Haught said it's extremely rare for albino alligators to be born in captivity. Not to mention Blizzard, the male, is housed with the female,' and he could eat them, Biddle said. 'Albinos are super fragile when they're young. Once the lil' gators are born, the park does not plan to place the babies back with their parents. The incubation period of alligator eggs is about 60 days, depending on the temperature. Park officials say that with the incubator, the eggs' chances of viability jump from about 60% to about 95%. 'We're doing everything we can to give each egg the best chance possible of survival.' 'Without some proper human husbandry and care, they're not gonna make it out in the wild,' said Sam Haught, a spokesman for Wild Florida. The gator babies are also likely to be very small, and because of their pale, bright color, they are a beacon to predators. If it gets too hot or too cold, it can affect the incubation process. Because they are really, really rare, we want to pull them and just ensure they get every chance they can to hatch out and be successful,' Biddle said in a video on the park's Facebook page.įlorida's varied temperatures pose a threat to the eggs, as well. 'Even though a really good mom, natural predators like fire ants raccoons will destroy alligator eggs all the time. Team members Andrew Biddle, Andrew Gilhouly, Christian Martinez and Adam West moved the eggs to a climate-controlled incubator to give them a better chance of hatching. That's where Wild Florida's 'Croc Squad' comes in. The gators face significant challenges in protecting their eggs. Soon, the reason became apparent: Snowflake was protecting her freshly built nest. Park officials crossed their fingers for a possible mating between the two and got their wish when they noticed the gators' changing behavior going into mating season. Gator parents Snowflake, a 25-year-old female, and Blizzard, a 14-year-old male, have been with the park since 2017. The eggs were discovered this month at Wild Florida Airboats and Gator Park, about an hour's drive south of Orlando. (CNN) - Two albino alligators at a Florida animal park are the proud parents of 19 gator eggs, and park officials are hoping for a bounty of the rare white creatures.

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