Canberra pets - Lizards, anyone?

The guy who runs the shop knows his stuff and we were going to them for a few years for things for our pythons… until we wound up selling them to him due to our own circumstances.

From what I understand, the permits are still pretty easy to acquire. A small fee and and a check with NPWS gets you a permit?

http://www.tams.act.gov.au/live/environment/native_plants_and_animals/licensing_of_plants_and_animals

I’m sure it’d be OK if you got a lizard that criticises soft drinks with a weird accent.

Bird eating spiders….. Yes they exist and I have seen two while living in far north Queensland. Would not like one as a pet though. Also heard a story about a bobcat digging up someones front yard and they hit a bird eating spider’s nest. Apparently she was very protective of her babies and was trying to bite the bobcat tyres! Go Girl!

I love this place – it’s got a great set up, and even if you aren’t interested in buying, it’s fun to look at. Pete really know what he is talking about too. Planning to buy my partner a turtle from them for his birthday… just as long as he doesn’t go back to them for a snake after 2 years!

We have a Bearded Dragon bought from Pete at Exotic Pets/Repriles Inc – they make a great pet.

i looked into this for a kid who wanted a pet, they are a friendly bunch with a very well set up shop and mini zoo there in kambah. in ACT you can get blue tongue lizards and one other kind – i forgot now, but both grow very big, very fast. after two years you can apply for a license to keep other reptiles, like the tiny geckos i had in mind.

i ended up getting two bantam chooks, he was / is stoked with them