Egernia depressa price?

[jesskie]

I can't remember where the site was from. Is that price for real?!!

 

[jamesn48]

It sucks when you see aussie reptiles overseas cheaper than you can get them here, especially because there all originally illegally imported.

 

[FAY]

We have a friend who breeds them, the nice red ones.

As far as we know, DEC came and took dna samples off them and microchipped them all.
They sell for about $1,200.00 each.

 

[-Peter]

We have a friend who breeds them, the nice red ones.

As far as we know, DEC came and took dna samples off them and microchipped them all.
They sell for about $1,200.00 each.

and yellow as well Fay.

 

[AUSGECKO]

The yellow looking ones are the southern race and the red ones are the more expensive northern race.

 

[Nephrurus]

Dave , unfortunately, with this species fetching up to $2000ea the temptation to visit WA on shopping sprees and making big money is just too great. Its the same with perthensis, wheeleri and wellseii. All of these fetch big money and are targeted as well

You're quite right. Why doesn't DECC put a caveat on the high-demand, heavily poached species? Something along the lines of "notification within 24 hours of any breeding or sales event", individual microchipping etc etc. I mean, it would be a bit of a pain if you had these species but the high value would be worth it. This would limit the "production" of "paper work" that supports the collection/poaching of these animals.

These are slow to reproduce animals (well, the depressa are) and no amount of wild collection will change that. Shinglebacks are also heavily collected because they're slow to breed and have small clutches- How many baby shinglebacks do you see on the market every year?. Dave and Bigguy are right, there needs to be something to discourage the collection and habitat destruction, and a caveat on the rare/valuable species might just do the trick.

 

[spongebob]

Since DECCW confiscated quite a few the expected price drop is some way off..

So where are these ones destined?

It would be nice to think that DECCW is not swayed by their monetiary value but puts then up in a ballot!

 

[AUSGECKO]

So where are these ones destined?

It would be nice to think that DECCW is not swayed by their monetiary value but puts then up in a ballot!

That would be great for us keepers but I think they might end up in reptile parks and zoos.

 

[jinin]

So where are these ones destined?

It would be nice to think that DECCW is not swayed by their monetiary value but puts then up in a ballot!

The last thing you would want though, is someone comming along and winning them, then them dying in their possession due to lack of care..