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My ever growing collection of animals:
26-03-2008
i havent posted for a long time, i do apologise.
i thought id already shared this, but it was on the live foods forum, thought id share my small menagerie with you all: (wich is mostly now kept at my uncles, due to the fact he has the appropriate space!!!) Racoon dogs 1.4 with pups on the way!- kept at my uncles Meerkats 2.4 + 1.2 ( only one of the males is mine tho) - at uncles Gambian giant pouched rats 0.2 crawling about my bed as we speak Turkish spiny mice (thousands! lol) about 15, there kept in an old avairy converted to keep them, along with 2 doormice and a harvest mouse)- at uncles African pygmy hedgehog 1.1 African Grey 1 male, Elvis, who is probably, the most human-esque grey you have evr met, he actually has to be seated at the table to eat at tea time, or he squaks and wont stop till we let him join us  then, my uncle has: 7 ( i think) muntjac deer 3 or 4 ring tail lemurs, which he got from a private collection near bolton that closed. 2 red ruffed lemur- from same collection. bennets wallibies ( if you go in his barn, at first there all hidden, you move and all 5 of them go ballistic. Quiff and Smokey, the african porcupines- privatley sourced. at last count 6 skunks! and his prize and baby- Isis the serval!!- from ireland. will get pics up ASAP am visiting him on thurs (fingers crossed) last time i chatted to him, he was going to check the wallibies for joeys, and trying to secure a Pangolin from the isle of white!! any questions ill try and get answered ASAP Nathan also, on another topic, went to chester last weds, and the indian rhinos (patna and ?) seemed to be getting on great. |
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#2
26-03-2008
Nathan are you sure about the pangolin from the Isle of Wight?
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#3
26-03-2008
I do apologise Kiang, it is not a pangolin, it is a tamandua, from amazon world, i believe it is Tamandua mexicana, I must mention he is not a collector per se, he worked at the small mammal collection at the university of michigan for 12 years, so he is well experianced!!!
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#4
26-03-2008
i was only a couple of continents and geniuses off!!!
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#5
27-03-2008
Wow I want those animals!
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#6
27-03-2008
What collection is this..? Do you have a link/website..?
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#7
27-03-2008
its not a public collection.
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#8
27-03-2008
Sorry I'm confused... In NZ these are some very rare animals which require some pretty serious permits to obtain...
Are the regs less stringent in UK..? Why do you have these animals..? Are they rescues of somekind..? Are you a long time animal keeper..? |
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#9
28-03-2008
Your uncle isn't Sebbe67 by any chance is he?
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#10
28-03-2008
LMAO!
Here in S.Africa the situation is similar to in NZ. You would have to have some sort of established rescue centre or all sorts of permits and be subject to unannounced checks from the NSPCA. And then if you needed to move the animals for any reason... more permits! |
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#11
28-03-2008
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I'm guessing some of the studbook keepers wished they had studied law rather than zoology..! |
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#12
28-03-2008
DWAL, and thats it, all you need is this license renewed every year ( if the council rmembmer)
and i think now only the red ruffed lemurs are required to have the license. everything else was taken off DWAL last year. |
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#13
28-03-2008
We have these animals, as my uncles worked with them for years, hes now retired (at a very early age!) and wants something to do, most of them are from people who cant look after them (meerkats, skunks) the racoon dogs we got from a private breeder the lemurs from a private collection, the wallabies, i dont know and everythink else hes accumilated along the way.
The Tamandua is full steam ahead (still on DWAL) so all we need now is the council inspection of the housing for it ( this is done by someone who has no idea what they are doing and probably hasnt seen an exotic animal in their life) and itl be there!!! |
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28-03-2008
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#15
28-03-2008
I'm just amazed at what you can buy and keep in this country. Pygmy anteaters as well as tamanduas, caecilians, raccoon dogs, sugar gliders, armadillos etc etc. Not especially rare animals, but some of these are uncommon in zoos in the UK and elsewhere
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