Reptile Forum, Reptile Classifieds - CaptiveBred

chris_walton · I'm new here... Joined: 12 May 2007 Posts: 19

how many people would be interested in keeping these as i may have some available in the near future

chris

rigsby · Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 12:43 pm Post subject:

are these captive bred as they are endangered in the wild due to our liking for coffee.

MJ · Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 1:27 pm Post subject:

We don't really allow this sort of thing on the forum and generally ask people to use the classifieds site.

D. mysteriosus is a difficult frog to deal with not in their care aspects but in the legality of keeping them.

They have never been legally exported so every CB animal is a direct descendant from smuggled animals and keeping them is not permitted but gets a blnd eye turned by some countries. In certain EU countries hobbiests (frog) have had major problems with authorities seizing animals from them and some times taking entire collections and issuing fines due to having these frogs.

So even if they are CB these frog would be coming from originally smuggled animals with out the possibility of maybe coming from a line that was legaly exported.

They do how ever breed very easily with similar breeding habits and tadpole rearing needs of auratus.
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chris_walton · I'm new here... Joined: 12 May 2007 Posts: 19

sorry guys i should have said please pm me for more info

sorry mods and admin

gramitch · Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 7:47 pm Post subject:

Fascinating information about the legality of D.mysteriosus.I've seen them for sale and they were high on my wish list since I started keeping frogs about a year ago.Fabulous little animals !

Lynne · Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 4:58 pm Post subject:

so even the ones bought now could be seized????
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MJ · Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 5:05 pm Post subject:

Some countries take it alot more serious than others Lynne but yes they can be rightfully seized as they have never been legally exported nor can they be grandfathered in to anything since they where thought to be extinct at some point.
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Lynne · Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 5:08 pm Post subject:

sam · Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 12:10 am Post subject:

often they wont even be that selective in what they seize...ive heard of entire collections being seized Crying or Very sad

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Lynne · Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 12:23 am Post subject:

that would be devastating.
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