Reptiles Australia magazine - no more

[Snowman]

All purchases made on credit are covered by your bank.

I can't be bothered chasing $60. I've lost more on a couple of thermostats I ordered from the UK. What comes around goes around... I lost $60, and they lost their buisness. No doubt through poor business skills and bad management (ie not sending out mag's to subscribers).

 

[richardsc]

last xmas i got a 2 year subscription from my partner,still havnt recieved 1 issue,lol,i just buy it from the newsagents,i liked the mag,its sad to see it go,but they were rarely on time,so obviously there were issues there,also it was mostly the same old folk writing articles,its a pity more keepers didnt submit articles

also,isnt reptiles australia produced the same way as birdkeeper,that magazine is still being produced,so arent they the same company

 

[richardsc]

for those chasing back copies,there often seen on ebay

 

[Waterrat]

also it was mostly the same old folk writing articles,its a pity more keepers didnt submit articles

Yes, that's true. Why don't you and other keepers submit articles then? S&T is you magazine now, so support it, start writing.

 

[richardsc]

thats the plan,hopefully others do to,be a shame to lose other magazines

 

[The Reptile Outlet]

Yes, that's true. Why don't you and other keepers submit articles then? S&T is you magazine now, so support it, start writing.

Scales & Tails is always happy to receive new material. For those who have articles to submit, please email them to me at: [email protected], or if you have an idea that you would like to discuss, please phone me on (07) 3389 8275.

Also for the writers who have been affected by the (apparent) demise of Reptiles Australia, and who have unpublished articles, please feel free to give me a call to discuss how we can help and thank you to those writers who have already contacted us.

cheers
Joy

 

[geckodan]

also,isnt reptiles australia produced the same way as birdkeeper,that magazine is still being produced,so arent they the same company

Most Definately not. Australian Birdkeeper is in no way associated with Reptiles Australia Magazine. The first they new of RA's demise was when I told them last week. The reason they look similar is that Sheryll Steele Boyce gave some very good advice to Alex Lannan in the early days and he virtually plagiarised her format ever since (as do a couple of O/S magazines)

 

[geckodan]

Yes, that's true. Why don't you and other keepers submit articles then? S&T is you magazine now, so support it, start writing.

I stopped submitting articles to RA when he stopped paying for them. The only reason we got paid as subeditors is because the Editor would hold the next magazine "hostage" until we were paid.

 

[Waterrat]

The same thing here.
Did you know that the Reptiles Australia P/L was deregistered in March this year? Did I hear correctly that they accepted subscription payments as late as two week ago?

ASIC Free Company Name Search

 

[Jonno from ERD]

Reptiles Australia had a booth selling copies of the magazine at this years Wild Expo, and I had spoken to Alex about contributing to it. He said he'd be in touch but I never heard anything, and we weren't particularly keen to be involved with a magazine with a dubious reputation...

 

[REPTILIAN-KMAN]

Micheal - they are registered as

Australian Wildlife Publishers

as well this ones still registered by Asic

ASIC Free Company Name Search

 

[Waterrat]

How interesting. Have a look at this then.

ASIC Free Company Name Search

 

[Jay84]

Naughty naughty!

Seems like Alex is a little dishonest?

 

[kupper]

trading while insolvency is an illegal practice and punishable by massive fines and jail time

funny that LOL

 

[Daryl_H]

I wonder if Alex will be king enough to refund the subscription fees that where only paid recently ?

yes wonder the same thing as i just had one given one for my b day this month

 

[Waterrat]

Kupper, Alex is not a king and probably not kind enough either. lol
You can try to ring him or email (both contacts are on RA web site, which is still running) - good luck with it.

Reptiles Australia: Home
phone: 0431 406 646

 

[kupper]

I have got to learn not to trust the Iphones auto dictionary :lol:

 

[jgjulander]

This is disappointing to learn, as I had subscribed in September and never even saw an issue. I even had to pay the hefty overseas price. If that was illegal, I hope that this Alex fellow is prosecuted.

What a contrast to the way that Scales and Tails is run. Joy and Co are fantastic and produce a quality magazine.

Justin J

 

[Pythoninfinite]

Thanks Justin - you're a man who obviously knows quality when he sees it ! The Kuligowskis (Joy, Troy & Denver) will still be tucked up in bed up there in sunny Qld - they don't have daylight saving in Qld and so are about 25 years behind the rest of Oz and I think it's still about 4am up there... but their reptile regulations are about the best in the country... go figure!

All the best for Xmas up there in Utah - are you experiencing the same sort of cold snap that they are in Europe atm?

Jamie.

 

[Narchy]

Sorry to hear of Reptiles Australia's demise.
Hope all is well with Alex, as he was a very approachable and friendly individual.
Wish him well with any future endeavours.

However, something does seem fishy here - At least he tried to sell "Aquarium Keeper Australia" magazine.

Maybe just bit off more than he could chew...