what has happened to reptiles australia mag

[FAY]

I just did , thanx ... Ive been to every newsagent in my area they all say its two months late . Even had one of them order it specially , it was meant to come last friday and didnt ............... Im glad you guyz got yours but ...............

It only came out this week, so it shouldn't of been there last Friday. I think your newsagent doesn't know what he is talking about.

 

[knarlcok]

hey cheer to every one that help fill me in on the situation and i will be getting scails and tails from now on joy i got my first one today i dont know why ive never seen it at the newsagent before but im hopefully going to subscribe to you guys from now on thanks again

cheers cory

 

[The Reptile Outlet]

hey cheer to every one that help fill me in on the situation and i will be getting scails and tails from now on joy i got my first one today i dont know why ive never seen it at the newsagent before but im hopefully going to subscribe to you guys from now on thanks again

cheers cory

I hope you enjoy reading it Cory.

cheers
Joy

 

[norwich]

scales and tails late never run by one of the most wonderful familys out there Joy is worth her weight in gold and one of the most compassionate people i know we treasure her friendship and her good will nature xo mick and helen Arcadian Reptiles

 

[Manda1032]

knarlcok, the name Reptiles Australia was deregistered in April 2010, but no official statement was ever made from the owners of the business who, I have been led to believe, continued to take subscription payments as well as advertising payments up until December 2010. Apart from the fact that they don't answer the phone or emails, if you check, you'll find that their web site has now been taken down as well, so I guess you can draw your own conclusions as to what has happened.

Yep they got me, I'm out $60 bucks and didn't even know there was a problem. Anyone associated with that mag has a lot of explaining to do to the hundreds of people they ripped off. If it weren't for the fact that they had some decent info in them I'd throw them all out because of what they did! PS according to the ACCC they are still a registered business as of the start of FEB it was only after contacting the Vic consumer affairs that I was told it was deregistered

 

[Waterrat]

Manda, the people associated with the magazine was only the Editor, who was also left out and dry by Alex (the publisher). All the Editor could explain to you and others is that Alex has done a runner.
Sad.

 

[Manda1032]

But who was cashing the cheques? (so to speak)

 

[viridis]

It is a shame because the early issues of Reptiles Australia were very good I thought. I have not read many of the later R.A mags so am unsure on how they ended upafter Simon left.

I just received my first S & T mag and thoroughly enjoyed reading the article on V. baritji as they are a species I want to keep. I thought that it was a bit light on informitive content though, I thought it was an Australian Reptile Mag, not a cooking mag

Nick

 

[shellfisch]

I just received my first S & T mag and thoroughly enjoyed reading the article on V. baritji as they are a species I want to keep. I thought that it was a bit light on informitive content though, I thought it was an Australian Reptile Mag, not a cooking mag

Nick

There are 15 excellent previous issues, with no cooking to be found in any of them

 

[Waterrat]

Hey Nick, that's a bit under the belt. Just when I though you could start a franchise on Cape York. You are a disappointment mate!

 

[viridis]

Manda I know, I have read them

If I thought it would take off Michael, I would be there ready to invest!

In all seriousness though, I do think that there have been a lot better S & T mags than this edition, I would like to see more Aussie based, more specific type of Mag however I do appreciate that they are covering all needs with the whole kiddie and o/s themes ect.

I did like the baritji article and also Steve Bullocks report on Gavins new venture.

 

[The Reptile Outlet]

In all seriousness though, I do think that there have been a lot better S & T mags than this edition, I would like to see more Aussie based, more specific type of Mag however I do appreciate that they are covering all needs with the whole kiddie and o/s themes ect.

I did like the baritji article and also Steve Bullocks report on Gavins new venture.

Thanks for the input Nick. Much appreciated.

It just goes to show though how we are all so different with our tastes and opinions.... On a personal level, this issue is one of my favourites. I loved it! But that's me and as I said, we're all different. I know for sure though that we couldn't have fitted any more into this one....

Re: Aussie based writers and info.... As guaranteed, at least 80% of the mag is about Aussie subjects. Only one oversea's article and that's from Brian Barczyk who is one of the most experienced reptile keepers/breeders in the world. I'm sure that we can all pick up the odd tip or two from him.

I will make the point though that this is a magazine which needs to cover a broad range of subjects, catering to a lot of different people's needs, not a 'book' on a specific subject.

Cheers
Joy

 

[cris]

Where is the everyone buys reptile magazines, so its $2 from coles deal?

 

[viridis]

Thanks for the input Nick. Much appreciated.

It just goes to show though how we are all so different with our tastes and opinions.... On a personal level, this issue is one of my favourites. I loved it! But that's me and as I said, we're all different. I know for sure though that we couldn't have fitted any more into this one....

Re: Aussie based writers and info.... As guaranteed, at least 80% of the mag is about Aussie subjects. Only one oversea's article and that's from Brian Barczyk who is one of the most experienced reptile keepers/breeders in the world. I'm sure that we can all pick up the odd tip or two from him.

I will make the point though that this is a magazine which needs to cover a broad range of subjects, catering to a lot of different people's needs, not a 'book' on a specific subject.

Cheers
Joy

No worries Joy,

Although I have no real interest in the Hog Nose, Brian's articles are well written.

I guess with only one reptile magazine in publication in Australia now, you need to cover for a wider audience that covers kiddy stuff and o/s critters too.

I really liked some of S & T earlier ones but this was a bit of a dead loss for me as my main interest is field herping (including o/s reports) and reading about less frequently seen species like the baritji's.

 

[Bushman]

I agree with Nick. I reckon you guys need to get some honest feedback from a loyal customer that has bought every copy since you started publishing.
I think that S&T mag is in danger of spreading itself too thin and losing it's core readership. The last couple of editions have had far too much emphasis on morphs, particularly the one before this last one. I'm not at all interested in morphs and the Jag article by it's very inclusion condones this unethical morph. So if you remove the morph articles, mammal, invertebrate and overseas articles (which as good as they may be, cover species that can't be kept here) have little relevance to lovers and keepers of natural forms of Aussie reptiles.

I would have thought that since you now have more authors than ever before after the demise of Reptiles Australia mag (having their unpublished works come across to you) you would've put out some of your best editions, but this is not the case.
Please don't shoot the messengers. I'm sure that Nick and I are not the only hard core herpers that are dissappointed by the recent direction that S&T is going in. I hope you don't mind such honest feedback from loyal customers but I figure that you should know how we feel.

 

[Elapidae1]

I don't buy Reptile magazines because of the o/s content, it's not because I'm not interested, just that I'm much more interested in our Aussie stuff and still have much to learn. Also I'm not interested in morphs either, I'm interested in field herping articles, natural history etc.

 

[Waterrat]

As a regular contributor, I take a neutral stand on this local v o /s contents. However, I think between the RA and S&T, they covered just about every species' "how to keep / breed" in the past years. Reptile keeping is not like a computing science where innovations are thrown upon us every month and apart from "morphing", the progress is slow.
So, what would you like to read about? More images? Less advertisements (I noticed, .......they are growing by each issue)? One reason why I don't pick up the American reptile mag is because the number of ads is overpowering and it destructs from reading the articles and viewing images - I hate that! Why isn't it possible to have all the ads on the last 2-4 pages, all in one heap and keep the main features in the magazine(s) clean? The advertisers have no say or choice on which page or along which article their ads are placed anyway.

M

 

[junglepython2]

I would love to see more detail in the husbandry articles, a lot of them are very light on with the nitty gritty. I also have little interest with the o/s content however Brian's articles aren't too bad. I also think the veterinary articles and reptile history/evoloution articles are worthy additions.

 

[Jay84]

I agree with Nick. I reckon you guys need to get some honest feedback from a loyal customer that has bought every copy since you started publishing.
. The last couple of editions have had far too much emphasis on morphs, particularly the one before this last one. I'm not at all interested in morphs and the Jag article by it's very inclusion condones this unethical morph. So if you remove the morph articles, mammal, invertebrate and overseas articles (which as good as they may be, cover species that can't be kept here) have little relevance to lovers and keepers of natural forms of Aussie reptiles.
I would have thought that since you now have more authors than ever before after the demise of Reptiles Australia mag (having their unpublished works come across to you) you would've put out some of your best editions, but this is not the case.
I'm sure that Nick and I are not the only hard core herpers that are dissappointed by the recent direction that S&T is going in. I hope you don't mind such honest feedback from loyal customers but I figure that you should know how we feel.

So you don't think there are any 'hardcore' herpers who are into the new morphs or hybrids that are now being produced in Australia? The magazine has to struggle to cater for ALL audiences, this will obviously involve some editions not being to your liking or catering for your interests at all times. This should be expected shouldn't it? What about the people who are interested in some workings with overseas herps? Or the exciting new morphs? i'm sure there are many 'harcore herpers' who do enjoy reading about this.

 

[Elapidae1]

I haven't bothered to look at a mag for a while.
If I were to start buying again I would like to see the majority of the magazine dedicated to field herping and studies, I don't think it's neccesary to have to much info on keeping/ husbandry issues, as that information is readily available. Maybe scientific papers that have been simplified for the laymen, and or a section on taxonomy and ID methods etc. I'm interested in environmental issues particularly when they may impact on particular species of reptile.

One of my favourite reads was S&T issue12 July2010 on RSP