WTB Varanus Prasinus - Emerald Monitor

[alby]

just for u petere i mst say there gorgeous

 

[Rennie]

Just buy another monitor and a can of paint :lol:

 

[peterjohnson64]

Or just get a GTP and cross it with my Bells maybe??

 

[Spike14]

but then you would end up with a green rat constricing monitor . .

 

[herptrader]

There are a few states where these guys can be legally kept (Victoria not being one of them) .

From the inquiries I have made it seems unlikely that there are any that are legally held in private hands in Australia... so unles the rules change it will probably be a long time before we see any of these legally held in Australia. I, for one, think this is a little sad. :-( There seems to be plenty of captive specimens in other parts of the world, particularly Europe.

 

[pugsly]

Ahh Pete.. One day mate one day!

I agree a can of paint and that Bells of yours is your new monitor! lol.

 

[serpenttongue]

Oh, another question, could these things live with GTP's?? Or would they both eat each other?

Lets just say some serious damage will be done!

 

[swampie]

There is suposedly a couple on licence in Qld but no one has a pair to breed from to increase numbers .

 

[herptrader]

There is suposedly a couple on licence in Qld but no one has a pair to breed from to increase numbers .

Well that kind of places up a creek without a paddle :-(

 

[peterjohnson64]

Well if all the people who have them sell theirs to me then when I breed them they can have babies back for nothing!!!

 

[jordo]

And I'll get some of the babies as well

 

[jordo]

... for nothing?? :wink:

 

[MannyM]

Well if all the people who have them sell theirs to me then when I breed them they can have babies back for nothing!!!

But you can't keep them anyway, as they're not on the NSW licence list... or are they. CONFUSION +

 

[peterjohnson64]

Interestingly Manny, if you go on to the NPWS web site and download the species list that is dated Dec 03 they are on there as a class two species. Cool. However, when the NPWS guy came to the Mac Herps meeting a few months ago he bought a more current list with him that didn't have it on it. However, I think that if you wanted to import one from a licenced keeper in Qld they would allow it. It was probably only removed because the number kept here is a big fat zero.

 

[peterjohnson64]

B ecause it has been a while I thought I should put this thread back
U p because you never know, a keeper of these lovely lizards
M ight actually read this thread and offer to sell me some beautiful
P arsinus!!!

 

[hornet]

very creative pete, i wish you luck, they certainly are a stunning monitor that is poorly represented in aus

 

[Australis]

Peter,

Perhaps you would have more luck pushing for there introduction into captivity.

As it seem that none currently are.

Beg the Australian Reptile Park to begin a captive breeding program.

Matt

 

[hornet]

would it help if a group of us asked the aussie reptile park 2 start breeding them? insted of just pete?

 

[Australis]

would it help if a group of us asked the aussie reptile park 2 start breeding them? insted of just pete?

It wouldnt be so much numbers of people i think if your presented them with a reason better than just wanting one you would have a chance, if they are only found off shore, are maybe under threat of being wiped out or something.

I dont know, maybe the "reptile ranch" would be intrested.

Anything is worth a try i guess, good luck Pete.

Matt

 

[Pythoninfinite]

How cynical is that Afro!!! And don't worry about banding together - Pete has more power than all of us put together lol!!!

J.