How to Raise a Baby Alligator

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How to Raise a Baby Alligator

Baby alligators are much like the babies of any species

Martha, my dear

cute, little and seemingly helpless

Though I spend my days in conversation, please

It is illegal in all states to release a pet alligator into the wild

Remember me

Any pet can show aggression; be prepared and cautious at all times

Martha, my love

If you're having difficulty with your alligator, contact your local wildlife authority for assistance.

Don't forget me

Thick rubber bands can be placed around the alligator's jaws

Martha, my dear

Alligators can live in captivity for more than 50 years

Hold your head up

Survival instincts cause alligators to view humans as a threat

You silly girl

and possible dinner option

Look what you've done

a constant battle against 100 million years of evolutionary programming

When you

add rats and rabbits to the menu

Find yourself in the thick of it

reaching an adult length of 4 to 7 feet

Help yourself to a bit of what is all around you

Unable to resist temptation

Silly girl

the Caimans are smaller, but more aggressive

Take a good look around you

Create an enclosure for your alligator

Take a good look; you're bound to see

Use the lights to mimic the seasons

That you and me

Offer food at the same time every day

Were meant to be

Use a different routine

For each other

getting ready to feed

Silly girl

you definitely don't want them to confuse the two

Hold your hand out

they have to be removed eventually

You silly girl

These can be purchased frozen from a reptile house

See what you've done

but must be completely thawed before

When you

mice pinkies, cricket and earthworms

Find…

GloPoWriMo Day 5 - lines taken from an outside text, lines that oppose each other

This is a found poem. I used alternating lines of:

How to Raise a Baby Alligator

and

Martha, My Dear by The Beatles