And just to be clear...this was an April Fool's joke!

. No alligators for this family!
My husband did have one when he was a kid. Right here in Indiana. When it got too big, his mom had him give it to the school for a class pet. Over a holiday break the janitor accidentally turned off the switch that kept his tank warm and he died. True story!
Seriously, I was cracking myself up last night when I posted this!!!