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In Qld the Petshop must meet certain criteria to get a commercial licence to sell reptiles and then the list of reptiles allowed to be sold is quite restrictive with the only snakes being the main 3 Childrens family, basic Dragons, Bluetongues and Geckoes and a few basic turtles.

However this does not stop the animals being treated poorly and the staff at the shops having little or no knowledge of the animals. Recently saw a hatchling Stimsoni housed in a large enclusere, probably 4 feet x 3 feet with half a small ceramic plant pot in the centre. In such a large tank, this was the only hide and there was no water. Saying that there are some good shops up here as well, but the EPA up here need to be much more stringent on who they give commercial licences to.

I would prefer them to crack down an the shops selling reptiles, but amybe at the same time increase the list of species that can be sold.

Anybody experienced in Herps would generally not buy from a pet shop anyway as there are generally better quality animals at cheaper prices to be found on the internet and through the Herp societies.