Slow Loris

[makeitandskateit]

Can you ever buy these as pets? Iheard that they can be very argressive and have a nasty bite.
I've seen them being photographed in thailand in the streets, just wondering!!

(By the way I'm never going to own one, I just wanted to know!!)

[Gecko82]

slow loris can not be kept as pets in the uk. They have a vary bad bit and their saliva can be toxic and very dangerous. They look cute but not good for pets

[Amalthea]

They can be kept as pets in the UK, actually.

[Gecko82]

really would not recommend it have looked after several in the past, will need to read up on whats allowed now. i stand corrected

[Nerys]

with the correct licenses, paperwork and enclosures, there is not a lot you cannot really keep..

there is a difference between keeping something, and keeping a PET something tho

we have seen them for sale, tho very infrequently.

Gecko82

this is a link to the current schedule of animals listed on the DWAL

http://www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-cou...animallist.pdf

(on which i cannot see the slow loris btw)

Nerys

[Gecko82]

thanks for the link will have a look at that, i am really surprised what can be kept as a pet

[Nerys]

you would be amazed at what is tucked away in various parts of the uk..

Our availability pages gives little snapshot into whats about..

TSKA Exotics!, Specialist Keepers Association

not everything is always available, and we handle a lot of things that never even get to hit the list..

((for instance.. we are in the process of placing a Kinkajou.. that one never made it to the website.. i have a waiting list for some animals, the Kink had found herself a new owner within about 4 hours of me getting the call ))

Gecko82 - where did you used to live / work then? i am guessing it was not in the UK?

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[Gecko82]

i work in a zoo in england currently but have been to java a few times and seen them at raganaun zoo in jakarta they have loads of slow loris

[Gecko82]

i am looking at ur website now are all animals captive bred?

[Nerys]

it depends on the animals and where they are coming from. but yes generally speaking most of the UK based animals are bred by private breeders or keepers within the UK

they are not always *PET* CB, for instance the prairiedogs, whilst they are born into captivity in the UK, they have been living in a more natural environment, imagine the sort of set up your zoo would have for something like meerkats or p-dogs.. and thats the sort of thing they will have been bred in. so i would not class them as "pets" like Matt Lustys baby P-dogs would be.

our international side, which does not tend to ship into the UK, is another matter.. even i blink a little at some of what i see there.

in general, it will say on the the individual animals, what the status is.

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