Varanophile

Is the painted an aussie? Yellow face, pink under shell. I can not find them on any internet searches. Not a long neck species and seemed very aquatic like a snake neck.

lol...frogs keeping me awake

not me!!!

lol...sorry to all those reeves enthusiasts...hope that aint the extent of replies..

I take it you work there as you have a love for animals? If they do not have the resources/time it should not be there. Maybe mention to the manager that some people prefer reptiles to cats and dogs...and they know when a reptile is being mistreated on sight..it would not be good for the stores reputation to have sickly cats or dogs or rabbits...and to us reptile people we have the same emotional response...which if the issue is not corrected will turn into anger. This is not good for the beardie, the large australian owned retailer with stores nationwide, or for people with a genuine love of reptiles. Do you think it possible for management to read between the profit and loss columns and show some empathy on this? If they send it up here i am willing to reimburse them with some albino frogs...wet and slimy and yucky to touch for those that don't handle beardies...but much easier to keep.

nutrients and light and warm water = bloom!! turtles produce plenty of waste and it is prob a result of an immature bacteria colony not proccessing so I would think it would come right but the ideas below also work. There was a product for sale in Holywood FF Auckland a while back, made in Holland, it was called 'Clear Water'. It comes in a sachet that you put in the tank or filter and it extracts all nitrates and phosphates and changes colour. Brilliant product. 2 sachets in a pack and each last 4 months depending on tank size and nutrient load of the water. $20ish. Failing that if you add a cloth bag of straw into the filter it will kill the algae. I know these just get rid of the sympton without addressing the cause, but if it works then hey...it is fun to pretend to be a scientist sometimes rather than clean.

Apart from redears, snake necks, and a couple of cooters what is here or has been here in the past in terms of turtles? I remember soft shells in the 90's for sale in auckland..'pig nosed' I think they were called. If any works for MAF and reads this, what is allowed and what is not??, we will all put away for the knives..lol...I saw some the other day in a private collection that were not any of the above, the owner has never supplied an area to lay and has not bred them, they are 15 years old. I thought this would kill them as they would become eggbound?? Maybe all males? And they are not for sale...or swap..I tried...very hard. Maybe a silly boy for posting this, but tired of all the games...hothouse, you would probably be the best person to comment...should you so choose!!

PM me name of shop. If we all go thru the official channels on these things nothing ever happens. Nothing like a loud proclamation of all the stuff they are doing wrong during a busy saturday afternoon...use your imagination people and grow some balls!!!

email [email protected], think he will sort you out, they were $800 each which is apparently pricey for shingles...lol...cry...]

def raniformis

shingles are my bros collection....didn't hide the plastic bottom...stink. Yep those are mertens, well done....they were mating and let us get real close the frillie is from mitchell plateau, way cooler than the Qland ones BTW!!! photos copyright Tristen Pace 2007C, lol.

KOOL! with a capital K.

tadpoles form the same spawn morph at diff times...maybe nature's way of making sure they are not all competing for food? 28C average 5-6 weeks 20C 10 -12 weeks This is aurea, have not done raniformis, and you should NOT heat whistlers. They can survive as taddies at 3C up.

just a fluval spray bar and you want it to squirt/dribble like big raindrops. Tank not heated in dry mode, but put a heater in the water for wet...you can even download calls of the net and play them to the frogs....funny, but it works. Set the filter on a timer to come on at 10pm for 4 hours...a midnight downpour. You can raise taddies in there, but easier to take out.

2007 Reptile Safari

cheers ears...also good for boxies....not at same time tho..

stink, what I do wrong:(

8 footer for breeding aurea. This is dry phase, has a filter coneected to undergravel which can be connected to hose system on a timer to become a 'rain chamber'

yep. more common in whistlers than others in my experience.

she's a what..

Exactly, sorry they were customs staff. The guy was arrogant, their reason was 'we noticed in your passport you had been in and out of China to Hong Kong recently a bit (actually just ONCE!!)' Biosecurity = Good, being hassled when you have done nothing wrong and by a wannabe policemen = NAF. Yes I had books about reptiles in my bag....oh my god! All I want is to able to keep stuff without the hassles...why are day geckos not allowed and leopards geckos are? Both are in private hands. Maybe the day geckos will damage our lucrative Watties Peach and Mango Baby food industry by learning how to open glass jars? If anyone knows please let me know.

The simple thing is that a really great system already exists....in a place called OZ. Reptile owners pay a yearly fee depending on the class of reptiles they own (based on difficulty of keeping) as well as small fees when animals are sold interstate. Guess what...this could pay for itself, and the senior officials will be aware of this idea, so the expense arguement dies there. The other thing about this system is that MAF has the right to enter you property during reasonable hours when you are present and check your collection..either to ensure all stock is permitted or to check animal health. I have no problem with this. All owners, breeders and sellers need records forms filled out and submitted detailing births, deaths etc and animals bought or sold. Individual states have their own lists of allowed species..species from other states that can hybridise with a local species are excluded, as are those that could establish readily that are not already present. Maybe this could be used in NZ for native reptiles. I noticed earlier that someone said why keep exotics when you can keep natives? The answer is there is so much difficulty in acquiring native animals and the exotics have character, do not get me wrong the native stuff is cool. Even if you were into the natives instead, you would see be searched and detained. The 'list' is the first thing that needs to be fixed, the last NAF person who drafted it was not aware that Elegans are native, or that Capybara are in fact NOT reptiles. I'll even do if for free!! No more crocodiles that have to kept under the house! At the moment we have a tolerated group of animals, a grey area (depends who you ask and the way the wind is blowing etc), and a these are not allowed at all. It is crazy, get a list of species that could be kept in NZ and not establish a population....pretty basic really...cold blooded...need temps above 80F for 10 weeks to hatch eggs...etc. Then have them legally imported and quarantined. Smuggling stops, keepers happy, no hassles for MAF breeders happy. No more feeling bad for having an interest in reptiles. Cats and Dogs are imported every day...I just want 4 galapalogos tortoises- is that too much to ask? Stella, concerning the exotic/native debacle in New Zealand with freshwater fish species... I will never forget the coarse fishermen (fish for rudd, tench perch etc) complaining about foreigners releasing Koi into 'their lakes' at Kaiaua, Thames...lol, says it all really.

You know how in the US of A if you ask someone if they are a cop working under cover they supposedly have to say if they are or not, otherwise their evidence is invalid...or maybe I have watched too many 'b' grade movies... My question is does that apply in NZ, and if so, who on this forum works for MAF in any form? I have also heard that MAF can access PM's on this site, can an administrator shed some light on this please... I had a wonderful 3 hour interogation by MAF recently after returning from Asia, as did my brother when he returned from Thailand to Perth EDIT - Billaney Also under the 'freedom of information' act apparently a person can request to see the file on him/her held by MAF, is this true? Excuse my paranoia, but no dealing I have ever had with them has proven to me that they are anything but a bunch of dodgy bueracrats lining their own nests at the expense of the truth. If there was finally a decision on what species were legal and a proper permit system introduced than all would be well. I am sick feeling like my hobby is in the blurred grey area when it comes to legality, when MAF can not get their act together, and I know you DOC people agree here too, and a few of you wildlife enforcement people Say what you mean and mean what you say....your thoughts fellow herpetophiles???

man, that is so weird, those lists are based on scientific names, genus, etc. Morphed and Unmorphed are the same species...how can they be serious..mind you 'capybara'(sp?) was on the last list of reptiles in NZ..

I'll place a bet on them coming from...let's see....Palmerston North.....