G'day,
I'm new to the forum and have been thinking about getting a Bearded Dragon.. Problem.. can I get one is Tasmania? I havent seen any ads for them in Tas so I am unsure if their legal
Regardless you guys are allowed to just catch reptiles that is better than any other state and at the same time hugely worse.
At this point in time, the general public with a herpetology permit cannot have bearded dragons. A small number of people have bearded dragons in the state on display permits.
As stated, there are a few that try to bypass the system and do things illegally, but quite a few recently have been caught.
Those 'smuggling' reptiles in IMO, cause 2 areas of "interest"..
1. It shows DPIPWE that Tasmania desperately need to implement the new regulations on importing as people want to keep these animals.
2. It hampers the efforts done over numerous years by the herp society/community in lobbying DPIPWE to have the laws change. "Smugglers" have at times slowed the process by doing the wrong thing. Point to remember is that DPIPWE can (if they want to be nasty) stop public imports into the state.
Cheers
Darron
Fully agree with you. There is nothing in place at this stage to stop a recently turned 18 y/o being released from prison, applying for a permit and going out into the bush and catching the largest tiger snake they can find. There is no requirement to be able to indentify different species, no requirement to do a venomous snake handling course or even know how to provide basic husbandry.
fingers Xed....that will all change in the very near future
I wish i could like more than once, on the same licence as blue tongues i can keep tiger snakes and no one can stop me
Enter your email address to join: