The Nile crocodile

An online guide to keeping the world's most storied saurian as a captive

'Always Under Construction'

Want to know what it's really like to raise a Nile crocodile from a hatchling that can fit in the palm of your hand to a full grown monster that can potentially eat you? Click the link Raising Nile crocodiles and find out!

Crocodile Encounter provides the downloadable files below for your benefit. If you are serious about crocodilian keeping please consider purchasing a copy of our book 'The Ultimate Guide to Crocodilians in Captivity' from our online store or Amazon. It answers these areas as well as many others for the majority of crocodilian enthuisiasts.

Click to read about Nile croc housing

Click here to read about croc thermoregulation

Click here to learn how to heat croc water

Click here for how to worm a crocodilian

Nile crocodile variations as captives

Offsite Nile crocodile articles:

Overview of the Nile crocodile with range maps.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nile_crocodile

More to come.........