. Animal Life and the World of Nature; A magazine of Natural History. at that wasdrawn off. A slight increase (not more than 10° F.) in temperature does not matter—infact the reptiles will enjoy the warmer water being poured over them; but a few degreeslower will set the alligators and crocodiles back and send them off their feed for aconsiderable time. It may happen, too, that when the creature is purchased andbrought home it may refuse or at any rate ignore its food for some weeks—infact the period may even extend into months; there is no need to get unduly anxious,the reptile is only settli
. Animal Life and the World of Nature; A magazine of Natural History. at that wasdrawn off. A slight increase (not more than 10° F.) in temperature does not matter—infact the reptiles will enjoy the warmer water being poured over them; but a few degreeslower will set the alligators and crocodiles back and send them off their feed for aconsiderable time. It may happen, too, that when the creature is purchased andbrought home it may refuse or at any rate ignore its food for some weeks—infact the period may even extend into months; there is no need to get unduly anxious,the reptile is only settling down and making itself used to its new quarters. A goodway to get these creatures on the feed is to cover their case up with a blanket, orsomething that lets the light get through, and leave them alone. I have heard that many people have been successful in hatching alhgators andciocodiles eggs under broody hens and in incubators, but have never personally hadan opportunity of testing the truth of the statement, although the information iswell
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