DUBLY
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on numerous occasions i've heard people buying herps from zoos. In all seriousness i never thought that you could even touch them let alone buy them. Can someone clarify this for me?
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buying herps from zoos?
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KelliH
doesn't drink the koolaid
Most offer them to other zoos first, then whatever's left goes on a surplus list, which gets sent to dealers. No zoo will sell venomous to privates, and most will not even sell them to dealers.
Whatever does not get taken by other zoos or dealers might then be made available for privates to buy but even so you really have to have some sort of "connection" to the zoo. Joe Blow cannot just walk in and buy a snake for example.
Whatever does not get taken by other zoos or dealers might then be made available for privates to buy but even so you really have to have some sort of "connection" to the zoo. Joe Blow cannot just walk in and buy a snake for example.