Alligator & Caiman

Aligators, caimen, crocodiles, terrapins, tortoises and turtles exotic to South Africa.

Re: Alligator & Caiman

Postby gino » Sat Dec 18, 2010 5:34 pm

Why is no one busting them?

@ 14 year old boy! Don't worry I won't underestimate you :roll:
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Re: Alligator & Caiman

Postby Bushviper » Sun Dec 19, 2010 6:58 am

Gino the reason is that nobody really cares. They want to bother people who are trying to make a difference. Same with the tortoises next to the road. That could have been closed down long ago. Early in the new year there will be an effort made to slow this all down (it will never stop) but manpower and political will is missing.
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Re: Alligator & Caiman

Postby deleray » Thu Nov 03, 2011 1:53 pm

Well lets hope they get a couple more in before they stop the whole thing. Those are awesome little crocs and so hard to get hold of!
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Re: Alligator & Caiman

Postby Whitelipp » Fri Nov 04, 2011 2:11 pm

Contacts in this industry/trade/hobby is the thing. Anyone can get anything at a great price if you know people. And thats fact. If it is legal is another story.
Marcelle rather put this idea on ice my friend.
You might just bight off more than you can chew... :smt018
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Re: Alligator & Caiman

Postby yoson10 » Sat Nov 05, 2011 7:11 am

A 5m caiman would be extraordinarily large for ANY type of caiman (even in captivity).

5 m is pretty large for a Nile/Salty let alone a much smaller Caiman. Even the large Black Caiman rarely gets to such a huge size...and in the wild it would be extremely rare.

A Spectacled Caiman won't be to big..Average around 2.5-3m or so..You could always get a female to
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