Apply a coat of primer to the wood surfaces with a paint brush, and allow it to dry overnight. Apply oil-base or latex paint with a paint brush. Do not paint the glass or silicone. Let the paint dry thoroughly. Finish with a coat of polyurethane, varnish or lacquer. Let it dry completely.
The size of the prey depends on mostly the size of the crocodile. Young hatchlings generally feed on smaller prey, preferring small fish, frogs, insects and small aquatic invertebrates before taking on larger fish, amphibians and small reptiles.
Alligators are opportunistic feeders. Their diets include prey species that are abundant and easily accessible. Juvenile alligators eat primarily insects, amphibians, small fish, and other invertebrates. Adult alligators eat rough fish, snakes, turtles, small mammals, and birds.