THIS makes me mad

[BoidsUnlimited]

Quoted from an Ad.

"I have only a few Wild Caught Baby Mexican Black Spinney-tailed Iguanas (Ctenosaura Pectinata) left.
These were caught here in Miami Florida as soon as they hatched.

They are an endangered species from Mexico and are no longer available except through captive breeding or from the wild populations in Miami Florida.
I have had these in captivity for about four months now and they are doing awesome eating cricket and veggies.
These guys are guaranteed to thrive."

Not only is he catching animals to make money. But they are SUPPOSEDLY endangered! If they truely are, wouldnt this be illegal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AHHHHHH

B.U.

[lostwithin]

I don’t see the problem, other then the guy seems like he may be running a bit of a scam, If they are endangered it would be in they're natural habitat, he stated that they were caught from wild populations in Florida, which would be an introduced species, so I say they are better off sold then left wild. It's basically the same concept as selling stray cats, or charging an "adoption fee".
Catching them gets them out of the wild,
Selling them ensures somebody wont just get bored and re-release them because it would waste they’re money.

Devon

[BoidsUnlimited]

But if they are Endangered how can they be so easy to sell?

Oh well!

Thanks

[Removed_2815]

Devon just explained it....
Endangered is not necessarily a universal term, what is endangered in Mexico is not necessarily endangered in Florida. And if it is a feral animal (I didn't see that in the ad, nor do I wish to look it up) then wild collection is a non-issue, as they are not native.
Ryan

[mudflats]

Easy to sell of course, what person wouldn't want to say to there buddies " Hey i have a endangered animal". You could sell them so easy it wouldnt even be funny.
When i say what person wouldnt want to say that, i am not speaking for myself or the general public, but of course there are tons of individuals like that out there, look at hots for example.

[BoidsUnlimited]

Alright thanks then!

[ydnic]

Selling them ensures somebody wont just get bored and re-release them because it would waste they’re money....

you`re joking right??

where do you think the major population of introduced species come from

[BoidsUnlimited]

I was once at a local reptile show.

There was a booth with a TON of little Alligators and a YOUNG couple looking at them!

The man said "I'm going to get one."
The woman said "What will you do when it gets big."
THe man said "Just toss it in the river its only 75 bucks"

[ydnic]

I just adopted an iguana from Our SPCA 6 monthsago because it was found in a park in our city....

[BoidsUnlimited]

Was its owner found?

How large?

It was probably released if its a large one.

Oh ya...good job for you on adopting it!!!!!!!!!!!

[mudflats]

Selling them ensures somebody wont just get bored and re-release them because it would waste they’re money....

was that refering to my post?

[lostwithin]

Ok I realize spending money won’t stop people from releasing them, obviously people do it, but it does help to detour them a bit.

Devon

[mudflats]

Oh ok, it was to lostwithin. But in fact it won't detour them a bit. A captive born iguana here is around 6-7 dollers. Who cares if they toss that out the window. Obviously noone, populations on iguanas are so high here in florida its crazy.

[ydnic]

Nah.. They didn`t find the owner - she is pretty huge almost 4 ft - she`s still really skinny though - I gave her a small room to herself with a big window and a perch in the window and a big pond, and a jungle gym with a big mirror and stuff- believe me I would have never got an iguana - But I felt so bad for her and the SPCA had no idea how to care for her

*edit* igaunas here are 40.00 captive bred

[BoidsUnlimited]

Well good for you!

You still have a UVB setup though right?

Windows filter UV rays.