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Reptilz <eihs@home.com> wrote in message
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> I think you are nuts.  Having the government control a breeding program
for
> the pet trade.  You know with the high security and bullet proof glass you
> speak of, your going to end up paying $1000 for a ball python.
> I think if anyone has that kind of money for such a common animal, they'll
> find a way around the law.
>
>
He is talking about here in Australia, the only way for us to get Ball
Pythons is to find a "way around the law" - to get a ball python here right
now would be much more than $1000 any way.

- Bill
> > > On Tue, 05 Oct 1999 17:27:17 +1000, Toolie <toolie.nospam@nospam.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > >Hello folks.
> > > >
> > > >(I asked my ISP to post this indirectly to rec.pets.herp and the ISP
> > > >approved because it contained no profanity or 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. Australia has
not
> > > >got the right predators to keep exotic reptile numbers down.
> > > >
> > > >But...I have a question...Would de-sexed exotic reptiles cause a
> serious
> > > >problem to Australia?
> > > >
> > > >This is a pretty good system that I've worked out. This is my
solution.
> > > >
> > > >(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.
> > > >
> > > >(2) These animals are then sent to government approved breeding
> > > >institutions, the reptiles would be bred in such institutions under
> > > >strict guidelines. A good security system would be used to ensure
that
> > > >intruders don't take the animals. 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.
> > > >
> > > >(3) The hatchlings are checked, and hatchlings that are of the
highest
> > > >quality are held back and used for breeding better bloodlines. The
rest
> > > >of the hatchlings are then routinely sterilized (de-sexed) and then
> sold
> > > >to collectors and such for a reasonable price.
> > > >
> > > >(4) The people who wish to collect such reptiles must have a permit
> that
> > > >is obtained by a government department. 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. The cost of a
license
> > > >would be a reasonable price per year.
> > > >
> > > >This would be the BEST system for would-be exotic reptile collectors
in
> > > >Australia.
> > > >
> > > >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?
> > > >
> > > >
>
>