Uh-oh. I'm probably gonna' be in trouble

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Originally Posted by Aaron_S

It's still of the same species.

I know here in Ontario you can't own Eastern hognose snakes. No matter where they came from. To the law it's all the same and I think it may have to do with releasing them into wild populations as well.

A captive animal can introduce bad things to wild populations too.

Imagine what would happen if the corn snake escaped and had crypto? It could potentially wipe out all of the indigenous corns.

Originally Posted by BIGT FROM F.B.

This may not be on the same level, but I have a 24" Red Bellied Pacu that I have been trying to sell for a while. Of course, a fish that large will be hard pressed to find a new home, especially since he is tropical and needs warm water year round. Does that mean I will do something irresponsible like releasing him locally up here to die? No. I will continue to take care of it like I always have and will with any animal I have.

Like the Burms and others that have taken over the Everglades, this could happen to any species of animal. I read an article several years ago about a teenage boy in south Flordia that had a Pacu in a tank that end up being too small for this fish. When that did happen, he released it in his next door neighbor's pond without telling him. Of course, the water stayed warm enough down there for it to survive. A few years later, the neighbor was fishing and caught it, not having a clue what it was. It weighed 36 pounds!!!

Pacu's are also supposed to be Omnivores, but I can tell you that is definitely not the case. Mine will eat other fish and will suck up a small mouse in the blink of an eye.

I think you should look up the meaning of omnivore.......