Keeping marsupials in NSW

[Ali.DeLeeuw]

Hi everyone,

I'm currently living in Melbourne, but I'm hoping to move to Wagga Wagga, NSW in the next two years to do Vet Science at Charles Sturt Uni.

Unfortunately I found out on the NSW Department of Environment website that the only marsupials that can be kept under a private wildlife license are spinifex hopping mice and plains rats... which is a real problem for me.

I'm wondering if anyone knows if there is a way I can get around this, eg. Some sort of temporary license for the 6 years I'll be there or a commercial wildlife license that would allow the keeping of other marsupials.

Thanks!

 

[dunno103]

Don't know if you would be allowed but you could always ask in advance to keep what you already have. More chance if you had been keeping and breeding them for a while.

BUT, I don't know.

 

[clarkey]

My understanding is that you can get a license to keep them in NSW if you can show you had them on a license in another state and wish to move to NSW but I would contact NPWS and make sure. Hopefully they will have a look at the marsupial licensing system one day soon and rethink what we can keep. At the moment I think they prefer us to keep cats and dogs instead of our native wildlife

 

[RedEyeGirl]

you can keep plains rats, spifex hopping mice with a license and a dingo with out a license.Hope this helps

 

[nuthn2do]

Unless you already have a zoo/exhibitors license in Vic i would say you won't even be able to cross the border with them. Then getting permission to keep them here for 6 years would be like winning the lottery.

 

[Nephrurus]

Hi everyone,

I'm currently living in Melbourne, but I'm hoping to move to Wagga Wagga, NSW in the next two years to do Vet Science at Charles Sturt Uni.

Unfortunately I found out on the NSW Department of Environment website that the only marsupials that can be kept under a private wildlife license are spinifex hopping mice and plains rats... which is a real problem for me.

I can see another problem. You intend to do Vet Sci at uni and you think that hopping mice and plains rats are marsupials.




-H

 

[Ali.DeLeeuw]

oh god. I feel stupid. I know they're not marsupials, it was just a slip of the tongue.. finger.

But even if I didn't know they were part of the minority that are Australian rodents it wouldn't be a problem to get into Vet. I know many aspiring Veterinarians who have barely patted a dog, let alone know the difference between a marsupial and a placental.

Thanks for the help everyone else. But if I can't take my dunnarts and gliders to NSW I guess I'll be going to Melbourne Uni for Vet.

 

[Danny.Boy]

what are the laws for keeping hopping mice in NSW? do you need a liscense? if so which one?

sorry if this is a dumb question.

Thanks
Daniel

 

[Hickson]

Ali - contact the Wildlife Licensing section of NSW DEC. They are the only ones who can give you a definitive answer to your question. (02) 9585 6444

Danny Boy - you need a Mammal License to keep Spinifex Hopping Mice.

http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/wildlifelicences/MammalKeepersLicence.htm



Hix

 

[Danny.Boy]

Thanks Hix, it's a bit dumb that they would make you purchase or charge so much for a marsupial license when only two animals can be kept on it.