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28-Apr-08, 08:37 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jun-07 Location: sydney Gender:  | | | Indian Palm Squirrels for sale
Okay this isn't a dodgy petlink add 
I had a friend email me to say she was at a nursery/pet shop which sold rabbits etc, out at windsor and they had a aviary with palm squirrels which they are breeding and selling 
$1000 for hand raised or $500 for non hand reared.... Are these legal???
The place isn't hiding the fact they are selling them as they are on display for all to see apparently very cute...
Ben
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Originally Posted by Sdaji
The danger is overstated; I've never had any problems at all keeping venomous snakes. |
28-Apr-08, 08:39 AM
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Picure of one 
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Originally Posted by Sdaji
The danger is overstated; I've never had any problems at all keeping venomous snakes. |
28-Apr-08, 08:50 AM
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how cute are they?? but the sad thing is will they be our next over run ferrrrrral species to invade our country because people buy them think they are great at the time ,lose a few offspring and we all know the rest....
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28-Apr-08, 08:50 AM
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i'm not 100% sure on the legalities of exotic mammals but i would think they are illegal but since they have them on display mayb not?
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28-Apr-08, 08:56 AM
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Thats what i'm not sure on, you can keep rabbits ferretts etc so maybe they fall in that category 
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Originally Posted by Sdaji
The danger is overstated; I've never had any problems at all keeping venomous snakes. |
28-Apr-08, 09:15 AM
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Not in Queensland, but I know chap in NSW how had them OK,
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28-Apr-08, 09:21 AM
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They may only be kept under the authority of a licence issued by the NSW DPI or if the animals are numerically identified by ear tattoo or microchip and the owner holds a certificate from a registered veterinary surgeon that certifies the animals have been sterilised.
| Full article: http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/archive/ne...egal-squirrels
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[9:34:59] dpeica: if snakes were meant to be held they'd have handles.
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28-Apr-08, 09:26 AM
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so are these being bred illegally or are there people licenced to breed them?
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28-Apr-08, 09:29 AM
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Well that's good cause she said they were sold being desexed and microchipped
Which i guess means they are probably legally bred...
Got no problem with them if thats the case, actually wouldn't mind getting them but at $1000 i'd buy another snake or 2
Ben
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Originally Posted by Sdaji
The danger is overstated; I've never had any problems at all keeping venomous snakes. |
28-Apr-08, 09:38 AM
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My cousin keeps them and has done so for many years. Obviously he has all the correct licensing. The squirrels hide a lot and you rarely see them except for feeding times.
He also has primates as well.
Greg.
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28-Apr-08, 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by redbellybite  how cute are they?? but the sad thing is will they be our next over run ferrrrrral species to invade our country | There's already a feral population of them running around the grounds of the Perth Zoo. At least they're being sold desexed. And I guess for $1000 you're unlikely to get sick of it and turf it out.
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28-Apr-08, 10:23 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Dec-07 Location: New York Gender: | | | | I cannot believe you guys – squares will not become feral due to their feed requirements. In the 1950’s, Australia use to have squirrel populations in the capital cities (Melbourne had them on Spring Street). After removal of their food source (habitat) – in this case oak trees - they died out.
I just love how any animal that is not indigenous to the area will become “feral”.
I repeat – DPI (or even federal government) should do a risk assessment to the bio diversity risk posed by many common global pets. This would stop people making the uneducated blanket claims that an animal species will become feral or other wise. |
28-Apr-08, 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Miss_Croft I cannot believe you guys – squares will not become feral due to their feed requirements. |
Im sure there are worse species, but squirrels are not as fussy as you make out...
Kinda like pigeons they could form dense populations around cities but few and far
between when in regional areas, as far as feral potential goes i would think..
I mean, if you were actually in New York or even North America as you like to make
out you would actually have some idea! 
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[9:34:59] dpeica: if snakes were meant to be held they'd have handles.
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28-Apr-08, 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Miss_Croft I cannot believe you guys – squares will not become feral due to their feed requirements.
I repeat – DPI (or even federal government) should do a risk assessment to the bio diversity risk posed by many common global pets. This would stop people making the uneducated blanket claims that an animal species will become feral or other wise. | I don't really understand what you're saying. The squirrel species mentioned in this thread already has an established, feral population in Perth. See the post directly above yours.
Stewart
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28-Apr-08, 11:07 AM
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[quote][He also has primates as well.][quote]
sorry to go off topic but what lisence is required to keep primates? i really want some but was told by the zoo is was imppossible in Aus.
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