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Toolie <toolie.nospam@nospam.com> wrote in
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> (I asked my ISP to post this indirectly to rec.pets.herp and the ISP
> approved because it contained no profanity or senseless wordings.)

Does that mean the ISP wont let you post directly ?

They get no say on 'senseless wordings'

> Since I've been reading several books on the destruction that
> introduced species can do to Australia, I have come to the conclusion
> that reptiles should be sterilized before they are sold to anyone.

How would you feel if that was done to you ?

> Australia has not got the right predators to keep exotic reptile numbers down.

Well, there is a real risk of a problem, anyway.

> But...I have a question...Would de-sexed exotic
> reptiles cause a serious problem to Australia?

They can do. They can for example bring reptile
diseases with them that decimate our reptiles.

> This is a pretty good system that I've worked out. This is my solution.

Dont you think that if it was that simple,
someone would have thought of it already ?

> (1) Good quality healthy breeding pairs of harmless reptiles are
> imported, and quarantined for a period of time until such time as
> they can be properly tested and assumed virus and disease free.

You can never be sure they actually are virus and disease free.

> (2) These animals are then sent to government
> approved breeding institutions, the reptiles would
> be bred in such institutions under > strict guidelines.

Very expensive business, cant see the govt buying that any time
soon when such a tiny minority want to import exotic reptiles.

> A good security system would be used to
> ensure that intruders don't take the animals.

Even more expensive.

> Animals would be locked away in secure housing internally
> with bullet-proof glass to ensure that if an intruder should
> break in, the animals would be inaccessible to any such intruder.

Wouldnt stop someone breaking in with a forklift etc. Or some gelly.

> (3) The hatchlings are checked, and hatchlings that are of the
> highest quality are held back and used for breeding better bloodlines.

Who's gunna pay for all this ?

> The rest of the hatchlings are then routinely sterilized (de-sexed)
> and then sold to collectors and such for a reasonable price.

In which case someone else will have to pay the huge cost. No thanks.

> (4) The people who wish to collect such reptiles must have
> a permit that is obtained by a government department.

More expense.

> The license is just used as a way to control the number
> of people obtaining the animals and would alleviate any
> fears by animal welfare groups or conservationist groups,
> that these animals would pose any threat at all.

Not a chance, they'll hyperventilate whatever you do.

> The cost of a license would be a reasonable price per year.

Then the taxpayer would have to pick up the
enormous tab for this charade. No thanks.

> This would be the BEST system for would-be
> exotic reptile collectors in Australia.

And aint got a hope in hell of happening.

> Since most reptiles, if properly looked after, can last a very long time
> (around 20 years). And since they cannot breed due to being sterilized,
> they don't pose any threat as far as becoming feral is concerned.

> What do you think?

That you need professional help with your obsession with exotic reptiles bad.

And that it would be a hell of a lot cheaper to
buy an airline ticket for you to yankeeland etc.