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27-Oct-07, 07:03 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Feb-07 Location: Brisbane, Toowong Age/Gender: 20  | | |
Well yeah, what's the information on these guys? Anybody keep them? Are they common? Care requirements etc etc?
I'd never heard of them 'til today! |
27-Oct-07, 07:06 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: north coast NSW Age/Gender: 24  | | | Nope not common in captivity.
If they were I'd definitely get some, I love them
*If anyone does breed them - I want some*  |
27-Oct-07, 07:06 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-05 Location: Sunshine Coast, QLD | | | | Very rare in this country. Only a couple of keepers. |
27-Oct-07, 07:12 PM
| | Suspended | Join Date: Apr-07 Gender: | | | Lol, . I too would Loooove some!!
If you do manage to track some down, expect them to sell for a few thousand,.
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27-Oct-07, 07:24 PM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Feb-07 Location: Brisbane, Toowong Age/Gender: 20 | | | | Woah a few thousand?! Why so rare? |
27-Oct-07, 08:53 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Nov-06 Location: Wollongong Age/Gender: 23 | | | | Why so rare?
From what i've heard they haven't been adapting well to captive conditions, and low stocks as well i guess.
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27-Oct-07, 08:55 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jul-06 Location: Sydney Gender: | | | | Yea i want some, but nobody seems to keep them |
27-Oct-07, 09:08 PM
|  | Rough-Scale Addict Subscriber | Join Date: Oct-05 Location: Queensland | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by PhilK  Woah a few thousand?! Why so rare? | Because the authorities won't give anyone a license to collect them. Someone tried a few years back but then word got it and everyone wanted to do it, so they ended up saying no to everybody unfortunately... Or so the story goes... ;P |
27-Oct-07, 10:31 PM
|  | Bendy! Sponsor | Join Date: Feb-07 Location: Brisbane Gender: | | | | From what I've heard, an old adult pair sold to a keeper with lots of money and very little sense in Sydney for about $5000.
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