Congress considering a ban on exotic pets.

steingar said:
Not so bad up North,
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Actually it is pretty bad up north as well. You may not be hearing about a lot of it but the Great Lakes region has many damaging invasive species of plants and animals. Many of the animals are aquatic and not as apparent to many people.

Here is a resource that is looking at the aquatic invasive species http://nas.er.usgs.gov/
 
smigaldi said:
Actually it is pretty bad up north as well. You may not be hearing about a lot of it but the Great Lakes region has many damaging invasive species of plants and animals. Many of the animals are aquatic and not as apparent to many people.

Here is a resource that is looking at the aquatic invasive species http://nas.er.usgs.gov/
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Yea, but a ban on exotic pets wouldn't help the aquatic invasive species in the great lakes.... a ban on shipping vessles might.
 
Missa said:
Yea, but a ban on exotic pets wouldn't help the aquatic invasive species in the great lakes.... a ban on shipping vessles might.
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For some. There are a bunch of fish that aquarium enthusiasts dump into the lakes that have caused problem. for instance goldfish. I doubt they are coming in the ballast tanks of commercial ships.
 
Carp are about the only aquarium species that could survive in the great lake system. Most aquarium fish are tropical, and need warmer waters. Similarly, most exotic pets are tropical, and need warmer environments than found in the northern US. The contamination in the great lake system has been more a function of commerce.
 
well, heck, let's just regulate things. Yeah, that'll fix ANY problem... :rolleyes:
 
The United States is a melting pot--why stop with the people--I say bring the exotic pets in!
 
jesse said:
The United States is a melting pot--why stop with the people--I say bring the exotic pets in!
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But if we bring in exotic pets, they'll take over and what will the native pets do?

I hate to see a day when the standard American goldfish is out of a job...
 
Exotic Pet:

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Gosh, I hate to do this, but this thread belongs in Spin Zone. In keeping with the MC's recent policy decision, we won't move threads into Spin, we'll lock 'em instead.

Y'all wanna start a new thread there, fine by me.
 
SCCutler said:
Exotic Pet:

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Post of the month for sure!

However, she doesn't look all that exotic. Pretty darn white American, if you ask me. I'd take her as a pet, though. ;)
 
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I'm dumping Rosie for her!
 
Thank you! :redface:

The reason is, I like exotic pets. Besides kitties, other domestic pets are boring. I have owned a ferret, 2 sugar gliders and several poison dart frogs. Not sure what I will end up with next.
 
Sugar Glider is a marsupial from Australia. They can glide and make good pets with enough attention. They can be bred in the USA, some states require a permit to breed them. Unlike other gliders, this one isn't considered endangered. I forget what they eat.

I like the Tony quip.
 
They eat fruits and have a fairly complex diet. I think commercial food is available. Highly social and nocturnal.

I hate the thought of a ban. I've always had a herp of some sort.
 
steingar said:
They eat fruits and have a fairly complex diet. I think commercial food is available. Highly social and nocturnal.

I hate the thought of a ban. I've always had a herp of some sort.
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You know, that just doesn't sound right - but I know what you really mean. :D
 
Cap'n Jack said:
Sugar Glider is a marsupial from Australia. They can glide and make good pets with enough attention. They can be bred in the USA, some states require a permit to breed them. Unlike other gliders, this one isn't considered endangered.
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Wow, cute little buggers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_Glider

That says that the USDA does NOT consider them to be an exotic pet, so unless the law decides to redefine "Exotic pet" they'll be exempt. :)
 
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steingar said:
They eat fruits and have a fairly complex diet. I think commercial food is available. Highly social and nocturnal.

I hate the thought of a ban. I've always had a herp of some sort.
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Do you get herps from exotic pets like the one in the picture?:smile:
 
I fed my shuggies fruit baby food with meat baby food mixed together. I was feeding them fresh fruit, but that didn't go too well with having dart frogs that ate fruit flies. :frown2:
 
This is kinda weird! After reading that article I thought "What are the odds these animals can make it out in the wild? I will never see such a thing."

Sure enough, I was driving down a busy street in New Orleans and saw about 5 or 6 parrots flocked together picking at food on the ground. These were the medium sized green ones, about the size of pigeons.
 
pookies said:
This is kinda weird! After reading that article I thought "What are the odds these animals can make it out in the wild? I will never see such a thing."

Sure enough, I was driving down a busy street in New Orleans and saw about 5 or 6 parrots flocked together picking at food on the ground. These were the medium sized green ones, about the size of pigeons.
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I used to live in Hyde Park, Chicago. http://chicago.about.com/b/2008/11/25/the-parrots-of-hyde-park.htm and http://www.chicagowildernessmag.org/issues/winter2003/monkparakeets.html
 
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