Victorian lost reptiles home, Animals found

[eipper]

Daavid,

The Great dividing Range to the North of Melbourne and the lack of flowing waterways to the East (between Moe and Warrigul) are what has stopped C. longicollis from entering Melbourne naturally. These are geological barriers as opposed to climatic ones, so now that they are here they are breeding successfully and have effectively turn feral.

Chelodina longicollis is not the only native species to be living in Melbourne outside of its natural range.....Physignathus lesueurii, Christinus marmoratus, Emydura macquarii and Litoria fallax are all breeding and surviving around Melbourne. Whether they should be allowed to continue too is another can of worms completely though

Cheers,
Scott

 

[varanid_mike]

STILL LOOKING FOR THE OWNERS.

Lost reptiles found
Victorian lost reptiles home, Animals found
Currently the Victorian lost reptiles home has found reptiles in the following suburbs and is looking to find the original owners.

November: Oakleigh
December: Narre warren
December: Clayton
December: Frankston

If you live in these suburbs and have lost a reptile recently please contact:

Michael alexander
03 59619183
or
[email protected]

 

[varanid_mike]

Lost reptiles found
Victorian lost reptiles home, Animals found
Currently the Victorian lost reptiles home has found reptiles in the following suburbs and is looking to find the original owners.

November: Oakleigh
December: Narre warren
December: Clayton
December: Frankston
December: Blackburn

If you live in these suburbs and have lost a reptile recently please contact:

Michael alexander
03 59619183
or
[email protected]

These are a few tips to help prevent the escape of your pet and if it has escaped, the return.
- Microchip your pet reptile, we scan all reptiles that come in when they get a vet check.
- Never leave pet reptiles unattended when giving then sun basking sessions, reptiles are very quick when they need to be and very good at hiding and often will be gone if you’re not keeping an eye on them.
- Make sure your enclosure is escape proof; old or loose air vents and sliding doors are the most common cause of escape. Always double or triple check you have closed and latched the enclosure.
- If you have lost a pet reptile check the surrounding areas very thoroughly; under couches, in and behind book shelves, behind the TV e.c.t. Also re-check the enclosure as reptiles may find small gaps in cage furniture to hide in or even in the lighting fixtures.
- Drop leaflets in the surrounding houses notifying them that you have lost your friendly pet reptile and they should contact you if they see it.
If you have not found the reptile within 12 hours please notify us, we will take down your details and the species lost and let you know immediately if we do find it. You can also check her on the Aussie Python Forum as we post lost reptiles up regularly

 

[varanid_mike]

bump

 

[JAS101]

can ya microchip ya snakes and that? i didnt know that - cool

 

[snakehandler]

One other suggestion, follow the regulations, when you loose your reptile, notify the DSE (VIC) they will work with you to help you get it back, you are not going to get into trouble for it. As snake catchers we frequently contact DSE to find out if a reptile has been reported lost in an area so that we can re-unite that day!

 

[toximac]

I always thought they just let the reptiles go, anyway, they do have reptile pound and ppl that hold em for you and u can call em

 

[herptrader]

If it is a wild animal in their home range they do let them go and usually not overly far from when they are caught.

Obviously domestic animals and animals way outside their home range end up at the Lost Herps Home (in Vic). Other states have similar policies.

I always thought they just let the reptiles go, anyway, they do have reptile pound and ppl that hold em for you and u can call em