Illegal?

[hornet]

get hermit crabs! you can paint their shells and stuff and have races! i had one but uhmm, i kinda accidently killed it then my cat ate it, least she enjoyed it :|

uhmm G.Pigs are alright but i've never found they handle well and are afraid of just about everything. get a dog maybe, they eat everything so you don't really need a scraps bin and they go mental when someone comes to your front door!!

you can paint their shells but its not a good idea, it can lead to an early death

 

[snakeluvver]

you can paint their shells but its not a good idea, it can lead to an early death

Yeah I've read that. Apparently if they scratch the paint and eat it its toxic so...hmmm.

 

[beeman]

Hopping mice are not allowed to be kept in QLD, They dont handle that well and like to bite when you do

 

[Kristy_07]

Much more suitable...

 

[snakeluvver]

Much more suitable...

I want it But my mum doesnt like rats as ive said i have no idea why

 

[Kristy_07]

How about a green-cheeked conure?

 

[snakeluvver]

How about a green-cheeked conure?

Um thats random but yes please? lol. My mum would be ok with one of them... Do you have a point?

 

[Kristy_07]

They are cute and cuddly and have a lot more personality than a damn hamster Just throwing it out there!

 

[snakeluvver]

I'm just wondering, what do people have against hamsters?

 

[Kristy_07]

Nothing (aside from that fact that they're pretty boring ). It just has to do with the quarantine laws. Obviously, not enough people pre-quarantine brought their hamsters to Oz for them to become a big enough thing.

 

[Jimbobulan]

I looked into hamsters a while ago and the authorties told me that if i can research the impact on australian wildlife by feral hamsters then i might be able to. If they impact is none or minimal obviously. Also there was something about a specific type of hamster avaliable but only males bu i forget now

 

[snakeluvver]

Hamsters available..... I hope that's true, if so you've made my day!

 

[icedmice]

I looked into hamsters a while ago and the authorties told me that if i can research the impact on australian wildlife by feral hamsters then i might be able to. If they impact is none or minimal obviously. Also there was something about a specific type of hamster avaliable but only males bu i forget now

How do you do that if there aren't any?

Cane toads weren't supposed to turn feral either.

 

[pepsi111]

How do you do that if there aren't any?

Cane toads weren't supposed to turn feral either.

... good point maby we could teach hamsters to eat cane toads =]

 

[Jay84]

I used to keep hamsters in the UK. MUCH better pets than rats, mice and guinea pigs!

I had to leave mine with a friend

I think its strange we have mice, rats etc here but not gerbils and hamsters etc.

Chinchillas are amazng too!

 

[turtle_alex]

just cut the tail off a mouse, then presto you have a hamster......just kidding
but on a serious note check this link out.....harmless hamsters i think not

Man narrowly escapes death after pet hamster bite | Mail Online

 

[Jay84]

just cut the tail off a mouse, then presto you have a hamster......just kidding
but on a serious note check this link out.....harmless hamsters i think not

Man narrowly escapes death after pet hamster bite | Mail Online

There was a guy in the UK who died from his pet rats bite.

It got infected and he died from septicemia as he didnt seek medical treatment! eeek!

 

[snakeluvver]

just cut the tail off a mouse, then presto you have a hamster......just kidding
but on a serious note check this link out.....harmless hamsters i think not

Man narrowly escapes death after pet hamster bite | Mail Online

You can die of almost any bite. That was just plain unlucky.

 

[Ganter]

get a midget species of rabbit?
yeh our exotics laws suck.. i want a chameleon......

So do I want a chameleon. Are there any opportunities to obtain one legally, with license ?