Hello Reptile Keepers in Down Under,
i am from Germany and keep Reptiles since i was 15 teen Years old (now i am 38). Many times i see bearded Dragons in our Reptile Shops and Ackie Monitors. Some Day they were different type of Colorforms in one Reptiles Shop the so called Red ackies and the Yellow ones. So i decided to buy the yellows because the Reds were quiet expensive.
After i get some more experience in Keeping those nice Monitors i learned that Acanthurus came from a large and wide Location in Australia. So i become more interested in this Monitor specimen.
At that time i only compare pics from American, Japanese und some German breeders. As you know, sometimes you see a pic and you fell in love with the animal shown - i do so and were thingking: Okay a simpsion desert Red ackie - so look for it an buy it.
Ha ha ha, quiet easy to speak out but not easy to do. When you don´t have simpson desert ackies you can´t buy them. So i wrote a lot of mails all over the Planet asking for export ability (USA Lacy Act forbits until 3rd generation breed and so on). At least a lost a lot of money (i you lose your mind in love for a specimen you are even blind to detect scammers, phishers and other betrayers).
At that point i ask myself (and now we come to the topic ;-)
When australian politians stop the export of native life Reptiles why the don´t allow breeders to export captive breed animals? In that case they resolve the smuggling problems, the wild animals stay in the wild and for some australian people they made a business.
Is that a naiv point of view? What speaks against this?
Or is it the same thing like here in Germany. Green Polititians make laws to protect the wilde but do not think about the whole story and in the end you have new problems?
Sorry for my terrible english but this is what i want to ask you, because most of you are from australia and maybe know the matters and could help me to understand?!?
Thanks for your reply
Kind Regards
Falko
i am from Germany and keep Reptiles since i was 15 teen Years old (now i am 38). Many times i see bearded Dragons in our Reptile Shops and Ackie Monitors. Some Day they were different type of Colorforms in one Reptiles Shop the so called Red ackies and the Yellow ones. So i decided to buy the yellows because the Reds were quiet expensive.
After i get some more experience in Keeping those nice Monitors i learned that Acanthurus came from a large and wide Location in Australia. So i become more interested in this Monitor specimen.
At that time i only compare pics from American, Japanese und some German breeders. As you know, sometimes you see a pic and you fell in love with the animal shown - i do so and were thingking: Okay a simpsion desert Red ackie - so look for it an buy it.
Ha ha ha, quiet easy to speak out but not easy to do. When you don´t have simpson desert ackies you can´t buy them. So i wrote a lot of mails all over the Planet asking for export ability (USA Lacy Act forbits until 3rd generation breed and so on). At least a lost a lot of money (i you lose your mind in love for a specimen you are even blind to detect scammers, phishers and other betrayers).
At that point i ask myself (and now we come to the topic ;-)
When australian politians stop the export of native life Reptiles why the don´t allow breeders to export captive breed animals? In that case they resolve the smuggling problems, the wild animals stay in the wild and for some australian people they made a business.
Is that a naiv point of view? What speaks against this?
Or is it the same thing like here in Germany. Green Polititians make laws to protect the wilde but do not think about the whole story and in the end you have new problems?
Sorry for my terrible english but this is what i want to ask you, because most of you are from australia and maybe know the matters and could help me to understand?!?
Thanks for your reply
Kind Regards
Falko