vet trip for the deccw

[jack]

had to take some animals to a vet to keep deccw happy. here are some images of PIT tagging, blood sampling and scale clipping

 

[rockstar_jones]

Interesting stuff. This might be a dumb question but what was the reason for the required actions?

Michael

 

[cris]

Interesting stuff. This might be a dumb question but what was the reason for the required actions?

Michael

They are possibly the only species at risk from poaching(please correct me if im wrong), some wildife regulators are keen to look like they do stuff other than over regulating animals that arnt relevant to conservation.

 

[jack]

it is an endangered species that has had poaching identified as a potential threat, and therefore all private animals and those in zoos are being tagged and the DNA taken to prevent future laundering of wild caught specimens.

 

[dihsmaj]

What species, sorry?

 

[jack]

broad headed snake Hoplocephalus bungaroides

 

[junglepython2]

Who foots the bill for that Jack?

 

[jack]

they foot the vet bill. i paid for the petrol for the 5 hours plus in the car

 

[Guest]

that tag looks hidious
what age do they put them in at?

 

[RoryBreaker]

Sounds like a good way to kill Broadies . They don't like stress , they don't like travel , they don't like heat . I hope all of your 'treated' animals go back on the tucker and don't end up sulking .

How much blood were they able to extract? A usable quantity?

 

[cris]

This sort of thing would make you wonder why people would want to bother keeping them on licence.

that tag looks hidious

Just like a skin worm only crunchy.

 

[Echiopsis]

So do DECCW let you catch a new one if one of the snakes drops dead due to manhandling? I can handle them taking a mouth swab but anything much more intrusive than that wouldnt be happening before the coppers dragged me away full of holes.

 

[jack]

farma, my smallest animal was 29 grams and they tagged it.
rory, i agree... and anecdotally am aware that tagging this species has caused fatalities, which is why the vet applied the tag under the skin, not within the body cavity as the DECCW wanted.
quite a bit of blood was removed, enough from each animal to soak the ends of two cotton buds that were sent off to different labs.

 

[grizz]

where did you have that done sparra?

 

[Dannyboi]

farma, my smallest animal was 29 grams and they tagged it.
rory, i agree... and anecdotally am aware that tagging this species has caused fatalities, which is why the vet applied the tag under the skin, not within the body cavity as the DECCW wanted.
quite a bit of blood was removed, enough from each animal to soak the ends of two cotton buds that were sent off to different labs.

What if someone from the DECCW sees that? Is there any consequence?

 

[jack]

west grizz, out west...
dannyboi, the powers that be want the snakes tagged and i really dont think they care too much where, the bloke i spoke to on the phone said they body cavity option was to prevent the tag migrating under the skin and being hard to find! ridiculous considering how bloody obvious these things are, check out image three near my fingers to see the tag

 

[Elapidae1]

Is the bag just for restraint?

 

[jack]

yes. easier to use with little snakes than a tube, safer for the handler, less stress on the snake than being held by the head.
you can even administer injections through a bag if needs be.

 

[Elapidae1]

cheers

 

[jack]

pictures tell a better story steve1, you just pop the animal in a bag, zip it up, and then the slightest pressure is needed to avoid being chewed... again you can see the vet waving his perspex tube around!