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This is a detailed care guide for serious keepers of caimans, alligators and crocodiles. If you're looking for a friendly, loving and easy to care for pet, this guide is definitely not for you!

FAQ CONTENTS 0. CREDITS 1. CONTENTS 2. INTRODUCTION 3. SPECIES 4. PURCHASING 5. HOUSING 6. FEEDING 7. HANDLING 8. HEALTH CARE 9. MISCELLANEOUS 10. APPENDICES

10. APPENDICES   App I List of veterinary surgeons capable of treating crocodilians   App II List of US wildlife departments to contact about permits   App III Dealers, breeders and other advertisers   App IV Dimensions and capacity of aquarium tanks   App V Dimensions of Rubbermaid stock tanks APPENDIX I - List of veterinary surgeons capable of treating crocodilians The following vets have agreed to treat some crocodilians. If they have any conditions or requirements, these are listed under the address as a '*Note'. US Crocodilian Vets (listed by state) California Fredric L. Frye Fredric L. Frye & Associates 741 Plum Ln. Davis, CA 95616 Phone: (916) 758-6257 | (916) 756-1766 (for appt.) Fax: (916) 758-7857 Email: fredfrye@aol.com Kenneth A. Harkewicz Harkherp Inc. 60 Grandview Ave. Crockett, CA 94525-1010 Phone: (510) 787-2142 Fax: (510) 787-9786 Email: harkherp@aol.com *Note: Client must have the proper permits James M. Harris Montclair Vet. Hosp. 1961 Mountain Blvd. Oakland, CA 94611 Phone: (510) 330-8600 Fax: (510) 339-3215 Email: jmhdvm@aol.com *Note: As long as the croc is not too big to easily handle. Joel Pasco All Creatures Care Cottage 1912 Harbor Blvd. Costa Mesa, CA 92627 Phone: (714) 642-7151 Fax: (714) 642-1024 Email: greghfish@aol.com Colorado Ted Cohn University Hills Animal Hosp. 4040 E. Warren Ave. Denver, CO Phone: (303) 757-5638 Fax: (303) 692-8925 Email: tcdvm@aol.com *Note: For safety's sake, no crocs over 4 feet Florida Avery Bennett / Elliott Jacobson UF-College of Vet. Med. P.O. Box 100126 Gainesville, FL 32610 Phone: (352) 392-4700 Fax: (352) 392-6125 Email: zorro14@aol.com | bennetta@mail.vetmed.ufl.edu John Rossi 2641 Park Street Jacksonville, Fl 32203 Phone: (904) 388-3494 Hawaii Douglas Chang Aloha Animal Hosp. 4224 Waiadale Ave. Honolulu, HI 96816 Phone: (808) 734-2242 Fax: (808) 732-0682 Email: alohavet@aol.com Massachusetts James Lunig Spinnaker Veterinary Clinic 1154 Riverside Ave. Somerset, MA 02726 Phone: (508) 673-3690 Fax: (508) 673-2531 Email: jlunigspn@juno.com *Note: Willing to treat crocodilians up to 4 feet. Greg Mertz The Odd Pet Vet 326 Bridge St. Dedham, MA 02026 Phone: (617) 251-9131 Fax: (617) 255-9447 Email: oddpetvet@mindspring.com William C. Sager 29 King St., P.O. Box 575 Littleton, MA 01480 Phone: (978) 486-3101 Fax: (978) 486-0987 Email: chukavet@aol.com New Jersey Richard M. Levine Toms River Veterinary Hosp. 769 Route 37 W. Toms River, NJ 08755 Phone: (732) 349-4599 Fax: (732) 505-0362 Email: richl53706@aol.com *Note: Client must have the proper permits. Ohio Linda Randall Cloverleaf Animal Hosp. 7777 Greenwich Rd. P.O. Box 5007 Westfield Center, OH 44251 Phone: (330) 948-2002 Fax: (330) 948-4012 Email: cloverlf@aol.com *Note: We treat crocodilians. We, however, insist on treating them in a manner that is safe to all concerned, and if that means sedating, then we sedate. We are happy to see them and to talk to owners. We also are available for phone, email, or fax consultation for a fee which is contingent on the time and expertise involved. We take credit cards to cover these consultations. Texas Gary Harwell Southeast Animal Clinic 7565 Drouet Houston, TX 77061 Phone: (713) 641-2601 Email: martine@phoenix.net Ronni Karbach Vet Calls 3411 Stratford Hills Ln. Austin, TX 78746 Phone: (512) 306-9860 Email: KarbachDVM@aol.com Virginia Vanessa Rolfe Avian & Exotic Veterinary Services 2205 W. Main St. Salem, VA 24153 Phone: (540) 387-2212 Fax: (540) 389-5455 Email: rolfedvm@aol.com *Note: Will only see caimans. Dr. Scott J. Stahl Pender Veterinary Clinic 4001 Legato Rd. Fairfax, Virginia 22033 Phone: (703) 591-3304 Fax: (703) 449-0673 Washington Skip Nelson Exotic Pet & Bird Clinic 903 5th Ave. ste.101 Kirkland, WA 98033 Phone: (425) 827-6613 Email: zoodoc@aol.com Wisconsin Robert W. Pope Mosinee Veterinary Clinic 1019 Western Avenue Mosinee, Wisconsin 54455 Phone: (715) 693-6575 Fax: (715) 693-9535 Email: drpope@mosineevet.com Web Site: http://www.mosineevet.com European Crocodilian Vets (listed by country) United Kingdom Bruce Maclean c/o Kelperland Veterinary Centre Ascot Road, Touchen End Near Maidenhead Berkshire SL6 3LA Email: beavs@herptileworld.force9.co.uk Stephen J. Divers Exotic Animal Centre 12 Fitzilian Avenue Harold Wood, Romford Essex RM3 0QS Phone: 44 (0)1708 384444 Fax: 44 (0)1708 344318 Email: SteveDVet@aol.com Austria, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland Dr. Marja JL Kik, DVM, PhD Dierenarts voor reptielen/veterinarian for reptiles Melissegaarde 16 3436 HZ Nieuwegein, The Netherlands. Phone: 030-6303663 Fax: 030-6303664 Email: M.Kik@vet.uu.nl The DGHT has a web page on the Internet listing vets qualified to treat reptiles at http://www.dght.de/tierarzt.htm Before visiting a vet on this list, verify that he or she is qualified to deal with crocodilians. APPENDIX II - List of wildlife departments to contact about permits United States All the states listed below have web-sites on the Internet, and often contain the full text of regulations concerned with the keeping of crocodilians in that area. The address (URL) in each case is http://www.state.XX.us where XX is the two letter post-office abbreviation for the state you require (e.g. http://www.state.ca.us is the URL for the State of California's web-site). ALASKA: Department of Fish & Game, P.O. Box 25526, Juneau, AK 99802-5526. Phone: (907) 465-4180 ARIZONA: Game & Fish Department, 2221 W. Greenway Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85023. Phone: (602) 942-3000 ARKANSAS: Game & Fish Commission, 2 Natural Resources Dr., Little Rock, AR 72205. Phone: (501) 223-6300 CALIFORNIA: Department of Fish & Game, 1416 Ninth St., Sacramento, CA 95814. Phone: (916) 653-1725 DELAWARE: Department of Natural Resources, P.O. Box 1401, Dover, DE 19903. Phone: (302) 739-4782 FLORIDA: Game & Fresh Water Fish Commission, Little River Ranch, Route 7, Box 3055, Quincy, FL 32351. Phone: (904) 627-9674 GEORGIA: Department of Natural Resources, 2070 U.S. Highway 278 S.E., Social Circle, GA 30279. Phone: (404) 918-6400 HAWAII: Department of Land & Natural Resources, 1151 Punchbowl St., Room 330, Honolulu, HI 96813. Phone: (808) 587-0166 IDAHO: Department of Fish & Game, 600 S. Walnut St., P.O. Box 25, Boise, ID 83707. Phone: (208) 334-3700 ILLINOIS: Department of Conservation, Lincoln Tower Plaza, 524 S. Second St., Springfield, IL 62701. Phone: (217) 782-6302 INDIANA: Division of Fish & Wildlife, 402 W. Washington St., Indianapolis, IN 46204-2267. Phone: (317) 232-4080 IOWA: Department of Natural Resources, Wallace State Office, Des Moines, IA 50319. Phone: (515) 281-5145 KANSAS: Department of Wildlife & Parks, 512 S.E. 25th Ave., Pratt, KS 67124-8174. Phone: (316) 672-5911 KENTUCKY: Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources, #1 Game Farm Rd., Frankfort, KY 40601. Phone: (502) 564-5448 LOUISIANA: Department of Wildlife & Fisheries, P.O. Box 98000, Baton Rouge, LA 70898-9000. Phone: (504) 765-2800 MAINE: Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, 284 State St., Augusta, ME 04333. Phone: (207) 287-2766 MARYLAND: Department of Natural Resources, Tawes State Office Building, Annapolis, MD 21401. Phone: (401) 974-2870 MASSACHUSETTS: Division of Fisheries & Wildlife, 100 Cambridge St., Boston, MA 02202. Phone: (617) 727-9194 MICHIGAN: Department of Natural Resources, Box 30180, Lansing, MI 48909. Phone: (517) 373-1263 MINNESOTA: Department of Natural Resources, Box 7, 500 Lafayette Rd., St. Paul, MN 55155-4001. Phone: (612) 296-6157 MISSISSIPPI: Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, 111 N. Jefferson St., Jackson, MS 39202. Phone: (601) 354-7303 MISSOURI: Department of Conservation, 2901 W. Truman Blvd., P.O. Box 180, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0180. Phone: (314) 751-4115 MONTANA: Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks, Montana State University Campus, Bozeman, MT 59717-0322. Phone: (406) 444-2535 NEBRASKA: Game & Parks Comission, 2200 N. 33rd St., P.O. Box 30370, Lincoln, NE 68503-0370. Phone: (402) 471-0641 NAVADA: Department of Wildlife, 1100 Valley Rd., P.O. Box 10678, Reno, NV 89520-0022. Phone: (702) 688-1500 NEW HAMPSHIRE: Fish & Game Department, 2 Hazen Dr., Concord, NH 03301. Phone: (603) 271-3421 NEW JERSEY: Division of Fish, Game & Wildlife, CN 400, Trenton, NJ 08625-0400. Phone: (609) 292-2965 NEW MEXICO: Department of Fish & Game, Villagra Building, P.O. Box 25112, Santa Fe, NM 87504. Phone: (505) 827-7911 NEW YORK: Department of Enviromental Conservation, 50 Wolf Rd., Albany, NY 12233. Phone: (518) 457-0689 NORTH CAROLINA: Division of Wildlife Management, Archdale Building, Raleigh, NC 27604. Phone: (919) 733-3391 NORTH DAKOTA: Game & Fish Department, 100 N. Bismark Express Way, Bismark, ND 58501-5095. Phone: (701) 221-6300 OHIO: Department of Natural Resources, 1840 Belcher Dr., Fountain Square, Bldg. G, Columbus, OH 43224-1329. Phone: (614) 265-6344 OKLAHOMA: Department of Wildlife Conservation, P.O. Box 53465, Oklamhoma City, OK 73152. Phone: (405) 521-3851 OREGON: Department of Fish & Wildlife, 2501 SW First Ave., Portland, OR 97207. Phone: (503) 229-5400 PENNSYLVANIA: Fish & Boat Commission, Division of Fisheries Management, 450 Robinson Lane, Bellefonte, PA 16823-9685. Phone: (814) 359-5110 PUERTO RICO: Department of Natural Resources, P.O. Box 5887, Puerta de Tierra, San Juan, PR 00906. Phone: (809) 724-8774 RHODE ISLAND: Department of Enviromental Mangement, Division of Fish & Wildlife, Field Headquarters, Box 218, West Kingston, RI 02892. Phone: (401) 789-0281 SOUTH CAROLINA: Wildlife & Marine Resources Department, P.O. Box 167, Columbia, SC 29202. Phone: (803) 734-3886 TENNESSEE: Wildlife Resources Agency, Ellington Agricltural Center, P.O. Box 40747, Nashville, TN 37204-0747. Phone: (615) 781-6500 TEXAS: Parks & Wildlife Department, 4200 Smith School Rd., Austin, TX 78744. Phone: (512) 389-4800 UTAH: Wildlife Resources, 1596 West North Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84116-3195. Phone: (801) 538-4700 VERMONT: Fish & Wildlife Department, 103 S. Main St., Waterbury, VT 05676. Phone: (802) 241-3700 VIRGIN ISLANDS: Department of Planning & Natural Resources, Division of Fish & Wildlife, 6291 Estate Nazareth, 101, St. Thomas, VI 00802-1104. Phone: (809) 775-6762 VIRGINIA: Department of Game & Inland Fisheries, 4010 W. Broad St., Richmond, VA 23230-1104. Phone: (804) 367-1000 WASHINGTON: Department of Wildlife, 600 Capitol Way North, Olympia, WA 98501-1091. Phone: (206) 753-5700 WEST VIRGINIA: Division of Natural Resources, P.O. Box 67, Elkins, WV 26241-0067. Phone: (304) 637- 0245 WISCONSIN: Department of Natural Resources, Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707, Phone: (608) 266-2621 WYOMING: Game & Fish Department, 5400 Bishop Blvd., Cheyenne, WY 82006-0001. Phone: (307) 777-4601 Europe DGHT is the world's largest herpetological society and can provide help on the most recent regulations in Germany and Europe. DGHT - Geschaeftsstelle P.O. Box 1421 53351 Rheinbach Germany Phone: +49 2255 950106 Fax: +49 2255 1727 Email: gs@dght.de Internet: http://www.dght.de APPENDIX III - Private breeders of crocodilians US private breeders Arizona "Wild Bill" Coady Tempe, Arizona 85282 Phone: (602) 730-5877 Colorado Bob F. Pierson Mosca, Colorado 81145 Phone: (719) 378-2612 Florida David Day Orlando, Florida 32822 Phone: (407) 380-5565 Jerry Motta Bushnell, Florida 33513 Phone: (352) 568-1220 New Hampshire N.E.R.D. Plaistow, New Hampshire 03865 Phone: (603) 382-6361 New Jersey Stanton Arshan Lindenwold, New Jersey 08021 Phone: (609) 346-1871 Alex Vigh Delran, New Jersey 08075 Phone: (609) 764-0765 Ohio Phil Thorne Parma, Ohio 44134 Phone: (216) 885-4363 [Source: "The Herpetology Source Book, 1998-1999 Directory"] Dealers and Distributors Diamond Reptile Breeders http://www.diamondreptile.com Glades Herp http://www.gherp.com Mark Lucas (US) http://members.aol.com/mullane/index.htm Other distributors can be found on the Internet. A good place to start is http://www.kingsnake.com where many are advertised. Magazines and Journals Reptiles (US) Reptiles Fancy Magazine P.O. Box 6050 Mission Viejo CA 92690 Phone: (949) 855-8822 Fax: (949) 855-3045 Email: reptiles@fancypubs.com Internet: http://www.reptilesmagazine.com Reptilia (Europe) c/ Muntaner 88, 5 1a 08011 Barcelona Spain Email: reptilia@lander.es Internet: (English) http://www.herplit.com/contents/ReptiliaGB.html (Espaniol) http://www.herplit.com/contents/Reptilia.html Herpetological Contents [for more publications] http://www.herplit.com/contents APPENDIX IV - Dimensions and capacity of aquarium tanks The following tanks are commonly available at numerous outlets in both the US and Europe. These tanks are manufactured with fish in mind, but some are suitable for small crocodilians. Hatchlings should not be housed in aquarium tanks smaller than 20 gallons. If your animals grows to more than half the length of your tank, it's time to think about a replacement tank. TANK SIZE OUTSIDE DIMENSIONS (US gallons) (litres) (inches) (cm) 2.5 (mini-tank) 9.5 13 x 6 x 8 33.0 x 15.2 x 20.3 5.5 20.8 17 x 9 x 11 43.2 x 22.9 x 27.9 10 (leader) 37.9 20 x 11 x 13 50.8 x 27.9 x 33.0 10 (long) 37.9 24 x 9 x 13 61.0 x 22.9 x 33.0 15 56.8 24 x 13 x 13 61.0 x 33.0 x 33.0 15 (high) 56.8 20 x 11 x 19 50.8 x 27.9 x 48.3 15 (show) 56.8 24 x 9 x 17 61.0 x 22.9 x 43.2 20 (high) 75.7 24 x 13 x 17 61.0 x 33.0 x 43.2 20 (long) 75.7 30 x 13 x 13 76.2 x 33.0 x 33.0 25 94.6 24 x 13 x 21 61.0 x 33.0 x 53.3 29 109.8 30 x 13 x 19 76.2 x 33.0 x 48.3 30 113.6 36 x 13 x 17 91.4 x 33.0 x 43.2 30 (breeder) 113.6 36 x 18 x 13 91.4 x 45.7 x 33.0 33 (long) 124.9 48 x 13 x 14 121.9 x 33.0 x 35.6 37 140.0 30 x 13 x 23 76.2 x 33.0 x 58.4 38 143.8 36 x 13 x 20 91.4 x 33.0 x 50.8 40 (breeder) 151.4 36 x 18 x 17 91.4 x 45.7 x 43.2 40 (long) 151.4 48 x 13 x 17 121.9 x 33.0 x 43.2 45 170.3 36 x 13 x 24 91.4 x 33.0 x 61.0 45 (long) 170.3 48 x 13 x 19 121.9 x 33.0 x 48.3 50 189.3 37 x 19 x 20 94.0 x 48.3 x 50.8 55 208.2 48 x 13 x 21 121.9 x 33.0 x 53.3 65 246.1 37 x 19 x 25 94.0 x 48.3 x 63.5 75 283.9 48 x 19 x 22 121.9 x 48.3 x 55.9 80 302.8 73 x 14 x 21 185.4 x 35.6 x 53.3 90 340.7 49 x 19 x 26 124.5 x 48.3 x 66.0 100 378.5 73 x 19 x 20 185.4 x 48.3 x 50.8 120 454.2 49 x 25 x 26 124.5 x 63.5 x 66.0 125 473.2 73 x 19 x 24 185.4 x 48.3 x 61.0 150 567.8 73 x 19 x 29 185.4 x 48.3 x 73.7 180 681.4 73 x 25 x 26 185.4 x 63.5 x 66.0 APPENDIX V - Dimensions of Rubbermaid stock tanks These stock tanks may be suitable for larger crocodilians, either as the basis for the habitat or as the water area. Stock tanks by other manufacturers may also be used, the Rubbermaid tanks being used as an example. All the tanks listed below are made from very sturdy plastic and are free standing. Model numbers 4242, 4245 and 4247 have a drain plug. MODEL / SIZE OUTSIDE DIMENSIONS (US gallons) (litres) (inches) (cm) 4243 / 50 189.3 52 x 31 x 12 132.1 x 78.7 x 30.5 4244 / 70 265.0 40.5 x 32 x 24 102.9 x 81.3 x 61.0 4242 / 100 378.5 52 x 31 x 25 132.1 x 78.7 x 63.5 4245 / 150 567.8 58 x 39 x 25 147.3 x 99.1 x 63.5 4247 / 300 1135.6 63.3 x 69 x 25 160.8 x 175.3 x 63.5

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