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we have a 3 foot 2 yr old whom needs a new enclosure build for him,we are located near jackson michigan and wish to find someone to contract to build this for us.
you may email us at xxforeverrainxx@excite.com
tell us about other enclosures you've designed and include pics if you can.

ship it to florida and release it into the everglades,mich is not a place for an alligator,,,and let me guess your year round encloser will be outdoors....or the bathtub...hope you plan on spending some money to properly house it up there....

>>ship it to florida and release it into the everglades,

never let a captive animal go in the wild no matter what happens it is bad for the wild population because native species (subspecies) might mix with different 1's and then the wild population is all messed up

actually no the enclosure will be in our home,where he is now,in the great room he has a 3 foot x 4 foot tank made of plexi.it has a sloped 30 percent sandy land mass the rest is water.he's fed 70% diet of bluegill,perch and other fresh water fish,no gold fish.the other 30% is made up of large crickets,or grubs,and a once a week mouse.
we had the gator given to us,as i would never have bought him.
he was living in a small fish tank with only rocks to climb up out of the water,his tummy was rubbed raw.and he was badly mal-nurished as they had only fed him hotdogs since they bought him.
We would love to release him but as I'm sure you know florida does not allow release of pet store gators,as they have been sociallized and will be nusiance animals and most likely will need to be captured and killed for being a threat to humans.
We do not put him in the bath tub and he never was allowed outdoors not even on the warmest days here.
I think it's very mean of you to judge us before you even asked us how he is housed or cared for.
I know he should be wild,but all things considered he's well cared for here and he's not someones boots or belt.
my name is alexisleann vian and my e mail is xxforeverrainxx@excite.com
if you'd care to sugest how to build a better enclosure or give me the name of someone who can i'd be greatful.
if you can not help then i'm sure you have tons of things in your own life to worry about and bothering me with nasty replys is surely not one of them.

Regarding an enclosure, I do not know anyone local to your area who can build something but I am sure you can find plans to build a suitable enclosure that would take minimal/average woodworking skills.
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