One question we get a lot with predators is how can we bottle feed them and still be able to release them. Well, this is how. We ensure that they get as little hands on attention as possible, and once eating on their own and moved outside, they only see us for feedings and quick check ups.
Remember the 3 day old coyote pups brought to us in April? This is them now. 9 weeks old and have been outside 1 week or so. They already hate us. I was checking everybody during nightly feeding to ensure they were all okay. Now it’s just waiting until they are big enough to survive on their own.

Brandi and Mario

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The things that come into the rescue…

Took in this big male smooth-fronted caiman (Paleosuchus trigonatus). It is a crocodilian from South America, where it is native to the Amazon and Orinoco Basins. It is the second-smallest species of the family Alligatoridae, the smallest being Cuvier’s dwarf caiman, also from tropical South America and in the same genus. An adult typically grows to around 4 to 5 ft in length and weighs between 20 and 45 pounds. This boy is very obese!

He was taken from somebody on Craigslist by somebody who quickly realized he was beyond their ability.

We did a health exam upon intake to see what was going on with it and to check sex.

He will be going into one of our escape proof 10×20 pens with a large pond to soak in.

Brandi and Mario