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 #390078


Chameleon man
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 Animal smuggle.......

I have been reading that every one knows how to get a kmodo dragon legally. Does this work for any animal because i live in Australia and my favourite animal is a chameleon and i would pay anything to get one!!!!! i mean anything. Does any one know how to get me a chameleon?



07/03/05  09:25pm

 #390081


Sk8ter
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   Message To: Chameleon man   In reference to Message Id: 390078


 Animal smuggle.......

try to order one from online
07/03/05  09:30pm

 #390181


SHvar
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   Message To: Sk8ter   In reference to Message Id: 390081


 In Australia if you cannot get it legally (CBB native specie)

You cannot get it, simple, this is important to Australia to prevent invasive species.
07/04/05  12:13am

 #390193


Shawdow
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   Message To: SHvar   In reference to Message Id: 390181


 In Australia if you cannot get it legally (CBB native specie)

Are certain monitors not allowed in Australia? Like suppose I were to move there, would I not be able to own a blackthroat monitor? (just using it as an example...)
07/04/05  12:28am

 #390344


SHvar
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   Message To: Shawdow   In reference to Message Id: 390193


 Most probably not..

The animal would have to go through quarantine, be parasite free, etc, they do not want invasive species that cause problems for their native wildlife. Especially a country where the top predators in almost every niche are monitors, they probably would not allow it in the country at all. Yet sheep, goats, cattle, dogs, and cats, etc are readily available as pets and livestock. You would have to settle for buying a CBB Aussie species, and earning the exotics permits in order to get a reptile. They have a permit that you have to get that allows small, harmless lizards,etc which you must then prove in a period of time that you can keep them properly to be able to get the next level of permit that allows you to get a monitor (level 2). Their laws are a bit more to protect the animals from those who would buy them as a passing fad, you must earn you way to ownership of them.
07/04/05  11:40am

 #390863


Chameleon man
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   Message To: SHvar   In reference to Message Id: 390344


 Most probably not..

I live in Australia and i have a basic licence and i have had it for 3 years and i can get a lvl 2 license can i eventually get a license which lets me bring in a chameleon?
07/04/05  11:04pm

 #390927


SHvar
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   Message To: Chameleon man   In reference to Message Id: 390863


 Ask your local authorities..

Or write to those who represent you, your national government and get copies of the laws to better understand it.
07/05/05  12:50am

 #392107


Chameleon man
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   Message To: SHvar   In reference to Message Id: 390927


 Ask your local authorities..

If i went to madagascar and bought or found a chameleon, which i would never get one out of the wild only captive breed ones for me, and brought it back to Australia what would happen to the chameleon would i be able to take it through customs or would they take it off me?
07/06/05  04:00am

 #396776


RePtiLOVER
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   Message To: Chameleon man   In reference to Message Id: 392107


 Ask your local authorities..

I bet it would die from streess
07/10/05  12:44pm

 #422035


Chameleon man
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   Message To: RePtiLOVER   In reference to Message Id: 396776


 Ask your local authorities..

So is there a way i can get a chameleon into Australia can’t they just quarantine it and all that stuff?

And can you bring other animals in if it’s for educational purpose say if i was a herpitologist and wanted to study them could i bring a few in a study them?
Thanks
07/31/05  01:52am

 #468004


Da whits
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   Message To: Chameleon man   In reference to Message Id: 422035


 Ask your local authorities..

Being a herpetologist entitles you to all kinds of special licensing which allow you to own exotic reptiles that a normal person couldn’t own. You could still probably get a chameleon with a lvl 2 license if you had government permission and had a good record of taking care of your lizards.
-Erik
09/05/05  01:15pm

 #469887


Jarrell
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   Message To: Da whits   In reference to Message Id: 468004


 Ask your local authorities..

after hours of thinking i have made a master plan move out of austrilla.
09/06/05  08:15pm

 #583182


Crocdoc
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   Message To: Jarrell   In reference to Message Id: 469887


 Chameleons

Quote:

If i went to madagascar and bought or found a chameleon, which i would never get one out of the wild only captive breed ones for me, and brought it back to Australia what would happen to the chameleon would i be able to take it through customs or would they take it off me?



They would take it off you and unless the zoo was short on chameleons would destroy it on the spot.

This country is full of fantastic reptiles, why would you want to risk bringing in diseases by importing a reptile from elsewhere. Get yourself something local or move overseas.
12/26/05  04:46am

 #1672756


Alie
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   Message To: Crocdoc   In reference to Message Id: 583182


 Chameleons

in the states u can get 1 without a license!
03/23/08  03:13pm

 #1674272


Komodoman
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   Message To: Chameleon man   In reference to Message Id: 390078


 Animal smuggle.......

just order one at lllreptile.com u can get a pacage deal for $170 it comes with a 65gallon cage with the chamileon and evrything else u need.thats what i wanna get!
03/24/08  06:38pm

 #1678722


JackAsp
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   Message To: Komodoman   In reference to Message Id: 1674272


 Animal smuggle.......

Getting a Komodo Dragon into the country would be easy.
Just put some steak sauce on the customs inspector.
03/27/08  11:58pm


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