http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/australianherps/ Posting to this list is aimed at Australian Reptile Keepers and Herpetologists. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:32:29 GMT Jean DAndrea http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/australianherps/message/40504 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/australianherps/message/40504 Lisa, You will probably need a license to keep one reptile, and if you are in Victoria you can find all the necessary details here Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:14:32 GMT Snakesmum http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/australianherps/message/40503 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/australianherps/message/40503 Hi Everyone Just came across this news story, and thought it was worth posting here. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:14:32 GMT Monica Wangmann http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/australianherps/message/40502 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/australianherps/message/40502 ... From: Greg Dodd Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 6:06 AM Subject: Draft Code of Practice for the Private Keeping of Reptiles Your e-mail address has been Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:13:56 GMT Wenoa http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/australianherps/message/40501 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/australianherps/message/40501 ... 1st you should NEVER feed live it is against the law you can get fined and you could loose your snake. My husband and I have many snakes one of own snakes Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:13:30 GMT Wenoa http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/australianherps/message/40500 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/australianherps/message/40500 ... If you are only keeping one snake or lizard you don't have to have a licence. Keeping one is not expensive you can look up Herp groups and go to meeting Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:12:58 GMT Wenoa http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/australianherps/message/40499 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/australianherps/message/40499 ... Hi my name is Anne I would purchase a Diamond they are great to look at and they are friendly towards their owner. If you are using the aquarium you will Mon, 12 Oct 2009 05:59:45 GMT lisa_lawless2004 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/australianherps/message/40498 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/australianherps/message/40498 My name is Lisa, I live in South East Victoria. Currently i have a 22gal aquarium which i am looking at converting into a snake tank. I have never owned a Mon, 12 Oct 2009 05:58:44 GMT neisseria.m29e http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/australianherps/message/40497 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/australianherps/message/40497 HELLO maybe you can help me understand why sometimes they act that way. A couple of years ago,a friend of mine gave me a boa constrictor that was very skinny, Mon, 12 Oct 2009 05:52:55 GMT Lisa http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/australianherps/message/40496 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/australianherps/message/40496 Hi all. My name is Lisa I'm new to the world of reptiles. And I've seen all these different enclosures pet stores market for keeping ?well small snakes and Mon, 12 Oct 2009 05:51:56 GMT Natalie http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/australianherps/message/40495 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/australianherps/message/40495 $700 for tank and python.. nice markings, well handled, never bitten, eating with no problems. About 136cm long. Tank is made with a type of craft wood with Mon, 12 Oct 2009 05:51:55 GMT tye purnell http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/australianherps/message/40494 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/australianherps/message/40494 It is always going to be dangerous to keep large pythons, our olive pythons for example are capable of growing larger than 2.5 meters and could easily kill an Mon, 12 Oct 2009 05:51:50 GMT Anne Thomas http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/australianherps/message/40493 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/australianherps/message/40493 So do I. It was'nt the snakes fault the owners must have not done their homework. Anne ________________________________ From: Jean DAndrea Mon, 12 Oct 2009 05:51:49 GMT Anne Thomas http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/australianherps/message/40492 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/australianherps/message/40492 Yey I agree my husband and I have many snakes and all of them are in locked cabinets. We would not keep snakes unless they are locked away. The people who Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:35:57 GMT John Fowler http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/australianherps/message/40491 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/australianherps/message/40491 I'm not sure if this could be used as an argument against keeping exotics, rather than keeping large pythons, or other "dangerous" reptiles. A corn snake or Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:36:50 GMT Jean DAndrea http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/australianherps/message/40490 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/australianherps/message/40490 ... Hi Steve, Agree it's another argument against exotics.   I blame the parents for the snake's escape - they should have made sure it was secure in it's