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  1. Vestathetegu

    Florida tegu ban

    I agree with you 100 percent. Unfortunately they passed the ban through two houses already and it’s including the red tegus as well as any other “tegu” species. Also, the second ban added that no one is allowed to keep them even with a permit. I find it hard to believe that it’s passing with...
  2. Vestathetegu

    Florida tegu ban

    Yeah I agree. There are tons of them already. Also, a lot of people who own multiple. I know a few people who have more than 10 tegus. I feel like most would be released into the wild, which will devastate the Everglades even more. I don’t see anything good happening out of this
  3. Vestathetegu

    Florida tegu ban

    That’s true, but assuming they will be able to kill off an entire species won’t work either, especially because they burrow.
  4. Vestathetegu

    Florida tegu ban

    I think owning them and trapping them should be encouraged. People get fined all the time for fishing without a license or hunting out of season, so why can’t they make stricter laws on releasing into the wild.
  5. Vestathetegu

    Florida tegu ban

    I agree with you, but I don’t think banning tegu owners is the answer. There’s multiple ways to solve a problem. South Florida has a lot of people who own tegus and I believe they would panic over the ban and set them free in the wild, believing they will have a better chance of survival in the...
  6. Vestathetegu

    Florida tegu ban

    Thank you
  7. Vestathetegu

    Florida tegu ban

    Thank you, this was helpful. I also understand the snow bird statement. We are getting it pretty badly right now lol
  8. Vestathetegu

    Florida tegu ban

    I’ve signed the petition for change.org so far. They are up to maybe 6,000 signatures. I’ll keep looking for more
  9. Vestathetegu

    Florida tegu ban

    Yeah I was told that the governments can’t do **** about wild life. It’s the fwc who would make those decisions and there is not only one way to solve this issue. There are better ways to go about this. One of the main reasons why they want to ban the green iguana are because they are damaging...
  10. Vestathetegu

    Florida tegu ban

    Right!? Because I don’t have a 9 year old tegu, means that I can keep my pets
  11. Vestathetegu

    Florida tegu ban

    Whatever I’ve read online says something along the lines of before 2010 would be grandfathered in, but also, I talked to someone who said that it hasn’t completely passed yet, because it involves the fwc to make the ultimate decision so there still may be hope, but I am not sure if he is correct...
  12. Vestathetegu

    Florida tegu ban

    I have dated photos, that’s it :/
  13. Vestathetegu

    Florida tegu ban

    I agree that they are hurting our ecosystem. They are deffinately a problem but I believe it would be a bigger problem if they ban all possession of tegus, including owners. I know a couple people with their license to capture and sell and I’ve seen their personal inventory of the tegus they...
  14. Vestathetegu

    Florida tegu ban

    This is the story I was told but I didn’t have any sources so I wasn’t sure. Didn’t want to spread false information. Unfortunately I’m pretty close to the problem areas. Maybe less than an hour away from the Everglades. Very unfortunate
  15. Vestathetegu

    Florida tegu ban

    Yes, I’ve heard that it didn’t naturally occur, which is why I am the most nervous, because it was most likely a humans fault and it got out of hand.
  16. Vestathetegu

    Florida tegu ban

    I’m just confused on how they would know when they were purchased. I have my first one (the black and white) and I bought her from a guy I met at repticon and ended up getting his business card and traveled to his house to pick her up and paid cash, I have another one that’s a red that my...
  17. Vestathetegu

    Florida tegu ban

    I was hoping this would be the case, because we have had a ton of costumers here buying tegus as pets through places like repticon and others. It almost seems like tegus became extremely popular within the last year in my area (in my opinion). My question would be, how would they know if you...
  18. Vestathetegu

    Florida tegu ban

    I really don’t want to miss that window to get the permit and one day get caught with full grown tegus and they have to euthanize them
  19. Vestathetegu

    Florida tegu ban

    I was reading up on it and you have to fill out paperwork for the tegus that you have and send it in. Says it could take 4-6 weeks to get approved or denied. I’m not sure if the people from the fwc come to your house and check out their enclosure. I don’t live near the problem areas, so I’m...
  20. Vestathetegu

    Florida tegu ban

    The tegu ban was passed in Florida (where I live) and I have been researching what I can do to keep my 3 tegus that I have. The ban will be in effect on July 1st, so I have a little bit of time, but i was reading that I can send in an application for a class lll wildlife permit, which hopefully...
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