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Originally Posted by StevenLeeAugust
how big do they get?
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Cuvier's dwarfs usually top out around 4 foot for females and 5 foot for males. Schneider's dwarfs can get to 7 foot easily. When sold, quite often they never actually mention which species it is. The main issue with Cuvier's is that their bodies are so stout, you can't safely tail them for quick maneuvers like you can often do with slightly larger species, plus in my experience, they have easily four times the attitude of, say, a spectacled caiman and they are rather psycho compared to a typical american alligator temperment. They may be smaller, but they're definitely more of a handful.
Livia
