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General Legislative Discussions Any general discussion concerning legislative issues or events. Not necessarily specific to a particular region, or even a type of animal group. |
09-10-2013, 12:31 AM
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Bufo japonicus illegal in the US?
Does anyone know this for certain? I never see them available for sale from breeders on websites or at expos in America though they are very popular pets in Japan from pet stores and wild-caught.
I'd love to have one or two, I fell in love with this species watching AnemoneToadLife's videos on Youtube and seeing how awesomely his bonded pair get along and the amazing personalities they have. They have beautiful racing stripes so he had a toad race!
If anyone has any info, it'd be appreciated.
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09-10-2013, 11:56 AM
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They are not illegal at all. It is just hard to get Japanese species. Pm me i can help you
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09-11-2013, 08:42 AM
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09-11-2013, 09:34 AM
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Eek that's definitely out of my range. O_O I only have space (and funds!) for maybe 2 toads.
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09-14-2013, 08:48 PM
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I've posted a thread about this before asking for help. No one knew anything at all useful. I finally found someone that was supposed to import some for me. However I guess it just never worked out. He said his supplier in Japan couldn't get them. Don't know why. Like you I also watch that channel on YouTube and a few others. They seem popular over there and they have been captive bred from what I understand. So, I don't know why it's so hard to get them.
It seems people from various places in Europe can get them. I've read a few posts from England, Germany and Netherlands.
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09-15-2013, 12:59 AM
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Anemone's vids are just amazing! Ah, his toads are C.B.? That could definitely explain how they're so tame. Although there was a video I saw of a large bufo japonicus some guy found in the bushes and she seemed like a very friendly toad!
It is a strange curiosity though how if they're not illegal over here, they just very difficult to get. Ah well, my southern toad arrived a few days ago-- she's about the same size, I got my hands full!
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09-15-2013, 01:07 AM
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I don't know if his toads are captive bred. I assumed they were wild caught. I don't know and haven't really heard any mention of it. However I did find his blog and it is in Japanese (I don't know Japanese). I used Google translate on it and read some post about rearing some eggs. I don't know if they were from breeding his toads or were some eggs that he had found. Google translate was very hard to read and a lot didn't make sense.
Anyway the guy in the Netherlands got his toads from a couple in Germany. His toads are captive bred.
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09-15-2013, 01:11 AM
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Took a peek-- seems that either his female toad had babies, or the eggs may have been from another toad. The original bonded pair though...unsure of their origin. Yep, Google Translate definitely doesn't sub knowing Japanese as most of the translations made little sense. It's good for translating some small blurbs like Youtube video titles and descriptions, but doesn't bode well for long posts.
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09-15-2013, 01:12 AM
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I should mention that I talked to the guy in the Netherlands about the people he got his toads from. He gave me their email address but didn't know if they speak English or not though. Using Google translate on their website I was able to read everything much better. German translates very well into English. So, even if they do not speak English I might be able to use the Google translate. I just never really bothered to contact them. Even if they were able to send me toads it would cost a very high amount of money.
I wish some of the people that regularly import frogs and such would get some in. I know I could make my money back by selling off the extra toads. But I have nowhere to put that many dang toads in the mean-time.
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11-06-2013, 12:01 AM
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I would talk to Samurai Japan and see if they can get them.
Also, are japonicus unusual in the level of intelligence displayed? I'm sure our closer to home southern and american toads make fine pets.
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