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01-Apr-08, 10:49 PM
|  | Wonder Woman Subscriber | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: Sydney Gender:  | | | | I can't remember seeing any for sale but I don't look out for them.
Maybe they don't want people to profit from them, or maybe they feel it's more fair to share the animals around. I agree though, there isn't much sense in it. |
03-Apr-08, 08:18 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Sep-06 Location: In My Reptile Room Age/Gender: 13  | | | | YAY IM GETTING 1 Very very very very very excited.
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FOR SALE: Dubious Dtella Gecko Pairs and Female Mountain Dragon.
WANTED:Painted dragons, Southern Angle Head Dragons, Crested Dragons, other small dragons.
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04-Apr-08, 08:23 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Dec-06 Location: Syd | | | | congrats,
I guess this now means that Petlink is fully supported by DECC in NSW.
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04-Apr-08, 08:27 AM
|  | Jellybean Club Subscriber | Join Date: Feb-06 Location: Hobbiton, Middle Earth. Gender: | | | Why would they get rid of petlink, I'm sure thats their favorite site for good leads ect. Where else can you buy exotics from??
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04-Apr-08, 09:01 AM
| | | | Good morning folks,
Just to add a comment to the discussion on the role of ballots in captive breeding etc.
The paper work that is provided to those people that are successful in the DECC ballots requires that the animals be recorded in your fauna record books and that they be managed as per your licence conditions. This would mean that the 6 month rule would apply but after that they can be traded/sold etc.
While i can see the point being made about distributing animals in groups to better support captive breeding, the ballot process is open to everyone (who has complied with their licence conditions) and it may be that the person who wins the ballot may not be in a position to hold the number available or breed the species provided. By distributing the animals more broadly DECC is supporting and encourage the legitimate participants in the hobby and attempting to minimise the impact on the reptiles that have been collected or held illegally. Given the volume of communication between reptile keepers i very much doubt that these animals if, distributed singularly, will spend their lives in isolation.
The DECC does not generally provide details about the sex/health/history of the animals made available through the ballot process and we encourage people to have the animals checked by a vet and use an appropriate quarantine/hygiene protocol.
I hope this clarifies the situation.  | | |
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