Whats the earliest age that my caiman can eat?
All hatchling crocodilians contain a fairly substantial yolk sac which will sustain them for several days after hatching, or even a few weeks in extreme cases. However, all hatchlings come equipped with tiny, needle-sharp teeth and they can begin to feed within a very short period of time. You should start to offer food within the first week after hatching. 6.5 What about vitamin supplements? It is a good idea, especially for smaller, growing animals, to use a small amount of multivitamin and calcium powder (calcium carbonate) with the food to make up any shortfall in their daily requirements. Excess supplementation can be bad, however, and such supplementation is normally only required for juveniles, where calcium may be less readily available in the diet. Juveniles get very little calcium from insects, for example. If you’re feeding primarily frozen food, you’ll need to add vitamin B1, which can be found in brewer’s yeast and in stand-alone thiamine (B1) vitamin supplements. This is
