Pics of Tommy & his girlfriend. He is HUGE!! Tailbase has to be a good 2.5ft-3ft in width.
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Tommy the Tomistoma & his girlfriend
GLZ
Nov 30, 2009 06:35 PM
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TOM_CRUTCHFIELD
Dec 01, 2009 03:28 AM
Hard to believe when I got him in 1974 he was only 3' long...Good to know he's had a good life. To breed him he needs to be much thinner however. In my experience once crocs become obese production slows down or stops... Other than that he's a wonderful croc and user friendly....
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Tom Crutchfield
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TOM_CRUTCHFIELD
Dec 01, 2009 03:46 AM
How big is the female now? She was over 8' long when I had her...THANKS
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Tom Crutchfield
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GLZ
Dec 01, 2009 03:02 PM
Tom, glad you enjoyed the pictures, I thought you would.
Tommy is huge and I mean huge, the female looked tiny but of course she was being compared to a monterous size tomistoma.
I dont know there exact sizes because Sam nor Ken were there to give us the tour, but by eye I would put Tommy at a good 15ft maybe even 16ft (I thought he was very comparable in size to Utan the hybrid) and the female I would put at around 10ft.
I told my buddy about how your daughter used to swim around with Tommy, he was amazed. I know the albino gators at AA came from you, didnt all of there normal gators also come from you?
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GLZ
Dec 01, 2009 03:13 PM
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TOM_CRUTCHFIELD
Dec 01, 2009 04:32 PM
Yes they did as well as most of the Crocodiles there as well. In a one week period I with help caught and moved 3,000 Alligators 800 of which were 8' plus to S. Carolina from near Moorhaven Florida. Likely we moved more crocs than anyone ever has in that short of a time period....
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Tom Crutchfield
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