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Caiman Exhibit at Long Sutton 25/04/11

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Now, I'm not too averse to the odd functional rather than fancy exhibit here and there, but this is dire - the decking [i]overhangs[/i] the water, with a vertical gap of several inches on the rear and right-hand sides, and I genuinely can't see an easy way for the caiman to leave the water. The pool itself is a simple rectangular pond liner with no slope or planted covering. It's ugly, dark [i]and[/i] poorly laid out for the animal.
Now, I\'m not too averse to the odd functional rather than fancy exhibit here and there, but this is dire - the decking overhangs the water, with a vertical gap of several inches on the rear and right-hand sides, and I genuinely can\'t see an easy way for the caiman to leave the water. The pool itself is a simple rectangular pond liner with no slope or planted covering. It\'s ugly, dark and poorly laid out for the animal.
 
Pity there isn't an unlike tab to press here.
No matter what angle you take the picture from it's still going to be a poor show.
Is the caiman a fairly new addition to the park and they just plonked it here until something better could be done? (Im clutching at straws here.......).
 
Pity there isn't an unlike tab to press here.
No matter what angle you take the picture from it's still going to be a poor show.
Is the caiman a fairly new addition to the park and they just plonked it here until something better could be done? (Im clutching at straws here.......).

I have been told that this is the 'new and improved' caiman exhibit, implying this actually replaced something else, but this was my first visit so I can't confirm that myself.

As you say, if this were temporary it would excuse some of its faults (but not the absence of a ramp out of the water).
 
They have had Caiman for quite a few years. I went back here a few weeks ago and saw this enclosure, wasn't impressed! Also they have now have created an enclosure on the left hand side of this enclosure for Iguana, very small indeed.
 
They have had Caiman for quite a few years. I went back here a few weeks ago and saw this enclosure, wasn't impressed! Also they have now have created an enclosure on the left hand side of this enclosure for Iguana, very small indeed.

Iguana and Cane Toad, in fact, according to the label, but I only saw one iguana in there. Don't have any photos of that one, but it wasn't great.
 
Iguana and Cane Toad, in fact, according to the label, but I only saw one iguana in there. Don't have any photos of that one, but it wasn't great.

That was the one! I don't have any photos either as I forgot my camera! The butterfly house also looked very bare as they had a very bad winter. To top it all off, I remember reading a sign that said they lost all of their ant colony as the queen had died.
 
@ Maguari I know i said this was the new improved exhibit to you but having seen this picture,I actually think it is worse than the old one so much for progress!!
 

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