Feeding and training with the gators, look at how good macho is being!! I’ll include info from previous feeding posts. We feed our gators at the rescue once a week, that’s it, and only a few pieces each. 40lbs between about 20 gators, once a week. And most are overweight from this! That’ll blow a few minds, but you just have to remember your high school biology! Being that they’re ectotherms and don’t produce their own body heat, they actually eat very little and a 10ft gator will likely eat les

Chris Gillette with Casper. Listen to him bellowing at the Everglades Outpost! Chris is a professional handler; NEVER attempt this! 🐊 #alligator #florida #TeamSaltLife #livesalty #reels | Salt Life

It’s gator breeding season and they’ve been bellowing a ton!! Alligators bellow to convey health and size information to surrounding gators for breeding, social, and territorial reasons. They bellow year round but with much more frequency in the breeding season. The sound emitted directly correlates to the gator’s size, providing an accurate size estimate to whoever is listening(and knows what to listen for!)When male alligators bellow, the powerful low frequency sound waves actually cause the w