alanmin4304 Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 I see there is a baby Cunninghams Skink (Egernia cunninghami) for sale on trademe. Anyone know how long they have been in the country and are they legal in private hands? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M@. Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 I know Wellington and Auckland Zoo have them... this:http://www.reptiles.org.nz/uploads/PDF/List%20of%20animals%20and%20category%20of%20permit%20required%20to%20hold%20in%20captivity%20in%20New%20Zealand.pdf would imply you can have them without a permit in nz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted March 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 Your list is of NZ natives but these are strains. A zoo would have the permits to keep them but my question was can they be kept in private hands or would you need a zoo permit.The planners might get nickers in a twist if you applied for a zoo permit in a residential zone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aotealotl Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 Your list is of NZ natives but these are strains. read the list to the end, page 3 :sage: you don't need a permit to keep them, like axolotl and leos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broms2 Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 there are a few of these around in private hands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hothouse Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 I have kept this species, they are perfectly legal in private hands and have been so for many years. Unfortunately not many keepers have pairs, or their animals are very old. They make for a very interesting species to observe, and seem reasonably easy to look after once past the baby stage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 cool animals. surprised shingle backs not on that list also? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneaky2 Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 they date way way way back. at the very least,sold at jonnie walkers pet shop in the 60s ta 70s! :dunno: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopper Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 I got offered a shingle back back in the 90's for $3000 or was it $5000, long time ago but was heaps! Thought it was a rip off couldn't afford it then and definitely not now. Used to catch em as a kid in Australia where they also sold em for $20 in pet store and you didn't need a permit back then. They were very similar in behaviour to the blue tongues I also kept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneaky2 Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 YUP! reptile prices been driven through the roof because of this website! :facepalm: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gocada Posted March 29, 2014 Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 Thats so cool, not surprised though. A few months ago i saw a comment section on trademe with a guy selling a water dragon, talking about selling chameleons asking for 2000, cant remember if it was the same guy though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarrysHerps Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 There have been talk of jacksons chameleons floating around but there is no evidence of any legal ones as far as I know, then again i do know someone with a one of a kind African tortoise that was brought in decades ago that is completely legal so anything's possible. Anyway i decided to grab the cunninghams skink cus ive always have had a soft spot for them and shinglebacks (fingers crossed they pop up). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reptilez Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Wow awesome. Congrats! So jealous that you got it but its good to know someone really into reptiles bought it. Please put up a heap of pictures of your little guy once you get it :bggrn: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gocada Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Wow awesome. Congrats! So jealous that you got it but its good to know someone really into reptiles bought it. Please put up a heap of pictures of your little guy once you get it :bggrn: +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarrysHerps Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Thanks man, will do :bggrn: ill definatly be showing him off but then again with that pricetag ill keep my audiance to my trusted fellow fishforum members. Cheaper than i would have expected though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reptilez Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 Thanks man, will do :bggrn: ill definatly be showing him off but then again with that pricetag ill keep my audiance to my trusted fellow fishforum members. Cheaper than i would have expected though. Although it sold for a lot, i thought it would go for a heap more as i havent seen them for sale at all. Have you picked the little guy up yet :bggrn: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarrysHerps Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 Yea i was expecting it to be more than a tortoise, he has posted another one for sale so will see how the bidding goes there. Nah im going out to get him on thurday and ill check out what the parents look like as cunninghams vary from dark brown to black and amount of spots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gocada Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 700, wow people are asking for 800+ with beardies :an!gry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarrysHerps Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 Yea beardies have gone up in price this past year as i got mine 2 years ago for only $200 from animates. I like reptiles at highish prices though cus makes people care for them very well. Thats why im worried about the drastic decline in leopard gecko prices, they were at $500 for a male around a year ago, and $1500 a couple years before that. I guess i just need to trust they are going into capable hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gocada Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 Yea beardies have gone up in price this past year as i got mine 2 years ago for only $200 from animates. I like reptiles at highish prices though cus makes people care for them very well. Thats why im worried about the drastic decline in leopard gecko prices, they were at $500 for a male around a year ago, and $1500 a couple years before that. I guess i just need to trust they are going into capable hands. true, water dragons are worse though $80 from the iguana breeder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarrysHerps Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 true, water dragons are worse though $80 from the iguana breeder Yeah I know someone who adopted a waterdragon from a bush in their backyard with no reptile owners nearby other than him, so lets hope they there isn't a repeat of the red eared slider incident where they became ridiculously cheap and now we have turtle rescue centres. But I hope that issue is coming to an end, I just keep on informing my customers at Hollywood before they make impulse buys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted April 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 It is supply and demand. There have not been many baby beardies for sale in the last couple of breeding seasons but still a good supply of water dragons and leps. There may be a heap next season and the price will come down. I think it will take a few years for more cunninghams to be available because they don't seem to be as prolific as the bluies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopper Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 New someone who caught a blue tongue after it came out from under their house during winter( I guess it was brumating and wanted a drink). Whether or not it was let go or escaped I guess no one will know. But I'm sure they could create a breeding pop as found in cooler climes in Australia. This pop could be wiped out if caught quick as they are such slugs DOC could just run them over! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarrysHerps Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 This is why we have illegalised blue tongues above auckland but reptiles are kept outside all over NZ so its only the harsh winters that would cause death during brumation. But running them over sounds more like MAF's approach :roey: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 thought that was last decade? pretty sure bts legit everywhere now. be surprised if they survived the wild. taking into account human as key predators lol. oh and if they made it to our prestine bush theyd probably eat 1080 and be done with it anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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