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Hurl05
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 Important question

I was wondering if I got an alligator and kept it in a tank would it stay fairly small because of its smaller surroundings I dont want to make a mistake in purchasing one thanks



08/27/08  10:34am

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   Message To: Hurl05   In reference to Message Id: 1843999


 Important question

no that is a total myth, an Alligator will continue to grow regardless of its surroundings.
08/27/08  04:00pm

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   Message To: Hurl05   In reference to Message Id: 1843999


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yes i know for a fact it will, i have done experiments over the last 20 yrs with them. the growth rate on farm raised is at 18 months old, the should be 4 foot then skinned, in a aqu. at 18 months they are less than 20 in,



09/23/08  02:51pm

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   Message To: Reptileplus   In reference to Message Id: 1866609


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Reptile your an idiot...a child that is kept in a crib does not stay the size of the crib a large constrictor kept in a tank does not stay the size of a tank

so if I put an infant child in a clothes drawer does that mean the child will stay 2 feet?? Uh... No they continue to grow regardless...even in a crib HENCE why you have to buy a larger bed or a larger environment..because if that was the case gators would stay small forever and everyone would have ’minis’ try using common sense

if a gators growth was somewhat stunted it wasnt because of the environment it was because of poor keeping poor feeding and idocy...
09/23/08  06:06pm

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   Message To: CelticTigeress   In reference to Message Id: 1866737


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you have no idea what you are talking about, go back to school, i have worked with gators for over 20yrs, studied zoology and herpetology, did lectures all over the country, you check any farm in the south, and the average gator skinned is 4 foot which is about 18 months old, how big it your 18 month old gator raised in an aqu? about 16-18 in if that, my 5 ft gator if 8 yrs old, all reptiles never stop growing just the growth rate slows as it gets bigger as in the Burmese python, a 1 yr old is about 6 feet, 2 yrs old about 10-12 feet, then it slows as it grows, if you need i can give you some farms in the south to check with too or contact the fish and wild life in that state for gator farms,
09/25/08  12:18pm


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