An alligator was found in a Pennsylvania creek after reportedly escaping its enclosure. Officials told Fox News Digital the reptile was malnourished due to lack of care from its owner. The alligator, named Fluffy, had been living in a small aquarium for 10 years, resulting in stunted growth and a length of only 2½ feet instead of the expected 8 or 10 feet.
"In all the years I've been doing this, I've not seen an alligator this bad before."Fluffy should have been between 8 or 10 feet, but due to the lack of space in its aquarium, she was only 2½ feet long.
Fluffy's owner thought alligators grew to the size of their enclosures, but Arceo said that is one of the biggest misconceptions he hears."Their growth is stunted, and it causes a lot of serious health issues," Arceo said. "I'm not letting this go [because] that is an animal in a horrible condition. Probably the worst I've ever seen."Arceo did not feel comfortable releasing the animal back into the care of its owner, though he requested that Fluffy be taken to the vet, that the owner change its enclosure and that the reptile be fed by hand because it is unable to eat properly.
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