−40−2002040 °C
✓Official 
Gharial Habitat Requirements
Gavialis gangeticus · Reptile · Base game
Habitat needs
Exported 2026-10-05Terrain share
✓OfficialAllowed share of the habitat floor for each terrain type. The bar spans the minimum to maximum share.
- Short Grass 0%–40%
- Sand 40%–100%
- Soil 0%–60%
- Rock 0%–20%
- Waterlogged 0%–100%
Group rules
✓Official- Preferred group
- 1–7
- Bachelor group
- 1 male / 7 female
- Mixed group
- 1 male / 6 female
- Temperament
- Neutral
- Mating system
- Polygynous
- Guest walkthrough
- Not allowed
Breeding and lifespan
✓Official- Breeding difficulty
- Easy
- Gestation / incubation
- 0.17 yr
- Interbirth period
- 0.83 yr
- Sexual maturity
- 16 yr
- Litter size
- 2–9
- Sterility age
- 50 yr
- Juvenile
- 16 yr
- Adult
- 34 yr
- Elderly
- 15yr
- Food cost per period
- 489
Life stages and breeding times are given in years in the official data.
Compatible animals
Full matrix →From the official Zoopedia "Cohabitation Options" lists. A pair counts if either animal lists the other.
✓Official No compatible species. The official Zoopedia lists no cohabitants for the Gharial.
Enrichment items
✓OfficialEnrichment
- Platform Floats
- Rubbing Pad
- Small Bubble Machine
- Rubbing Pad Bark
- Small Ball
- Mud Bath
- Rubber Duck
Food enrichment
- Bamboo Feeder
- Block of Frozen Fish
Size, status and colour morphs
✓Official- IUCN status
- Critically Endangered
- Size (length)
- 4.4 m / 2.7 m
- Weight
- 300 kg / 105 kg
- Colour morphs
- Leucistic
Where two values are shown, the first is male and the second female.
Colour morphs
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Leucistic
Official in-game portraits of the Gharial colour morphs.
How much area for N Gharials?
Area = minimum + (N − 1) × extra per animal. A planning estimate; the game decides the final check.
FAQ
What temperature does the Gharial need in Planet Zoo 2?
The official data gives a comfortable range of 14–41 °C for the Gharial. Keep the habitat inside that range and use the planner to compare it with other species.
How much space does the Gharial need?
According to the official data, the minimum is 110 m² of land for the first animal (+16 m² for each extra animal), 300 m² of water (+30 m² each extra), 120 deep swimming space (+52 each extra). For example, 142 m² of land for three.
How many Gharials can live together?
The preferred group size in the official data is 1–7. Bachelor groups allow up to 1 males or 7 females, and a mixed group up to 1 males and 6 females.
What barrier does the Gharial need?
A Grade 2 barrier at least 1 m high.
Which animals can live with the Gharial?
None. The official Zoopedia lists no compatible species for the Gharial, so no cohabitants are given.
Data source: official Planet Zoo 2 Zoopedia export dated 2026-10-05. Text on this page is written by this site; the numbers are the official values.
