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Scott W
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| Dan wrote: | | I'm curious, they look a lot more "skink like" than i imagined. Are they a member of the skink familly? |
there closer to the varanid family then anything else. |
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jim_radley
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| Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 7:22 pm Post subject: Gilas and DWA license |
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| Are Gila monsters classed as Dangerous Wild Animals (DWA)? If so do you need a license to keep them? |
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Scott W
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| Crazy wrote: |  Can I ask what's the point in keeping venomous animals???... I would never keep venomous reps cause I love holding my snakes and I would hate to always have a hook and be alert all the time handling them... This is to all people that keep venomous pets.. |
For their beauty, to me they are just the same as my other reptiles. I don't handle many of my animals anyway (would take too long!) But I do have time to appreciate them and watch their behaviour etc.
Think of keeping venomous reptiles like keeping fish, you can't handle them, you have to secure them in something else while cleaning their tank but they are great to watch |
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Scott W
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| Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 7:24 pm Post subject: Re: Gilas and DWA license |
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| jim_radley wrote: | | Are Gila monsters classed as Dangerous Wild Animals (DWA)? If so do you need a license to keep them? |
yep, DWA. Their venom is comparable to western diamondback rattlers. |
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Stuart
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| Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 7:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Scott W wrote: | | Crazy wrote: | | Can I ask what's the point in keeping venomous animals???... I would never keep venomous reps cause I love holding my snakes and I would hate to always have a hook and be alert all the time handling them... This is to all people that keep venomous pets.. |
For their beauty, to me they are just the same as my other reptiles. I don't handle many of my animals anyway (would take too long!) But I do have time to appreciate them and watch their behaviour etc.
Think of keeping venomous reptiles like keeping fish, you can't handle them, you have to secure them in something else while cleaning their tank but they are great to watch |
Great answer..they certainly are spectacular..would love to keep them myself one day.  |
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Scott W
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| Jackie wrote: | WOW superb looking animals... great photos too... 
Are Gilas docile? I know you wouldn't handle one like you would a Beardie, but just wondered what their temperament was like. |
as babies they hiss and snap madly, but as adults they calm right down and are even ok to handle (carefully!) |
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Stuart
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| In a well lit room... |
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Scott W
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| Stuart wrote: | | In a well lit room... |
you ain't ever gonna let me forget that are you!  |
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nope!..lol  |
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RoyalCrazy
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| Scott W wrote: | | Crazy wrote: | | Can I ask what's the point in keeping venomous animals???... I would never keep venomous reps cause I love holding my snakes and I would hate to always have a hook and be alert all the time handling them... This is to all people that keep venomous pets.. |
For their beauty, to me they are just the same as my other reptiles. I don't handle many of my animals anyway (would take too long!) But I do have time to appreciate them and watch their behaviour etc.
Think of keeping venomous reptiles like keeping fish, you can't handle them, you have to secure them in something else while cleaning their tank but they are great to watch |
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