In all honesty, I have no idea if they can be tamed whatsoever. I know that they are very intelligent and that Whomper knows that I'm his source of food. I personally didn't think they were tameable, though I have been told numerous times that they are. I think you can work with them to make them more tolerant though.
I have definitely thought about this. I think it would be stressful for him to move inside and outside though. I have a heated "shed" outside, which is actually like a miniature house out back of my house, that I plan on modifying to make a pond inside all the while he would be able to get outside to the closed off section of my back yard. The best part is being able to lock the door he could go through when need be (i.e winter time etc..). He is already a wonderful companion and very beautiful in personality and looks.
They are like most animals--individuals. The one I worked with was most definitely not calm. And the OP's may remain this way, it may not. Even with constant handling and attention, it will remain a wild animal and never be truly tame; however, the increased handling and work devoted to the animal should impart to the owner a good sense of the animal's disposition.
That is another one of my thoughts. You mentioning it reminds me of my L. violaceopes. She is the sweetest darn thing ever. I don't know about you, but it's rare I see any L.V's that are so calm, calm enough for you to use your hands with her or hold her if she walks out onto you. And I have three other female L.V's that are simply ferocious and anything but calm. And I have a male, but you know how males are typically of any species.
He was a rescue. They were going to get rid of him one way or another so I traded one of my P. metallicas for him. Best thought out decision ever.
I know. I am glad you rescued him. I don't get why someone would kill/get rid of him. They are magnificent creatures.
I've actually never tried to to look and sex him. But I do know how. I'm just happy rather way, male or female.
Thanks. I'm not sure if he's a wedge head or a cuvier. But either way I love him. And yeah, I really don't need ideas on how to keep them indoors. I've got his whole life planned out. And you'll be happy to know that all of his future is planned out to be with me.
That's not a bad size! That actually sounds doable if you got the room. 8' by 8' sounds cool. Can they be socialized? I'm sure if it's well fed it wont be as grumpy but it's still going to be dangerous at that size.
They actually are sociable. I'm looking into picking up another one because they have a better feeding response in groups.
I used to have 2 of those exact same tubs! They were great and I got them for free. The feed store said they were defective. One had a small crack on the ledge and the other had a blemish on the outside.Here is a couple pics of my diamondback setup that would work good for your caiman for a while. I got the tub at a farm supply store. It is a 150 gallon tub and I think the cost was around a $100. They sell bigger tubs to.
