We have the same philosphy as you about adopting crocodilians to the general public. It just seems contrary to what our true intentions are, and that's to help the animals.

We use a waiting list to take in crocodilians so that we do not overcrowd ourselves. We can only take what we can handle at any given time. As they leave individually, we take in another to take the place.

Finding appropriate homes for them is difficult to say the least. We have a strict no shipping policy, but have been known to ship crocodilians when we can place them for legitimate educational and display purposes because there are so few willing to take them.

We also have an agreement with a wildlife refuge in the everglades. They have 1200 acres of contained space they purchased with a grant from Exxon. They take in bears, tigers, lions, gators, etc.

Essentially, they get to go home and live in their natural environment without being released into the wild. I hesitate to divulge my contact information for this refuge online... they would get flooded with crocodilians and then there wouldn't be room for ours to go there any more! Perhaps contact me off line and I can point you in the right direction.

As an alternative, just look around for places down south that specialize in gator rescue. There are some, and they don't advertise. Florida laws also make it a pain in the rear to import gators into the state, so you have to take that into consideration as well.

I sincerely hope you don't have to resort to adopting crocodilians to the general public. The fact that they were so easily obtained to begin with is what put them in the situations they are in.

Arrowhead Reptile Rescue

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