List Of Exotic Pets Allowed In Australia
No other vertebrate animals are approved for import into australia as pets.
List of exotic pets allowed in australia. Currently only dogs cats rabbits horses and selected species of birds from approved countries may be imported as pets and only when strict conditions are met. While you are allowed to own a wide range of exotic animals there are some restrictions. Toomes a stringham oc mitchell l ross jv cassey p 2020 australia s wish list of exotic pets. They do better in.
Australia s wish list of exotic pets august 20 2020 unsustainable trade of species is a major pathway for the introduction of invasive alien species at distant localities and at higher frequencies. Can t have at all includes american corn snakes anoles all types boa constrictors ball pythons chameleons dingoes feral pigs ferrets fire bellied newts fire bellied toads foxes gerbils gecko species exotic to australia including leopard tokay and madagascar herman s tortoise hamsters iguanas monkeys poison arrow dart frogs all types rabbits red eared slider turtles squirrels stoats weasels and. In a new study published in the peer reviewed open access scholarly journal neobiota scientists estimated the desire of. This may include but is not limited to.
Biosecurity and conservation implications of desired alien and illegal pet species. Although mostly adorable and sweet capybaras can be a challenging pet. Animals that do not occur naturally in the wild in australia are defined as exotic animals. More than half the bird species traded are exotic and mostly originate in south america africa and asia.
They re semi aquatic animals so if you re looking to adopt a capybara they ll definitely need access to water in order to swim around. Australia s wish list of exotic pets by pensoft publishers juvenile green iguana for sale at repticon trading convention 2018 in palm springs florida. For instance in queensland the list of prohibited animals ie. August 20 2020 source.
The capybara is one of the largest rodents in the world and can weigh up to 140 pounds but they sure are cute. Australia s wish list of exotic pets date. Bird keeping is common in australia particularly of parrots and finches. Many exotic species encountered as household pets have been included in cites appendix i or ii in response to the decline in some wild populations as a result of unregulated international pet trade.
It is also a major driver of over exploitation of wild native populations.