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Shipping outcomes on crocodilians

Mr.Atrox

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For those that have received crocs via mail, what has been your exp. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Closest dealer is a 7 hour trip away, so i dont mind the drive, but really dont want to pay for the gas. If they ship well provided the service gets em here when they say they will is it a valid alternative as I know these animals stress easily.
 
Shippin' crocs

I don't feel croc's are as easily stressed/fragile as frogs or some baby corns.
5yrs ago we received our 2 gators via UPS and they were in great shape. We also had a nile croc shipped Fed-Ex and he was spunky like he'd just had a nice nap. The gators were in large deli cups with shredded paper and the croc was bagged with paper. I would be watching the temps, but anything above 40ish and below 90 should be fine!! The other thing is if you make the drive, you can pick out your little fella. Also you can check out the operation and may gain some good info on how he's been fed/raised thus far.

Good luck:)
 
Thanks for the response, it was greatly appreciated. So i calculated for me to drive there and back would mean i need 2 3/4 gallons of gas (tahoes suck gas) it would cost 274.00 in gas, plus the wife wanting to stop and eat, the kid wanting a juice every 30 minutes. So shipping seems to be the only option. Ill get some pics up after the arrival.
 
I noticed you said took a while to start eating...how long exactly? Im pretty mine is eating as his belly is nice and round (is defecating so i know he isnt consti.) and feeder fish and crickets slowly drop in numbers. My question, is what is the best practice to start tong feeding as I would really like to see some nice whole prey items go down i.e. pinkies. I know there is a time curve before the animal can get acclimated to this routine. At this point the caiman just bites the pinkie out of aggravation and does not keep the pink in his mouth. I try this about once a week, as I dont want to develop a negative routine. any advice would be appreciated.
 
mine took approx 1 week to start eatting. my girl will also not eat in front of me. i have to drop the food in her rear pond and leave. she will then eat it.
 
Feeding from tongs is great fun and eventually, they'll get used to it. It's a nice way to keep uneaten food from floating around and fouling the water. The only issue with tong feeding is that it creates a jumping habit that can be a little dangerous when they get bigger. Even with 3' tongs, I stopped the practice, because a 6' gator can clear 4' no problem. Now I simply throw it on their Trex dock and they climb up and grab it. Sure, they get a little less exersize, but I still have all my digits.:rofl::thumbsup:
 
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