dodgie
Well-Known Member
Do you think it should be compulsory to do a reptile course before a reptile licence issued so that people know how to keep the animals properly.
Definitely wouldn't hurt can't see it happening though...more paperwork for already understaffed wildlife departments.
Exactly what I was thinking :lol:after comments like "non lethal but big black snake" hahah it should be hey
Yes I agree but something like this has been mentioned before and I think the issue was, especially if it costs money to do it (which I imagine it would), is it might lead to more off license keeping and taking from the wild.
I used to think it was too easy to get a basic license without proving you have any idea about keeping a reptile but as someone pointed out at least this way they can keep track of who's got what. If they made it any harder it would just turn some people to keeping illegally.
A course or something may be good. Maybe a limit on which animal are able to be kept on a class 1 licence, ie easy care blue tongue etc with a required course completion before a class 2 licence with reptiles in this class being the majority of what a class 1 licence is now.
Wires and other organisations are often holding courses for carers, it could help the get much needed funds also.