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I'm offering free indian myna birds and starlings and or large rats. Limited numbers and strictly pick up only.
Contact Joe on 0400147555.
Hi, Not a silly question at all.
From my experience it varies according to the workload on our licensing officers. I've had applications approved within a couple of weeks which is what I believe the licensing officers aim for. However, recent experiences have seen this blow out to 3 to 5 weeks!
It's good practice to send them a hard copy by snail mail or fax as well as an electronic copy. This covers all the bases and you can always ring them to make sure they have received the application.
Hope that helps.
Joe
hey guys, got another silly question here...
how long does it usually take for a reptile licence to be approved/ sent out??
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Please Note!
The date for the next ACTHA meeting
has been changed to Tuesday, 29th June 2010. Same time and place however - in your newsletter in a day or so.
The talk will be by Ric Longmore - pls see details below.
The Red Cross Snake Institute in Bangkok is South East Asia’s regional authority on the production of antivenom. It was opened by the President of the Thai Red Cross Society in 1923 and the Commonwealth Serum Laboratory in Melbourne was instrumental in assisting Thai researchers develop efficient antivenom production in an area of the world where many people die annually from snake bites.
Ric has visited the Institute many times on his trips to Thailand over many years and is keen to share his experiences by taking ACTHA Members on a virtual journey using his slide images. A meeting not to be missed!
cheers, Margaret
Hi, Your best bet would be to talk to Reptiles INC by following this link:
http://www.actha.org.au/index.php/web-links/53-online-reptile-and-amphibian-pet-supplies
They don't sell the animals but can direct you to the right place and people for the type of snake your after. There are also several online purchasing options but in your case (first time buyers), I would recommend that you deal with a local that is able to support you with good advice.
Let us know if you need any other help.
Cheers
I'm in the process of getting my first snake, and was wondering where I can find out names of breeders (basically where you can get a snake from, not sure where to start looking!)
Any help would be greatly appreciated!!
Looking for a good home to take a 5yr old pair of inland bearded dragons. Male and Female of the same age. Standard yellow colour. Prefer not to freight.
$200 for the pair.
email: lojo@netspeed.com.au
mob. 0400147555
Tank details: -4 foot glass tank with sliding glass doors + lock on front (email, txt or call for exact dimensions + pictures) -mesh top for air circulation -3D background -wooden hide arch -basking branch (length of tank), fake plant and another smaller peice of wood -UVB + UVA lights and fittings -Basking light fitting (will need to buy bulb-they are about $15.00 depending on wattage)
Also comes with Calcium powder, nutrient powder and Bearded Dragon food pellets Asking $500.00 ONO
Call or txt Cheree on 0420 389 885, or email. Located in Queanbeyan
Also comes with Calcium powder, nutrient powder and Bearded Dragon food pellets Less than 12 months old! Asking $500.00 ONO
Some ACTHA members got together for a herpy weekend at Garrawunga (I might have spelt it wrong), a property owned by members Geoff Robertson and Margaret Ning. A little more will be said about the property on a later post. Essentially though, it was a great weekend with friends doing what we like best........herping!
So, here are some of the herps seen over the weekend.
Angus had a really cool tank built just for taking pics of aquatic things such as tadpoles. This one is the Eastern Banjo Frog (Limnodynastes dumerilii). Geoff Robertson (below) showing us how the pro's use it.
GO GEOFF!
I never tire from seeing or hearing the Whistling Tree Frog (Litoria verreauxii). Except this time David Hunter was with us and he was able to indentify this tadpole as L. verreauxii, something I've never been able to do, thanks Dave! I was facinated by the colour of these tadpoles, something that Angus's aquapicer (well someone's got to name it) was great for.
And the "out of water model" (L. verreauxii).
ACTHA likes to help fellow members with identifications and the like. Geoff and Margaret have done an amazing job of listing and recording fauna and flora on their property of the years. It has proven that this area abounds with life and the herpetofauna is one example of the diversity that occurs in that area. Previously Leseur's Frog (Litoria lesueuri) had only been recorded here as one dead specimen. So it was good to see a healthy living example (below).
This trip to Garrawunga was the second time ACTHA had visited the property. The first time we were treated to a great variety of skinks. This time round they didn't disappoint as they were out in numbers.
Southern Water Skink (Eulamprus tympanum)
Above and below a juvenile White's Skink (Egernia whitii).
Below a Southern Grass Skink (Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii)
Below a Black Rock Skink (Egernia saxatilis)
If I had to pick my favorite herps that we saw over the weekend it would have to be the two following skinks. The first of these is the Weasel Skink (Saproscincus mustelinus). Note the pale mark behind the eye, a distinctive characteristic for this species.
My other favorite (because I can't just have one) is the very elegant Red-throated Skink (Acritoscincus platynotum)
Another one.
I guess no weekend away can exclude us taking a pic of a snake. This Copperhead (Austrelaps ramsayi) was found near the house. It's nice to know that this snake lives on a property that wants to help protect herpetofauna. Geoff and Margaret understand the role snakes play in the ecosystem, something that we all try to help people to understand. They are truly magnificent.
Well that's about all I have time for except to say thanks to Marg and Geoff for an awesome weekend, I look forward to next time. Also thanks to everyone who came along, you all made it very enjoyable!
Time for one last pic. One of the hot photo shoots. From left to right our red-necked (not red neck) secretary Angus showing us his pro-photographer pose with chief lizard controllers Steve and Alistair, watched on by head recording artist (cos it is an art form) Joanne being supervised closely by our ethics committee Rachel. Hey Rach, what is that your holding? looks like a...........nah can't be. Cheers everyone ......Joe
Email: lojo@netspeed.com.au preferred initial contact.
Phone 0400147555
Wanted Perons tree frog adults
REd eyed tree frog female
josh-haley@live.com.au
Age:9 months
Pogona vitticeps
pics availiable on request
Hi thought I would share a few pics with you. Hope you like them.
One of the expecting girls.
One of the blokes from the bachelor pad.
This girl was one of the first earless dragons that I bred and raised to adulthood.
This is a semi-adult female less than a year old.
A pic from one of the breeding tubs. These are both girls, interesting pattern variation exists in this group of lizards.
Although this means there is a lot of work coming for me this summer, I am glad to see these little things. These eggs were laid about 5 days ago. This is the first clutch laid this season. Over the past few years, my females have laid an average of 3 clutches per season and from 4 to 8 eggs per clutch. However they can lay twice as many as this.
Hope you like the pics, I was testing out a new flash.
I am pleased to report that a Delma inornata or Olive Legless Lizard was seen, captured and released today (14/10/2009) on the Pinnacle Reserve in Hawker. The lizard was sheltering under a piece of tyre amongst a natural rock outcrop. Sorry no pics, but if my family or I see another I will be sure to photograph it.
On a related note, I will be posting a list of herps seen on this reserve soon.
Wow, thanks Angus very interesting.
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