How often does a caiman need to eat?
Caimans should be fed approximately three to four times a week, or once every two days while they’re young. As they get older, and the food they’re given gets larger, the frequency of feeding can drop to two or three times a week. Temperature can also influence both the caiman’s desire to eat and its overall digestion rate. It is rare for a caiman to refuse any food that is offered, except for breeding animals during short periods in the year. Females full of eggs, for example, will eat much less simply because there’s little room left in the abdomen for food! It is possible to overfeed a caiman as well, with gout being the typical result due to excessive protein intake. Dehydration and low temperatures also exacerbate gout. Excess fat in the diet will result in extensive subcutaneous and intramuscular fatty deposits. It is therefore important to monitor the animal’s general body condition and alter your feeding schedule accordingly. Incorrect diets can be improved before affecting you
