NC,
Sounds like the concensus here is that they do not do much harm. Thats good, maybe having a pet gator hanging around is a fun thing.
: )
I'm smiling because my lake has about a 3 - 4 footer in it...maybe we will just enjoy him? her? for awhile and see what happens. I threw out some Dog Chow today...he was not even mildly interested. Maybe next time.