From the point of view of reproductive methods, crocodiles use oviparous reproductive methods, so they belong to oviparous animals. In fact, crocodiles belong to Reptilia, reptiles, and reptiles generally use oviparous reproductive methods, crocodiles also conform to this characteristic. When crocodiles are breeding, males will woo females, sometimes there will be conflicts between males, and then males and females will mate in the water. After mating, the female will come out of the water to the land, dig a pit on the ground before laying eggs, and the eggs will be laid in this pit, and complete the hatching process in this pit.
As mentioned above, crocodiles breed by laying eggs. Generally speaking, crocodiles can only breed once a year. Their breeding season is from December to March every year. During this phase, the male and female will mate once in the water, after which the female will come ashore to prepare to give birth. After mating, the female will lay eggs in about 10 days. Before laying eggs, they will be more irritable, and dig holes in the ground, they can lay eggs up to 80 or so. Under natural conditions, the probability of hatching these eggs is not particularly high, because the surrounding environment is uncontrollable and sometimes in an inappropriate state.
Crocodiles in captivity can also breed, and they generally can only breed once a year. However, in the case of artificial regulation of the environment, the incubation time will be shortened, and the hatching rate will be greatly improved.
