alanmin4304 Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 How cheap was the reptile in your avatar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarrysHerps Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 How cheap was the reptile in your avatar? Haha well thats a large male green iguana that i saw in a zoo, have always dreamed of owning one of these guys but they are quite hard to come by :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 A few people have had them but they were destroyed by MPI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarrysHerps Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 A few people have had them but they were destroyed by MPI. Yeah i heard that its a bit tragic cus they can be really nice pets and are vegeterians. Also they would have cost around $5000 each so i would understand that if u did have one then you wouldnt be telling anyone about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gocada Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 I don't really understand why there is a problem having monitors and iguanas in New Zealand when we have cats and other common pets running around the back yard killing native birds and lizards. For example when i lived with my grandparents there were tons of geckos and skinks behind the house, then after the next door neighbor moved in with two cats i never saw any again... :an!gry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarrysHerps Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 I don't really understand why there is a problem having monitors and iguanas in New Zealand when we have cats and other common pets running around the back yard killing native birds and lizards. For example when i lived with my grandparents there were tons of geckos and skinks behind the house, then after the next door neighbor moved in with two cats i never saw any again... :an!gry Yes cats are a huge concern to conservationists but this is why we have traps for wild cats and other pests but unfortunatly plenty of domestic cats are causing problems which is why i think they should be banned in areas that have a population of rare native wildlife. They are simply not letting in any forign animals even if they are vegeterian and would most likely die in new zealands cold, wet environment without proper lighting and care. Kinda ridiculous, especially if they are allready here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gocada Posted September 3, 2013 Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 It would be cool if they could make permits for monitors/ other reptiles. They could do it just like as doc does for geckos ect, i think it would work personally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonz1833 Posted September 3, 2013 Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 yeah shotgun komodo dragon permit first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reuben.a Posted September 3, 2013 Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 Darn it! Ill have a perenttie then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aotealotl Posted September 3, 2013 Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 yeah shotgun komodo dragon permit first instead of 1080 to keep the deer population down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted September 3, 2013 Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 Having a permit doesnt doesnt guarantee people will be any less careless with thier animals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonz1833 Posted September 3, 2013 Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 think of the enclosure i could have maybe could keep it in a 4ft fish tank :gigl: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgustipated Posted September 3, 2013 Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 Yes cats are a huge concern to conservationists but this is why we have traps for wild cats and other pests but unfortunatly plenty of domestic cats are causing problems which is why i think they should be banned in areas that have a population of rare native wildlife. They are simply not letting in any forign animals even if they are vegeterian and would most likely die in new zealands cold, wet environment without proper lighting and care. Kinda ridiculous, especially if they are allready here. let's not get into this again... viewtopic.php?f=17&t=62204&hilit=does+anyone+else+love+cats now back on topic... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted September 3, 2013 Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 looks like she's doing push ups Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted September 3, 2013 Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 Congratulations to all those that are now on the MPI's "full body search register" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reuben.a Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gocada Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 Haha, i'm just going to stop now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 A pity as you were doing so well :sml1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aotealotl Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 how about we charter a little Piper or Cessna and fly under the radar over to OZ, fill the bloody thing up with reptiles and frogs we like to have and fly back to NZ and land on a mates paddock ? - What ? has been done before ? bugger... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarrysHerps Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 how about we charter a little Piper or Cessna and fly under the radar over to OZ, fill the bloody thing up with reptiles and frogs we like to have and fly back to NZ and land on a mates paddock ? - What ? has been done before ? bugger... Hahah really? How did it turn out for the crazy fellas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 They got thier collars felt and ate porridge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 Do you realy think that the Australian parrot populations in NZ are all escaped pets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 Many moons ago I was asked if I was prepared to put up some money and go for a trip to Australia with a group of similar minded men. Buy a boat and 500 sulphur crested cockatoos at $A5 each and sail back to NZ. Then to export to USA 10 a week for $nz1000 each. The deal was that if aproached by customs or police the birds were released and the cages thrown overboard. I turned it down but you can be sure someone took my place. I spoke to a guy who told me he had seen a flock of sulphur crested cockatoos flying past Mt Egmont and coming from the sea. They are not sea birds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reptilenutt Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 Hahah really? How did it turn out for the crazy fellas? He had a nice holiday in jail ...... Though that was not his first and there are some lovely birds in NZ now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 And a lovely disease the people involved were responsible for introducing psittacine beak and feather disease to the country yet still claim they did it for the good of the hobby in NZ :facepalm: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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