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!

As Nile crocodiles grow they will need progressively larger enclosures. How big? What about hatchlings? Read Nile crocodile housing for information that covers the housing needs from hatchling to adult.

Additional crocodilian articles of interest

Complete Crocodilian species list with care sheets- They are not all done but there is allot of information in this section of the website.

East African/West African/ South African - Does it matter in a captive scenario?

Crocodilian thermoregulation- All you need to know about how a crocodilian regulates it's body temperature.

Heating water - Heating water is an important and often difficult task. This article gives you an effective DIY method.

Building a wet/dry filter - Another inexpensive DIY idea.

Handling a crocodilian - Proper crocodilian capture and handling methods.

Sexing a crocodilian - Pictures and an article on how to determine the sex of your crocodilian.

Worming a crocodilian - Print this out and give it to your vet.

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Offsite Nile crocodile articles:

Overview of the Nile crocodile with range maps.

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

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