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I saw your post on the other thread but I will answer here. First off welcome! Caiman lizards are fun but a lot and I mean a lot of work. The terrarium you mention might be a bit too narrow, these are big lizards and can get over a meter long and weight close to 4kg so they need plenty of space. How wide the cage is would have me concern is if its only 40cm or if thats the height then its too short as they love to climb and dig. For the water area make sure its easy to clean.

As for how to get one, there is a member here in the Netherlands who has two pairs and is trying to breed. Otherwise the large reptile show in Hamm, Germany might be a place to start a search. Shipping them out of the US would be expensive due to the CITES application process, plus most of the ones in the US that are "Captive Born" are just farmed down in Peru so they would be shipped from Peru to Florida and then over to you.

<blockquote data-quote="chelvis" data-source="post: 133341" data-attributes="member: 49">I saw your post on the other thread but I will answer here. First off welcome! Caiman lizards are fun but a lot and I mean a lot of work. The terrarium you mention might be a bit too narrow, these are big lizards and can get over a meter long and weight close to 4kg so they need plenty of space. How wide the cage is would have me concern is if its only 40cm or if thats the height then its too short as they love to climb and dig. For the water area make sure its easy to clean. As for how to get one, there is a member here in the Netherlands who has two pairs and is trying to breed. Otherwise the large reptile show in Hamm, Germany might be a place to start a search. Shipping them out of the US would be expensive due to the CITES application process, plus most of the ones in the US that are &quot;Captive Born&quot; are just farmed down in Peru so they would be shipped from Peru to Florida and then over to you.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="chelvis, post: 133341, member: 49"] I saw your post on the other thread but I will answer here. First off welcome! Caiman lizards are fun but a lot and I mean a lot of work. The terrarium you mention might be a bit too narrow, these are big lizards and can get over a meter long and weight close to 4kg so they need plenty of space. How wide the cage is would have me concern is if its only 40cm or if thats the height then its too short as they love to climb and dig. For the water area make sure its easy to clean. As for how to get one, there is a member here in the Netherlands who has two pairs and is trying to breed. Otherwise the large reptile show in Hamm, Germany might be a place to start a search. Shipping them out of the US would be expensive due to the CITES application process, plus most of the ones in the US that are "Captive Born" are just farmed down in Peru so they would be shipped from Peru to Florida and then over to you. [/QUOTE]

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