The 2013 SCHLEICH baby crocodile walkaround

Subject: The 2013 SCHLEICH baby crocodile walkaround Mon Mar 04, 2013 5:37 pm

Unlike most other crocodilians, female Nile crocodiles bury their eggs in sand rather than incubate them in rotting vegetation. After burying the eggs, the female then guards them for the three-month incubation period. The sire will often stay nearby, and both parents will fiercely attack anything approaching their eggs. The female will only leave the nest if she needs to cool off by taking a quick dip or seeking out a patch of shade. Despite the attentive care of both parents, the nests are often raided by humans and monitor lizards or other animals while she is temporarily absent.

The hatchlings start to make a high-pitched chirping noise before hatching, which is the signal for the mother to rip open the nest. The parents may pick up the eggs in their mouths, and roll them between their tongue and the upper palate to help crack the shell and release their offspring. Once the eggs hatch, the female may lead the hatchlings to water, or even carry them there in her mouth.

The sex of Nile crocodiles hatchlings is determined not by genetics, but by the average temperature during the middle third of their incubation period. If the temperature inside the nest is below 31.7°C (89.1°F), or above 34.5°C (94.1°F), the offspring will be female. Males can only be born if the temperature is within that narrow range.

Hatchlings are about 300 mm (12 in) long at birth, and grow that much each year. The new mother will protect her offspring for up to two years, and if there are multiple nests in the same area, the mothers may form a crèche. During this time, the mothers may pick up their offspring either in their mouths or gular fold (throat pouch), to keep the babies safe. The mother will sometimes carry her young on her back to avoid their being eaten by turtles or water snakes. At the end of the two years, the hatchlings will be about 1.2 m (4 ft) long, and will naturally depart the nest area, avoiding the territories of older and larger crocodiles.

And now a few pics of the Crocodylus niloticus schleichii Wink

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With the PAPO BABY croc affraid

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Very nice pictures Sad

(o)): I like him Very Happy

Stef

how old do you think this baby croc is suppose to be? Not newborn I imagine.

A very cute crocodile Kiki cheers

Thanks for the pics sunny

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I love your pictures and introduction describing the parental care of crocodiles. cheers

Now I'm thinking in having a croc baby but first I need to talk seriously with my wife. Laughing

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Roger wrote:: I love your pictures and introduction describing the parental care of crocodiles.
Now I'm thinking in having a croc baby but first I need to talk seriously with my wife.

Yes, the big problem is: Where will you bury the egg Laughing

It is Easter soon Laughing

Kikimalou wrote:

Roger wrote:: I love your pictures and introduction describing the parental care of crocodiles.
Now I'm thinking in having a croc baby but first I need to talk seriously with my wife.

Yes, the big problem is: Where will you bury the egg Laughing

It is Easter soon Laughing

Thankyou for the great walkaround and for all the information flower

I didn`t know that the mom would help crack the egg, or that the dad will gard the nest, too study

I love that first picture Laughing

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Thank you everbody Very Happy

SeanieP wrote:: how old do you think this baby croc is suppose to be? Not newborn I imagine.

As a newborn, it would be 1:4 scale Laughing

As 1:20 scale it would be a 1m50 sub-adult cheers

What a lovely little fellow Very Happy

Thanks for the information about mother and father croc. They're just fantastic and how beautiful nature can be.

Kikimalou wrote:

Thank you everbody Very Happy

SeanieP wrote:: how old do you think this baby croc is suppose to be? Not newborn I imagine.

As a newborn, it would be 1:4 scale Laughing

As 1:20 scale it would be a 1m50 sub-adult cheers

Thanks Christophe

Great little croc baby! I saw a bunch of the new figures at a store the other day, sadly I had to resist them, but I think I want like three of these little guys. Other than size, which do you like better? The Papo baby or the Schleich baby?

Kikimalou wrote:

Roger wrote:: I love your pictures and introduction describing the parental care of crocodiles.
Now I'm thinking in having a croc baby but first I need to talk seriously with my wife.

Yes, the big problem is: Where will you bury the egg Laughing

It is Easter soon Laughing

Hahah!

Christophe.... Suspect

... do these famous storks from France really exist? Idea

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Saarlooswolfhound wrote:: Great little croc baby! I saw a bunch of the new figures at a store the other day, sadly I had to resist them, but I think I want like three of these little guys. Other than size, which do you like better? The Papo baby or the Schleich baby?

I prefer PAPO, colors, details and pose are more interesting. Paige, go for it if great scale models are not a problem for you Very Happy

Roger wrote:: Hahah!
Christophe.... ... do these famous storks from France really exist?

Yes there is even some specialized in Chocoeggs drunken

Thanks for the walkaround! It doesn't look any bigger than Schleich's pogona lizard Neutral

Great baby crocodrile, Is so real cheers

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Thanks Kiki, scale is no problem. I like them both though. drunken

Your pics make them look their greatest. Very Happy

Saarlooswolfhound wrote:: Thanks Kiki, scale is no problem. I like them both though. Your pics make them look their greatest.

About the PAPO baby croc, I've made a walkaround [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] Very Happy

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