Hi i recently bought a american alligator 1st time owning a gator i have had a caiman before an it was jus mean always makin me bleed so my qwestion is i was told alligators are more calm an make nicer pets then camains an crocs its 2 day of having him or her an when i pick him or her up kinda seems little sqwermy an hissy shes only bout a foot long jus a baby an i notice wene i rub top of its head opens mouth like my camian did an so i wanted to test temperment so i put my finger in its mouth an at 1st it jus turned head away an closed mouth but 2 time it chomped down now ur prolly gunna say well what did u think was gunna happin well i figured it was gunna but are my chances of makin it nice an not bite possible handling it dayly for sertan peroids of time ? an should i jus keep hands away from its head is an is there anything u can do that they like say like rub its tummy or top of head or jus leave it an hold it i wanna make it real tame since i got the time to thank you .........
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Sticking you fingers into an alligator's mouth will get the same result regardless of it's temperment. All crocs will snap their mouths shut when something enters it. It's a natural reflex, not a measure of temperment.
If you wanted a tame crocodilian I am sorry to tell you that you'll probably be disapointed. While alligators are often calmer than caimans and crocs they are still aggressive predators for the most part. There are some that are very tame, but those are exceptions to the rule. Frequent handling will help this, but rubbing in particular parts of the body is a myth.
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