croc sunning himself

[herptrader]

I was not aware of a permit being required for larger crocs in Vic.

I know of a couple of people that have had them for a couple of decades. They have them in enclosures that are about the size of a garage with a large pool in one half. You need to be seriously dedicated to keep adult salties.

Cleaning out the enclosure can be fun ;-)

 

[mckellar007]

with the permit im not 100% sure, its just something i herd somewhere and im not 100% on, if i dont need one then Thank god, because the last thing i need is more paperwork, im planning on building a BIG brick shed with a pool in it for the salty, same size as a 3 car garage, then have the other half for the rest of my reptiles, and have an outdoor pool for the salty as well, just for the hot days!!

 

[eladidare]

awwww how cute!
great pic!

 

[WombleHerp]

mckellar007 i am sooo incredibly jealous right now!!
im your age (if your profile is correct) and i just wish i had the money/space/permits that i could keep a coupla freshies and maybe one saltie.. soo jealous haha ill have to move to Melb with my cousins to get that to happen, and even then they would never allow me the privelidge of owning one haha

so congrats hope all goes well for you.
what do you need to do to get the second permit to keep larger crocs? just send more paperwork? if you need it at all of course.

Nat

 

[NinaPeas]

Does your croc have any sort of hide?

 

[mckellar007]

herpsrule - i dont think that you do need the permit, but if you do it would just be some paperwork and bacground check against cruelty to animals etc

FRESHIES ARE GREAT, espcially when they are small, because they bite you and think they are soo tough, but they are just cute. salties are a bit of a different story, they bite, and it hurts, and you bleed, and make a mess. but keeping them is a real privelidge!!

 

[mckellar007]

Does your croc have any sort of hide?

not in the outdoor one, but inside it has a couple of logs to hide in and under

 

[m.punja]

does it use the hides?
my big saltie is not shy by any means. PS if you don't want them to jump don't dangle food above them. I did that to my croc, now it's really dangerous getting him out because he jumps at everything above him, even if it is my hand

 

[mckellar007]

doesnt use them often, but occasionally he will go into them, just gives him a bit of privacey. cover the eyes when you go to get him out, mine jumps all the time, but you just throw a tea towel over his eyes and then theres no dramas. feed mine in and out of the water, jumps for it, and latly hes taken to deathrolling when i dont let go.

 

[WombleHerp]

still jealous..

 

[mckellar007]

haha i would be too!

 

[snakkko]

Can you handle them??? By taping there snouts...............i dont know......

 

[mckellar007]

yeah i try not to tape them unless some1 else is going to handle them, but yeah you can easily tape them up, they are pretty strong and if you dont have a good grip they can wriggle out and snap at you, they dont tame, so its not the kind of pet you get if you want to cuddle them...

 

[Danny]

u are very lucky to have one i wish i could have one mum wont let me
lol

 

[mckellar007]

u are very lucky to have one i wish i could have one mum wont let me
lol

the fact that its illegal in QLD wouldnt have anything to do with it would it?