Dammit, I was hoping nobody would pick me up on that!!!He was actually Austrian but the Germans seemed to like him ;-)
On top of that, the government needs to wake up and let pet stores start selling herps in NSW (and any other states that dont allow pet stores to sell them), which will provide another layer of protection against animals being misrepresented when being sold.
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How do pet stores selling herps offer any form of protection??? Half of the ones in melb wouldn't know the difference between Jungle and a Coastal let alone a Coastal X and a pure Coastal.
TrueBlue - Thats a fair point...
I'm thinking though that reputable breeders are unlikely to pass off anything as being other than it is, its more the "backyard" breeders that would try to pull a swifty and the way the industry is at the moment, there are no controls nor checks in place to prevent this type of practice from occurring (at least not that I know of)...
What I'm trying to say is that the way things are currently, it is not possible for someone new to keeping herps to be able to tell when a breeder is misrepresenting the animal they are selling. (From what I know, I dont think that experienced keepers are always able to tell, either).
There are ways around this, for instance does a formal national breeders association exist, with membership, rules and guidelines?
If so, then it needs to be advertised a lot more, with an emphasis on purchasing animals only from members of such an organisation (but for it to work properly, there needs to be room for all types of breeders, breeding all types of reptiles).
On top of that, the government needs to wake up and let pet stores start selling herps in NSW (and any other states that dont allow pet stores to sell them), which will provide another layer of protection against animals being misrepresented when being sold.
Finally, is there a certification system for pure-bred animals? - This is the sort of thing that will push the price of a pure-bred up somewhat, however it is also a (necessary, IMO) safeguard against having a hybrid passed off as pure, as anyone who is concerned about keeping their lines pure, or only owning pure-bred animals can demand the animal be certified, or to see the parents certifications.
Hard enough........ that the catch.... Show me a wild caught SUPER STRIPE jungle......... cheers
G/B..........
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