Henri Posted April 12, 2008 Report Share Posted April 12, 2008 Hi All, I’m a French (used to live in Paris, now expatriated in London, UK) aquarium, reptile, amphibian and invert hobbyist and I have quite a lot of critters… including some velvet worms from New Zealand that are doing pretty well! I’m here to chat and maybe exchange some animals like your local critters (like velvet worms, weta, walking sticks) against mine (like Cetonia aurata, French walking sticks or others). I’m indeed very interested in having different sorts of velvet worms from all over the world (going to Trinidad in a few month to bring back some). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted April 12, 2008 Report Share Posted April 12, 2008 welcome to the forum amazing to see someone overseas keeping our peripatus, do you have Peripatoides novaezelandiae or one of the other species ? there are some good reference sites and studies done on these, one link below http://soilbugs.massey.ac.nz/onychophora.php enjoy your time here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Posted April 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2008 Thanks, Those I have are Peripatoides novaezelandiae or at least very near: same orange spots and same number of legs. I have a refrigerated facility for them and they are doing very well (I have 6). I would love to be able to get some other species of Peripatoides from New Zealand or Australia (Caribeans, I will go myself, Africa also, maybe) . You don't know how lucky you have to have an interresting fauna and flora in your country. In UK there is close to nothing (except squirels with are quite familiar) and in France, it's not great either (even it still way better). This website is very interresting: http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/resea ... xonomy.asp These for you: http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/resea ... cation.asp http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/resea ... plenty.asp http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/resea ... mandel.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 Bonjour Henri and welcome. Not sure we will be able to exchange critters with you as we have very strict quarantine laws here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 and some of the velvet worms are now protected Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 Hmm do those critters are make interesting pets? :-? Interesting websites though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 Hi and Welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 Welcome to the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Posted April 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 Thanks all, Here only vertebrates are a problem to import, for others as long as the is no CITES, there is nothing. In France everybody receives insect through the post! Velvet worms are not really “pets†but are not hard to keep as long as basic requirements are met: - Cold (13 to 15 Celcius) - Moist (but no condensation because they could drawn, at least the smallest) - Big preys compared to what we might imagine (a 4 cm worm will eat a 1 cm cricket) - A bit of cork and of moss to hide and walk around. - Regular cleaning. Is there some specific species of velvet worms which are protected or do simply some regions protect them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted April 19, 2008 Report Share Posted April 19, 2008 Hello & welcome! You have quite an interesting variety of critters Take care & have fun, Caper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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