anyone have any ideas for a cage for a 3 foot american alligator?

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i have recently aquired a 3 foot alligator in a trade. i didnt aquire a cage unfortunatly.the guy i got it from had it in his bath tub.im now trying to find or think of some kind of cage to put it in.it need to be at least big enough for the gator to move around,and it has to hold water.i was thinking of maybe some kind of a plastic bin or cattle trof. any ideas

Answer 1

Do you REALIZE what you have done? I'm not going to candy coat this. You are a THREAT to yourself and to the public. Alligators are NOT restricted in growth to the size of their cage, and an alligator that has been in captivity CAN NOT be let go. When your cute little three footer turns into a 5 1/2 footer, and you can't handle him anymore, WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU GOING TO DO TO IT? IT IS ILLEGAL TO OWN AN ALLIGATOR WITHOUT THE PROPER PERMITS, WHERE EVER YOU LIVE. FEDERALLY PROTECTED SPECIES. Oh, well, I was gonna let it go in the middle of nowhere when it got too big. You, me and everyone carry diseases and viruses that don't affect us. They CAN affect reptiles. You let your gator go, he gets all the gators in the area sick. You let your gator go, a bigger gator is gonna eat him. You let your gator go and a bigger gator doesn't eat him, he associates PEOPLE with FOOD, and THAT'S HOW PEOPLE GET KILLED. 95% of Florida's alligator attacks LINK BACK TO THE GATOR BEING FED. A fed gator is a dead gator. I don't care WHAT you see on television, nuisance alligators are DESTROYED. Call FWC, turn the gator over before you cause PERMANENT harm to yourself, a member of your family or a friend. I KNOW WHAT THESE ANIMALS ARE CAPABLE OF. My father is the nuisance alligator trapper for the county I live in. You might think he's a neat pet. He might be a neat pet. He might even know his name, come up and grunt at you to get your attention so you can feed him, oh, they're wonderful. THEY ARE NOT PETS.

Sorry, don't mean to be a horrible mean person, but it's something I believe in.

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Answer 3

Why did you accept an alligator in a trade? Do you think they stay 3 feet long? I have seen them up to 12 feet or more. What will you do with him then? The biggest reptile I have ever cared for was a water monitor and he was 8 feet long. I had to breed rabbits constantly to keep him fed. He lived in a climate controlled greenhouse outside. And even then he was a danger. I had him for 10 years and he was still not to be trusted. There is a lot of things to take into consideration before even thinking of having any reptiles for a pet. There is some that shouldn't even be considered as a pet. The water monitor was pushing it. Such animals like the alligator (any), some caimen, all crocs, retic pythons, burmese pythons, and green or yellow anacondas should not even be on the market for pets. They are dangerous to you, your family, neighbors if it ever gets loose. And if it does get loose, it will be destroyed, not captured. You got a bad trade my friend, and furthermore if you had to ask for housing tips after you got it, you shouldn't have it. they are not for inexperienced herpers. I have been raising reptiles for 30 years and would not even CONSIDER having an alligator. Also when they get to be older they require goat sized meals every other day. Do you know expensive rabbits were? One last thing for everyone reading this: Reptiles are not to be bought on impulse. They require research first to ensure health and your financial capacity. Dude you are stuck with the gator. He cannot be released in the wild, it never had a chance to learn survival skills from it's mothers. And yes people, alligators and croc mothers both raise their hatchlings at the time of hatching. No other reptiles do that. There is a reason they are near the top of the food chain. If you decide you cannot keep him (as I hope you do) contact local animal control/ vets/ spca to see if there is any reserve you can take him. Even WWF (not the wrestling organization) can help you.

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anyone have any ideas for a cage for a 3 foot american alligator?
i have recently aquired a 3 foot alligator in a trade. i didnt aquire a cage unfortunatly.the guy i got it from had it in his bath tub.im now trying to find or think of some kind of cage to put it in.it need to be at least big enough for the gator to move around,and it has to hold water.i was...

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Alligator Enclosure

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To house an alligator a bath tub isn't even the correct enclosure. Alligators need land as well as water, and they need a lot of it.
To properly house an alligator you need a bed of water about the size of a pool (and don't go putting it in a pool it needs the correct water type), not needing to be as deep it'll need a large area of grass to sun bake on and move around. You really cant keep an alligator inside. There are other factors to this, you need a water system to filter the water to keep it clean, a proper entrance and exist to the enclosure along with knowing its correct diet. Like all other animals alligators needs correct nutritional diet it can take months till it shows that it is not getting what it needs and by then be almost on its last legs. It needs calcium, iron, vitamins, minerals all sorts of things and large quantities of food a day so the cost to keep this animal is quite big. You need to have a license to keep it and in some places keeping one of these reptiles is illegal and you could be seriously charged even facing jail (just like that case back in 2003 of the guy who kept a full grown tiger and alligator in his New York apartment) There are a lot of things involved in keeping this animal and a house is not suitable also you need to be living in the right climate for the animal to be healthy also keep in mind its very hard to tame reptiles, reptiles have stronger instinct to hunt than most other animals this is not something as easy to train as a dog and even if you do train all animals have their bad days just like us and when an alligator takes a lunge at you whether you upset it or not its more likely to be murderous than brutish like a dog. Think of what your getting your self into this isn't something as easy to keep as a cat, you can always contact the local wildlife center and have them rehabilitate it into the wild

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I used a plastic stock tank . You can pick one up at Tractor supply. They have a drain hole that's real nice.
You will need a good Bio. Pond filter build a island in the center with concrete bricks and a plywood deck with a lip ( 2x4's work for the lip ) to keep the sand in.
In the summer you can use a large swimming pool.
Make sure you have plenty of UV light.
And feed live mice so it knows how to hunt.
That and pick up some gold fish at the bait shop ( cheapest
place to get them ) you can also get Crawl Dads there when in season.
If and when it gets to be too much please be responsible!

Answer 8

Okay first off I hope you have a permit to keep this animal cause if you dont you are asking for trouble . not only can you be fined but this is a dangerous animal and you asking us what you should put it in ,means that you have no expierience at dealing with these animals and you should call the fish and game warden in your area and have them ship this animal to a fla wildlife sanctuary . you see i live in fla and i know what these animals are capable of . we have parks here that have them running around in and you should be very carefull cause i have seen them run after people just by smelling a mc donalds bag. I saw this in the park last summer . So please call them and in the meantime be very carefull . he is 3 foot he can jump 6 ft. proven fact. be very carefull.

Answer 9

sure, it shouldnt have a cage. It should be set free in wherever water it came from. It isnt smart to keep an alligator, and really isnt fair to keep a wild animal caged up!

Answer 10

sure. this should be in a basement because of the water weight. buy a large black plastic pond from Lowe's or home depot. i would say at least 150 gallon. then your gonna have to support the pond and built up a level ground around it. similar to a pool with a wooden deck surrounding. then i would put outdoor green carpet to cover the land area. then mount your large heating unit on the ceiling and under your deck to heat the water. its not too difficult I've seen it done a few times. and shouldn't cost you more than 3-4 hundred.