm and tameable caiman is the Paraguayan Caiman yacare. They get quite large and similarly tameable as an American alligator

In reference to the Caiman and the Alligator , would someone please define tame.