Why isit so easy to smuggle reptiles?

[Spikebrit]

Originally Posted by Joe1507

Whats in your collection?

some lovly lizards that are the only ones of their kind in the UK :P

[sean k]

what are these lizards????

[Joe1507]

yeah, what are they? what other interesting species you got, got any pics?

[Spikebrit]

One of the species is Iberolacerta cyreni, which came over in a guys luggage from spain. To the best of mine and various others hunting we dont know of any other in the uk. Though if anyone can find me a male i'd bite your hand off for it.

Jay

[tryme]

I have a friend in cyprus atm who has seen a lot of turkish geckos and he is very tempted to try and bring one back. What would be the chances of putting on in a sock and attaching it to a non conspicuous place on his body and getting away with it be?

[Spikebrit]

Originally Posted by tryme

I have a friend in cyprus atm who has seen a lot of turkish geckos and he is very tempted to try and bring one back. What would be the chances of putting on in a sock and attaching it to a non conspicuous place on his body and getting away with it be?

My question would be why

You can uy turkish house geckos for about £8 over here. Smuggling means you face imprissment, large fines etc, along with rsking the health of the gecko.

Jay

[Ratmandocymru]

Originally Posted by Spikebrit

My question would be why


Jay

i echo the above, why risk an animals life plus your freedom? i would much rather pay thegoing rate for an animal knowing its free of "nasties" and feeding ok etc than getting a smuggled animal, if theres an animal i want thats not availible over here its normally for a good reason.

[MrMorelia]

Originally Posted by tryme

I have a friend in cyprus atm who has seen a lot of turkish geckos and he is very tempted to try and bring one back. What would be the chances of putting on in a sock and attaching it to a non conspicuous place on his body and getting away with it be?

About the same chance he will win the lottery.

Your friend is a dohnut.

[Nodders]

Originally Posted by Barney_M

get a thick book.... cut a hle in it through the poaged but not front and bckcover put it in there witha heat pack and seletape it shut.. leavee a hold or 2 for breathing of course

Customs removes said reptile from the book and smacks the smuggler upside the head with said book .

[Ste123]

The problem is the difficulty in getting various reptiles in the UK meaning some People will try and smuggle and some shops will
Smuggle to be able to sell a wide range of herps which will bring in customers with big pockets full of cash.