peterj Posted October 26, 2007 Report Share Posted October 26, 2007 Hi, I dont know where to ask these questions, therefore I´m trying here. Does anyone know of any people keeping your native insects? Do you need a permit to keep them or not? Are there any restrictions on them? Would really appreciate if someone could answer my questions and maybe point me in the right direction so I can get in touch with some insect-keepers. Thanks Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coelacanth Posted October 26, 2007 Report Share Posted October 26, 2007 there are only a very few species that need permits (the really endangered ones like giant and tusked weta, etc). I think a permit would be needed for katipo also because it is venomous, but I'm not sure. Apart for dedicated entomologicophiles few people bother keeping invertebrates, and most of those are just casual (they think it would be neat to keep weta or mantids or whatever). The insect-keeping scene here is vastly different from Europe's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidb Posted October 26, 2007 Report Share Posted October 26, 2007 mmm. I Keep natives- cave weta, tree weta, Katipo, Mantids, stick insects, avondale spiders, nursery web spiders, and a few others Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ianab Posted October 26, 2007 Report Share Posted October 26, 2007 I think the most serious trouble would be if you tried to collect them from a National Park or Dept of Conservation reserve etc. Big legal trouble As for the common native insects that you can find in the back garden or on private land, generally no problems. I have tree wetas getting into my shed, and sometimes even the house all the time. I'm not trying to keep them, they just wander in :-? Like coelacanth said, there is no real organised insect collector society here, but if the kids want a pet weta/spider/stick-insect, they just go outside and catch one. Cheers Ian This is one of my visitors 8) And a baby one I found on my boot one morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted October 27, 2007 Report Share Posted October 27, 2007 wow thats cool i want one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ianab Posted October 27, 2007 Report Share Posted October 27, 2007 Are you sure... 5 secs after that picture the #$^#% thing bit me on the thumb. Didn't draw blood, but I sure felt it :lol: I did go and put him back in a tree down by the stream though Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted October 27, 2007 Report Share Posted October 27, 2007 lol i think my parents would scream if they found it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaNs Posted October 27, 2007 Report Share Posted October 27, 2007 My parents drew the line at centipedes :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidb Posted October 27, 2007 Report Share Posted October 27, 2007 giant ones? Giant centipedes are cool pets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaNs Posted October 27, 2007 Report Share Posted October 27, 2007 giant ones? Giant centipedes are cool pets Yeh....ill have them one day............in my fish room Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gannet Posted October 27, 2007 Report Share Posted October 27, 2007 my grand dad used to have a 12 inch weta, he didnt keep it in a tank or ne thng like that, it lived under his tool shed and over the years he trained it to come out at 5.30pm sharp every day to eat from his hand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishy_t Posted October 27, 2007 Report Share Posted October 27, 2007 giant ones? Giant centipedes are cool pets Yeah love giant ones, played with them when I was in South Africa, they are awesome! I keep weta in my garden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted October 27, 2007 Report Share Posted October 27, 2007 ive never seen weta down here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishy_t Posted October 27, 2007 Report Share Posted October 27, 2007 Do you have a garden? Have you made homes for them?! (ie bits of wood etc?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coelacanth Posted October 27, 2007 Report Share Posted October 27, 2007 The Canterbury tree weta is very endangered, and does not occur within the city (its on Banks Peninsula). Do not go catch any. There are ground weta in Chch though which are perfectly acceptable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ianab Posted October 27, 2007 Report Share Posted October 27, 2007 Some big trees, hedges or ivy seem to really attract them. Small well tended gardens dont have enough hiding places to keep them safe from cats and birds. The more 'wild' the garden the more bugs it will attract. Thats my excuse anyway. Cheers Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterj Posted October 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 I´ve got some hints that it might be impossible to export non endangered insects from NZ. Does anyone know for a fact how it works? Regards Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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