Crocodile Training is a useful tool in management of crocodilians in captivity and in the wild. 

Crocodile Training   

The most common behavioral problem that occurs and can be corrected with training is aggression.  Slight changes in feeding crocodilians in captivity is a start.  Come back to find out how to solve aggression in crocodilians.


























 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Crocodile Training Videos



Massive Crocodile Training at the Bronx Zoo - The funniest bloopers are right here
Nile Crocodile Training at the Bronx Zoo

American Crocodile trained to open mouth

West African wild Nile Crocodiles desensitized to co inhabitants

Alligator Shifting at the Oklahoma City Zoo


First Training Session of an adult alligator Gator Adventure Productions

Crate Training a Tomistoma at Silver Springs in Ocala, FL

Alligator Shifting onto land.  This is very useful for cleaning and checking your crocodilians.

Croc-man 2006

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Here is more desensitization with an American Crocodile.  This is not as extreme as some of the other trained crocodiles out there, but is the beginning stages of a Dog tame Croc. 
Poncho and Chito

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Desensitization of an American Crocodile.  Again this is not typical training, but has the same concepts of training with desensitization.  This is not recommended with your crocodile.  This is going really far with training crocodiles. 

WARNING! Illusion in the movies.  The famous scene of James Bond running across the backs of American Crocodiles.  In media there are many handling techniques.  In this case the crocodiles appear to be tied down.  ReptileBehavior.Com does not recommend this action for any one.

Alligator training and desensitization.  This video can be taken any way you like.  You can use this information to learn more about behaviors.
-Cuban Crocodile Shifting into secondary enclosure.  St. Augustine Alligator Farm 9/25/07 VIDEO

Salt Water Crocodile Training VIDEO 9/7/07

Clicker Training Cataphractus Baltimore Zoo VIDEO 7/24/07

Target Training Tomistoma at River Banks Zoo VIDEO 7/8/07

Desensitization in Mugger Crocodiles VIDEO 4/29/07

Baiting a Giant Salt Water Crocodile in the Philippines VIDEO 11/27/06

Baiting a Salt Water Crocodile to stand VIDEO 11/27/06

Cueing a Salt Water Crocodile to lunge from water with a splash at surface of the water. VIDEO 11/27/06

Baiting a Salt Water Crocodile and tugging stimulus to get crocodile to roll on cue.  VIDEO 11/27/06

Target Training Caiman at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm VIDEO 11/6

Training a wild alligator to jump with food reinforcement and tactile reinforcement VIDEO 11/3

Fresh Water Crocodile Training VIDEO

Albino Alligator Shifting 1 VIDEO

Albino Alligator Shifting 2 VIDEO

Albino Alligator Shifting 3 VIDEO

Albino Alligator Shifting 4 VIDEO

Albino Alligator Shifting 5 VIDEO

Albino Alligator Shifting 6 VIDEO

1941 Desensitized Adult Alligators at the Alligator Farm in LA, California VIDEO

American Crocodile Adult desensitized to touch Jamaica VIDEO

Feeding an Alligator in the wild (Baiting) VIDEO

Strategic feeding behavior in Spectacled Caiman Costa Rica (This is a learned behavior.  It also exhibits complex behavior by another caiman observing and trying it.) VIDEO

Crocodiles desensitized in Thailand Zoo VIDEO

Target Training albino alligators VIDEO

Training an adult alligator to high walk on cue VIDEO

Target training gharial at San Diego Zoo  VIDEO

Wild American Crocodile habituated to feed from man off the bank VIDEO

Baiting in a Black Caiman VIDEO

 

Desensitization in hybrid Crocodiles in Thailand VIDEO
Man in Costa Rica Tames American Crocodile PHOTOS 2/4/07

Experiments with saltwater and Cuban Crocodile training.

 
 
 

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