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I have a small rescue in Oregon and I seem to have acquired a gator (have had others in the past I have passed on to other rescues with larger fascilities). A friend has volunteered the use of her green house to be renovated to house the gator and rescued water turtles. This is a good size green house and we will be having pros do the remodeling but I need ideas and pictures of gator homes that are working for you guys. He is currently just 2 foot but we would like to house him until he is 6 - 8 foot before we have to move him again. So it seems I have the space and moneys donated I just need ideas and pointers on heaters, pumps and filters you like and things that did or didn't work for you. I thank you and the rescued water dwellers thank you!!

Why not make it big enough to allow him to grow to as big as he can. Will be simpler in the long run and less stressfull (for you and him to have to move him at 8').

Mine big croc enclosures are 20'x20' with 18'x10' pools that are 3' deep. They have enough room to grow and be happy

Yea hopefully i wont have to go with a bigger build after a im done building my 20\'x 20\' enclosure another question i had in mind, How deep is a proper pond for a medium to full grown croc? and is there a place that makes larger enough tubs to use as a pond or do they all have to be hand made? the biggest pond like tub\'s i have seen are those medium kinda oval shape tub\'s they sale over at home depot that people use for ponds?

If it's a female you may not have to move it at all. If it's a male I would probably move it now and keep something smaller or just plan your renovation around your turtle rescue.

The alligator with proper care will be 6-8ft in no time and it may not be the best use of funds.

However building a custom aquatic area is possible either with concrete or out of wood that has been properly sealed. A third option is to use one of the larger stock tanks with a deck around it. There is a 10 x 10ft stock tank available that would be a sufficient water area until the animal reached a large size.
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CDieter
'Reason, observation, and experience; the holy trinity of science.'

Hey \"CDieter\" Were can i find one of those 10x10 stock tanks at?

Chris probably has the most BIG CROC experience of anyone you will see on here, with the exception of Adam Britton. He knows his stuff.

The stock ponds are usually available for sail from the bigger pond/yard supply companies. Ya know the places that sell huge waterfall kits for yard and such.

I use the concrete setup. Easy to maintain and with a good coating of rhino liner it is tough.

You can also look for the large water storage tanks, made of plastic or even metal. We used to use one that I cut in two with a recip saw. I keep the water level at about 3 foot in depth with a grade up on one side for the animal to climb out.

Farm and feed stores usually carry them.

>>Hey "CDieter" Were can i find one of those 10x10 stock tanks at?
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CDieter
'Reason, observation, and experience; the holy trinity of science.'