Florida Green Iguana and Tegu BAN has PASSED. What now???

[@livingwithlizards3104]

The florida ecosystem has long since passed the point of no return. there are over 2000 non-native invasive species down there. 2000. The everglades does not look like it did 200 years ago. Much of the plants are non-native invasives from landscaping spread. But they don't ban that. Housecats are terrible for the environment but nobody bans those either. Why? The people making the laws likely live in well landscaped homes and are more likely to keep cats. Iguanas and Tegus and pythons and parrots and peacocks and housecats, etc and on and on are there to stay. A better outcome for reptiles would have been common sense barriers around import/export and breeding facilities beginning about 50 years ago. A required metal roofing fence surrounding importer facilities dug into the ground 2' and above ground 6' would have prevented nearly all of the reptile spread. They blame the pet owners but escapees from importers is the real problem.

[@stephaniecooper4031]

Mor responsible pet owners!

[@americanenclosures]

@Cabra Vision they should kill the neighbors cats those are the real problem

[@livingwithlizards3104]

@Cabra Vision maybe not alligator eggs, but studies using gps and cameras show that cats kill far more wildlife than their owners realize. All kinds of birds for example. Not to mention things like native lizards...

[@thedreamz9376]

@@livingwithlizards3104 most of the "native lizards" aren't native frankly cats seem to be doing more good than tegus

[@livingwithlizards3104]

@Cabra VisionYou make some good points about development. Where I live, everyone was worried about box turtles, so naturally they built a huge shopping area right on top of the farms where I found many many box turtles as a boy. There are more than green anoles native to florida. Look it up sometime and you might enjoy what you learn- florida has some interesting native lizards. My point is simply that the damage has been done. They should have thought of potential problems and made pre-emptive common sense solutions 50 years ago and then banning wouldn't have been necessary because the situation wouldn't have gotten out of hand. Maybe even 100 years ago if you start looking at the whole ecosystem.

[@thevirus1139]

I live in NY. We can’t keep large constrictors or large monitors anymore. The city is far more restrictive. And it has nothing to do with the ecosystem. We have to support usark.

[@Raheilik]

I had to read the amended language like 4 times and I still couldn't believe it. The bill sucked to begin with, but they really stabbed the reptile keeping community in the back at the last second. It's Despicable. I fear so much for the animals now that everyone has to "liquidate stock within 90 days" ... WHAT! Isn't that *exactly* how Tegus initially became invasive to begin with? someone "liquidating stock"? :|

[@benvick3361]

Just donated $50. My girlfriend and I are in Washington state and dreamed of moving to Florida so we could get a tegu and tortoises and be able to let them have a great life. This is so unfortunate. I hope they can win the legal battle.

[@knotsripol]

They chose the time when people were more worried about coronavirus and were distracted to pass the law.

[@avendaria]

A Tegu is literally my dream reptile, and I don't like to have that "It's now or never" mentality. But it literally comes down to that. I went out to my local reptile store yesterday and bought a baby Tegu. This bill is going to put a big dent in the Florida reptile industry :( Also, In the grandfathered Permit it mentions a "Pit Tag". I'm assuming its a microchip like a dog would have. But I in no way feel like it's safe to chip a baby tegu. How big should it be to safely chip it? And with that being said, the permit says you have 90 days to apply. I still don't believe my baby tegu will be big enough in 90 days to be chipped. They really don't want to make it easy for us.

[@prolux4952]

Just don't do it. It sucks, but don't post anything on social media and shit and you should be good if ya don't talk about it openly and whatnot.

[@pewpewcat7679]

There's people in cali that have sugar gliders. Just keep it off radar. Social media is so overrated. I had to ghost for a couple of years due to my shit ex and I can't say I missed it. I haven't had a fb acc under my name for 4 years 🤷🏻‍♀️ Do what you gotta do and don't tell anyone. Nobody will be the wiser.

[@aridivinity7123]

Im totally thinking similar to you. Tegu is a dream reptile but I want to have to best set up. Will see how everything goes

[@damagedgoodswithnoregrets]

Tegus are so awesome. I have reacued so many wild ones and have 2 now. Its such a sad situation 😞

[@sethcril]

They want to microchip everything/everyone that breathes. Just wait..

[@sparklesvondoom]

I live in SC and we're still pretty fortunate but my biggest argument is this. Who does the Florida, SC, GA, etc government think is going out and catching these animals as nuisance? They're sure as hell not doing it and now those of us who do are going to be a lot less inclined to clean it up for them if they take our livelihoods away.

[@thedreamz9376]

You do know it's legal to kill invasive species right? Dozens of people go to lake okeechobee and the Everglades not just to get lizards and sell them, but to hunt... green iguana soup is great, never eaten a tegu but I'm sure their delicious 2

[@zacharyalfano9846]

Okay swamp man I doubt there are many people hunting them down and killing them

[@daemonzap1481]

@@thedreamz9376 That's a small minority of people. But now with this ban, I guarantee you there will be people going outside and capturing wild iguanas and taking them home if they can't buy one legally. That's how it always turns out.

[@IrieRogue]

I will not be moving to Flordia anymore.

[@daemonzap1481]

@Alexa Sargent I live in Florida but I'm heading into college this fall so once I finish my degree I'm moving out.

[@saberclapztv6340]

It just doesn’t make sense. We need to stop this. Why make the law now when everyone already fell in love with all of the animals. We will win this guys. Help us all fight for all our animals.

[@ivanravenski]

They destroy the native ecology you brain dead dip shit, they are INVASIVE

[@briannaharter4411]

It makes a lot of sense.since it stops more from entering the ecosystem while they work to eradicate them from the ecosystem. Serouisly why do you need a inviasive speices so bad?why not pick something not inviasive maybe even go with a legal to own native.

[@saberclapztv6340]

Brianna Harter I’m saying people fell in love with these animals and their just going to attempt to kill all the invasive species while the numbers of their population is going to increases. So if you cant catch them or breed them that means their going to keep Breeding in the wild any ways. So there is absolutely no point on trying to wipe them all. And even If they kill all of them more are going to keep coming like the first couple of them got here. There are so many different species coming over to Florida on cargo ships every day there is no possible way to stop their population unless they were to stop cargo and trade ships. Does sum up for you bud.

[@briannaharter4411]

@@saberclapztv6340 their numbers won't increase cuase there won't be more being released and they are going to kill them off most likely by hunters and pioson. Also their goal isn't to get rid of all non natives.their goal is to get rid of the ones that are a threat to endagered wild life. Iguanas are driving the miami blue butterfly into exctinction by eating the plants they need for breeding.Tegus eat endagered gopher tortoise eggs.And do I really need to explain why Burmese pythons are bad considering they have no predators? Also how is breeding them in captivity going to decrease their population where they don't belong?answer it doesn't and adds to the iusse. Also cargo ships aren't the main way inviasive speices are getting into florida.it's actually breeders.most of the exotic fish you see are from escapies from breeder ponds.chameleons were purposely released to breed them in florida for the pet trade.Burmese pythons got into the everglades when breeding facility was destoryed releasing 200 Burmese pythons into the everglades. You really didn't sum it up and you showed you have no clue what you are even talking about.which is why you can't win this battle cuase it mainly involes excuses for a selfish desire to own a inviasive speices even at the cost of native species.

[@saberclapztv6340]

Brianna Harter all of that is true and you do sound like you know what you’re talking about but I know what I’m talking about too. My dad owns a reptile shop and we both breed ball pythons and leopard geckos and I work with him sometimes and he won’t let us add any new animals till we both know a lot about them. But that all is true. Respect

[@Skinnyperegrine]

It totally sucks from a business standpoint, but I've always thought the "I need to be able to breed and sell animals to get the most out of them" vibe to be kinda tiger-king esque. They're a great genus that I want to keep one day, but they're also incredibly invasive in FL, and keeping ecosystems intact is more important than the pet trade imo

[@panzerkrieg3509]

The banning of these lizzard will cause people to abandoned their pets into the wild and thus worsen the situation.

[@Skinnyperegrine]

@@panzerkrieg3509 .......you can get a permit dude

[@jamierichardson9893]

If only the politicians passing bills in Florida had a clue what they were doing:(

[@dustintinsley3899]

Meanwhile you can have all the dogs and cats you want

[@jancarloscoimbre979]

I'm just gunna drive a few hours to south Florida an catch me a baby green iguana if thats the case....or us florida people can drive up to the next state and get our lizards from there...all I'm saying is there gunna be a way to still get em for us.... VERY IMPORTANT--->another huge problem and this isn't just for Florida is that all these breeder who make a good chunk of $$$ from tegus and iguanas are gunna jack up the prices of all the other reptile they breed(especially underground reptiles cuz they breed these ridiculously expensive tegu) to make up for that lost income(the whole reptile market down in FL and for people getting animals shipped from FL gunna get screwed over)

[@jancarloscoimbre979]

@Bucky DoeDowner if fish an wildlife don't know you have them they can't do nothing to you.....its not hard to hide a little 7inch lizard in your car

[@amcgeckos]

I'm supporting www.usarkfl.org Totally voting this year as well. Thank you for sharing. Sorry your all going through this. Totally supporting y'all as well. Keep up the great work David and Manny.

[@joshhibbs_nola]

Well, I hope things get better for you guys. That sucks they are doing that. I understand why they are doing it but at the same time if you are a responsible breeder and keeper of those animals then I don’t see what the problem is. I hope USARKFL can help y’all. 🙏🏼

[@justiniangrigoras7301]

hopefully, they don't take away panther chameleons away

[@damagedgoodswithnoregrets]

Panther chameleon is my next purchase. I love them!

[@apomeaquatics7366]

Everybody if possible USR Florida we can all donate 20 bucks.. Most of us have gotten free money , its time to give back !!! Its for the hobbie and education and for the love of reptiles...2020 time for change!!

[@krlinkous3553]

Wow,guys, that suxx so bad. I can't imagine how damaging this is to your business as well as as your personal collections. We had some bull s*it bills, regarding reptiles and exotic pet classifications here in West Virginia , get brought up this past year that were thankfully not passed. It is an easier fight for us because of our winters but this type of legislation seems to be popping up nationwide. Keep your heads up and we all will keep fighting the fight.

[@dreadnaught6147]

I cannot believe this didn't get more press at the time. I always thought Iguanas were super popular! Tegu's seem like such an awesome pet too!

[@zeala53]

Hey guys keeps your heads up. Things change. I know you guys will adapt and overcome.. As someone from miami this is a bummer. Especially when I can simply catch one from in my backyard.

[@JeffreyApolloBeach]

True about other animals could be included into this in the future. Some species of parrots could be next, like the Monk Parakeet.

[@ghostwalk2446]

What a coincidence, someone down the street from me just saw a 2 ft Tegu run under their porch, which is weird considering I live in Massachusetts lol. The owner was located on Facebook and is on his way to try and capture it as we speak

[@pewpewcat7679]

Come again? Where in MA? Lmao! I'm in western MA and I've seen a fucking bear and a cub run to a daycare playground 😳 of course I called them right away and let them know. But a fucking tegu? Whot?!

[@MrGir187]

Sorry to hear this law passed guys, keep fighting. I'm going to do what i can to help on my end and hope others will as well. This restricting people rights sh*t needs to stop NOW!!!!

[@BlueFire-sp2vu]

That sucks good luck bro

[@judahwells6157]

Dude I’m so sorry. Washington has ur back

[@rachelkunz611]

I am looking it up right now. I want to donate to help fight this! If everyone donates something, every penny helps.

[@SurvivalistAmber]

Being in Michigan we likely won’t see this sort of thing happen, but it still sucks for us since Florida is where most of our stock comes from.😢😢

[@imnotagamer22]

Sounds pretty american. Situation gets outta hand, only solutions is to blame the people and cancel it all out. Lol.

[@damagedgoodswithnoregrets]

It is the peoples fault. Impulsive buys then they realize they can't handle the animal and they release it. Its n I t the animals fsult but know they're invasive. Thats why people should I ukd do extensive research on the pets they think they want to but. Common sense people

[@imnotagamer22]

Critter Corner1 woah buddy. Idk if that was English

[@johnwatters3431]

It is the people's fault, tho.

[@zimuzhang6647]

Im glad that this law got passed for the sake of tegus. Most of reptile dealers are clueless about their animals. They claim to be experts but based on their posted videos they treat their animals under bare minimum conditions. Tiki geckos are no exception. Honestly look at their dirty enclosures and the way they treat them (kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHmumoekq61so5o). Please do not spread your personal opinion as a fact cause you have no degree, no experty, nothing. Government did the right thing. Thank you Florida.

[@damagedgoodswithnoregrets]

Where I live they have a shoot on sight law. Anyone who see's a wild tegu or iguana has the right to shoot and kill these reptiles. Its so horrible 😢 I've been fighting this for so long

[@erickmccabe784]

You're fighting to save wild invasives? That's dumb

[@damagedgoodswithnoregrets]

Whats kinda dumb is that humans release all these animals out into the wild and the animals have zero choise in the matter. So yes I fight to rescue and rehome as many as I can. Along with other wildlife animals who do in fact belong here. Maybe you should jump on the bandwagon and start helping us instead of spreading your ignorant hurtful words. Protect nature, and our wildlife. ALL OF IT AT ALL COSTS

[@purplespaceprincess]

Thank you for this!

[@saberclapztv6340]

You guys are my favorite KZbinr

[@DebishiOt7]

There is a 10 acre farm animal sanctuary, willing to give sanctuary to any Iguanas and tegus we can! Freetown Farm Sanctuary 501c non profit Middle TN. The law is ridiculous!!

[@ridiculousreptiles7045]

Man, that's CRAZY ! Sorry to hear about the ban in Florida guys... that's Not good ...What species Or states are Next ?

[@blar_reptilesnonabaumgardn4541]

What really sucks is all the most amazing morphs of tegus and iguanas came from here😭😭😭 I'm hoping that underground and anyone that has been working with these morphs pull up stakes and go to another state that allows these animals😔 I was soo excited to see what the next color morphs were going to look like.

[@turtleman190]

It is unlikely they have them in Florida as the climate is almost perfect it wouldnt be economical to breed them is such a large number unless you can house them outside

[@highlyvurgultis3706]

Green Iguanas make terrible pets so that's not a big deal, but now nobody in Florida can have the good lizard dog

[@dylanz5598]

Wow, that is insane. I'm sorry yall have to deal with that crap. Don't get me wrong. I understand why they're doing it. Iguanas and Burmese pythons are a huge nuisance. Not sure why Teagues are apart of that though. I forreal haven't seen any of those out in the wild. Nothing compared to the iguanas. Well I hope yall can get that law switched around. Good luck!!!!

[@timphillips9954]

Ah, the land of the free!

[@susanspeight148]

It sucks! We need to remember these things on Election Day and VOTE!!!

[@christinadvoracek997]

Im sorry guys that sucks i wish I could have a green iguana with the stuff to take of them to have and help them have a great life

[@ryan.treckoreptiles3494]

Man this is horrible. As breeders we regulate the amount of animals we produce. Our culture has made it possible to slowly reduce overpopulation due to people having them in their care. I dont understand why people are going after our community, this could pass into so many different reptiles now.

[@michaeltenn983]

I mean, if I find an iguana egg and keep it hidden ain't no one gonna say anything😏

[@mindylavalley4018]

Absolutely horrible!!!! I'm so sorry:(

[@justiniangrigoras7301]

Green iguanas are going to turn Florida into swiss cheese if we don't catch them

[@im1withnature]

A stupid move, that disincetivize the removal of invasive from the environment. The breeder and let trade are not the problem there the solution , breeding better animals and educating the public , and also creating a demand in other states and countries that will give folks the reason to remove them from the environment.

[@flowersreptiles2707]

Because they have 90 days to get rid of inventory - are they still allowed to sell? Was about to pickup a baby from underground

[@damagedgoodswithnoregrets]

They have 90 days to sell all their tegu and iguana stock. After that fish and wildlife can take them from all breeders and euthanize them

[@theresagrosscup1968]

That’s really hurt underground reptiles. I saw his setup of breeding Teagues. It really sucks

[@theresagrosscup1968]

StrickyBeast Gaming honestly I unsubscribed, I was tired of seeing nothing but posts collecting Teague eggs in every video

[@jaykrizzle]

USARK better be earning their keep for all the money that gets sent their way

[@pewpewcat7679]

That was my thought when they asked to donate. They get shitloads of donations just seeing what they get at tinley is insane. They should have enough money to get the ball rolling at the very least. Yeah court is fucking expensive, tell me about it, I'm 7k deep in custody bullshit and haven't even been to court and family court is the worst, they will drain you over nothing. Usark has unbelievable funds compared to my broke ass so they better get on it yesterday.

[@jaykrizzle]

@@pewpewcat7679 I went through the same situation as you, and you are right, custody battles and family court sucks the life out of you...mentally and financially! I hope things work out for you...some states are better than others

[@pewpewcat7679]

@@jaykrizzle I've just given up in a sense that I'm letting sleeping dogs lie. It's hard doing it all alone but I prefer that over having my child in dangerous surroundings if I were to lose. Thank god I have my mom to help out. I would be lost without her. I blame myself for not seeing the red flags until it was too late. Way too late. In retrospect I still can't believe I put up with what I did. But as long as my kid is safe that's all that matters to me. But yeah they will drain you. I've never spent a penny I didn't own in my entire life. Never had debt. Until this started. Sorry you had to go through it too. When I look at my ex and what he got and still gets away with and then I see good parents lose time with their kids. Man. It's not right. The family court system is really messed up. In a way I've made my peace with just leaving it alone right now but the problem is my whole family is in Germany and I can't even get a passport for my son without my ex's consent which of course he wouldn't give to spite me. So my son has a great grandmother and a whole family he hasn't met yet. I'll likely have to wait it out until he is old enough not to need parental consent for a passport app. It sucks though.

[@jaykrizzle]

@@pewpewcat7679 What you said about missing the red flags resonates with me too. It wasn't until I researched personality disorders that behaviors she exhibited started to make sense (narcicism & BPD). I would recommend researching that if you haven't already; there are lots of videos on youtube detailing tactics to deal with these types. And I know from experience how important it is to have a nonjudgmental listening ear during those dark times. Feel free to email me if you want to talk about anything or share experiences or just vent. Johnek302 at yandex

[@AngryMothNoises]

Oregon has banned so many Tarantulas. Everyone I have is grandfathered in. But, we cant have giant moths or anything. Even though they wont survive in the wild here. You can breed the tarantulas here and sell them at a show. But you cant buy out of state unless its a G.rosea, or A.anax

[@zacharythompson2342]

Oregon has banned Tarantula?

[@2bhonest559]

There goes underground reptiles

[@gojistopmotionguy8171]

It's just iguanas and Tegus for them and they sell 1,000 or more different species

[@zacharythompson2342]

@@gojistopmotionguy8171 yeah but Tegu breeding and morphs were a special deal for them.

[@alenlopez4080]

Can they still ship iguanas?

[@thegeneticedit9609]

Have you considered outsourcing tikis geckos tegus and iguanas to a facility or trusted friends that is outside of Florida for the time being

[@charlesjaume6372]

im in awe about this. how can i find out what animals need permits in ct? iam a small keeper of reptiles and i would like to know how i casn attain this knowledge...

[@alejandraortiz7762]

Your local town office should be able to provide you with that information.

[@rsianywgm2823]

Next step some snakes and turtles

[@damagedgoodswithnoregrets]

I hate this law its really horrible. I love my tegus and I've rescued quite a few wild ones also. Its very upsetting

[@oleksowurszula]

I feel sorry for real lizard lovers and amazing owners who take proper care of them but honestly they should do that restriction in UK cuz here is a lot neglected tegus and iguanas in rescue centre people buying them as a cute babies and after some time they don’t want them cuz is too much for them

[@jameslazarus8714]

Sorry to hear you guys are having to deal with bullshit!! Sucks. Hang in there boys. ✌️

[@Jaythestingray]

Sucks man. Not going to do a thing to actually solve the problem.

[@miguelcordero7427]

Good thing I live in Texas I’ve always wanted a tegu and lowkey jealous of Florida for the reptile influence in the state and the pristine conditions to keep one there hopefully still get my tegu over here if anyone has tx tegu suggestion plz lmk

[@Augy714]

Check out rosecityreptilestx.com/ dude post KZbin videos all the time he has some beautiful projects

[@miguelcordero7427]

Agustin Mares thanks bro really appreciate u

[@ReptileGains]

Ty park looking like an absolute genius right now.

[@michaeltenn983]

Well you know, in the laws it clearly specifies that for iguanas it's specifically the green iguana breed in which you cannot sell, breed, or buy, they don't say anything about any other iguana species, so just swap to the Blue Iguana, also known as the Cayman ground iguana

[@danielkim1657]

This makes me so mad man. I don't live in Florida but I feel for all of you out there who wanted to get a pet tegu or green iguana. This sucks man.

[@demetrissmith8973]

Hey I was wondering if you could do me a favor I’m located in Madison Wisconsin and I heard about the bill in Florida Passing with the tegu If you can spread the word that I will pay for shipping to those that cannot keep there tegu I will pay Shipping to take them

[@CjhEjdl]

With all due respect, i think ive read diff. But i am licensed to breed and ive been in close contact with the fwc, fdacs, fda and usda ; i think i can still do iguana removals and sell them to other states(?) Or maybe other countries if this is a nationwide ban? I'm always confused

[@dnaslitherscritters3244]

You guys posting any breeders tegus females going up for sale

[@paleranger2.057]

I feel bad for you guys, even though I mostly agree with the new law. I live in Florida so I see first hand how bad the invasives are in the wild. I, however, think it should be allowed to sell to states where tegus couldn't survive in the wild. So I agree with the ban for states where tegus could survive in the wild and disagree for northern states such as Maine. You make a good point though, a lot of tegus and iguanas are captured from the wild and sold out of state.

[@janiceellery1653]

believe it or not the state of maine bans iguanas even though they could never survive the winter there

[@paleranger2.057]

@@janiceellery1653 I believe it, and upon reflection, I may have been a tad harsh. I think if breeders wanna apply for a permit and continue selling overseas and to states where the exotic animal cant create a breeding population is ok. The main thing is people in florida need to stop buying burmese pythons, tegus, and iguanas because a decent percentage of those pets are consistantly released into the wild. The tax payer has spent billions on conserving and fixing the everglades and wild areas all across the peninsula for pets to destroy our native species. It truly is a massive problem. On my property alone I have nothing but invasive cuban anoles and cuban tree frogs. I havent seen a native green anole and green tree frogs in years.

[@kimberlypoyer8075]

What happens if you take your entire collection a d move . Will you be able to start breeding and saleing again?

[@TheElcoqui346]

Time to buy from the black market

[@devisrikadem8781]

That is sad becaus i like tegus and iguanas i was thinking on going to live in florida whaen i grow older after coronavirus the only reason why i wanted to live in florida is because florida has all types of reptiles and i like reptiles hopefully they dont ban the tegus and iguanas hopefully they also bring back the anaconda

[@SNKELTD]

I'm sorry to hear about this down in FL. I actually just made a video about this exact subject on July 4th. kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3qxm6VsbbxlsKc I believe most breeders are very responsible with their animals, but not all reptile keepers are. Keepers need to to step up and do better to prevent this from happening everywhere.

[@hasemsexotics3384]

Question. On the application it's asking for a pit tag number. Do we need to get a pit tag number for our Iguanas and tegus? I was told we can leave it blank

[@tobywonkinoby8916]

So depressing. I understand how damaging they are to the ecosystem, but banning ownership won’t solve the issue.

[@kevinquach61]

You can enjoy those animals just not profit from them. Enjoy them as pets man. You guys have plenty more that you can breed and make a living from. Sucks that its banned but still we all got the animals we have to enjoy as pets.

[@RoMayDrako]

I do understand them passing this law. Invasive species have caused a lot of damage to the eco systems. It's difficult subject to approach in the fight against irresponsible pet owners which caused this to happen. The whole it takes one idiot to ruin it for everyone. Personally however I think they should give more leeway to owners who proved they are good owners and reputable breeders. Question is how would you approach this subject? You have animals repeatedly dumped, or lost in bad weather that are taking over an eco system and destroying it. How would you approach this legally to keep these animals out of irresponsible hands?

[@TheOtomeBug]

I see your point but you can also argue that cats and dogs are super invasive. A pack of dogs killed our donkey and chickens just last year. Not to mention the wild rabbits all over the woods that they left around. I don’t even think there anymore rabbits left in my area. And cats do damage too, some cats not even wild because people let them in and out as they please. But no one goes around saying cats and dogs are banned. Yes it needs to be fixed but banning animals is a slippery slop. But I too don’t have a right answer.

[@ChicoFrmLke]

Yo this sucks, good luck with business guys

[@ScarletCandlelight]

How do we sign up for our perments?

[@xfauzi]

move to Indonesia bro, we need good breeder like u, and Indonesia have many reptiles

[@pewpewcat7679]

They shouldn't have to leave their home to pursue not only their hobby but their business, their LIFE. This ban is horseshit. How does this ban fix the damage already done by the release of non native species. It doesn't. They didn't provide any solution to a problem they are using as a scapegoat. That is all that is.

[@adison5136]

Can you still breed Savannah monitors in Florida

[@jaimeschmidt1264]

Sry guys. I've been learning about Tegus and am planning on getting one. I'm sry for your regulation.

[@greenfairyarchive]

I’m in MI and we’re under attack too.

[@DC-bc5qk]

Can you please answer me what is going to happen to my iguana

[@purplespaceprincess]

You will need to get a permit to keep them

[@DC-bc5qk]

StrickyBeast Gaming oh 🙏

[@jeanettemayer646]

I AM IN FLORIDA !!! :((

[@manicpanicanimallove4327]

I think breeders should be allowed to keep and sell the animals, as far as the average Joe owning, they can be evasive, so I do agree... My heart goes out to you.

[@briannaharter4411]

Pythons are in the everglades cuase breeding facility got destoryed in a hurricane releasing 200 pythons into florida.

[@QUADacityLyfe]

Start a petition. Hopefully it does not stand. That sucks

[@wjoshua98]

The law has been put on hold

[@ceigeeverything4648]

Does this bill go for spiny tailed iguanas? I have a HONDURAN who literally means the world to me!

[@AviSLeigh]

Message me if you need rescue help with the tegus! My iguana is too possessive and young to get more iguanas. But I would be into helping! Or setting something up.

[@jimbodapimp4457]

You guys should start breeding tegus and iguanas in a neighboring state and just do everything from distance. You Guys ROCK! Keep up the great work. F U to the people responsible for making the new laws. They are basically PETA members straight out of the movie 12 Monkey's....

[@davidrosvall1722]

Doesn't that just pertain to argentine black and white tegus?

[@Virtual_Vinsanity]

This is sad. Horrible. Shitty way to start the day. Sorry boys. Most of my reptiles came from Florida. And to think how this is gonna spread to cali eventually. Terrible. Truly breaks my heart. I Still got one in incubation in FL right now.

[@TheElcoqui346]

Then bring a store to those states.

[@memertainment]

Brooo...what about those eggs??? Those babies man!!!

[@mickkeymcc3757]

how much for the breeder albinos ?

[@ideiassobreomuniz]

I'm in Brazil ... if I could get a minimum of 7 tegus and 7 green iguanas I would get😪

[@southbayla3137]

Can you start getting super giant leopard geckos ?

[@mickkeymcc3757]

sry to hearr this news guys

[@blar_reptilesnonabaumgardn4541]

They must be micro chipped and registered.

[@lkjgdhft9337]

You can't let this happen please

[@dr.dollar]

It’s because they are flooding the Everglades

[@jenniferd2094]

What was their reasoning for banning them?

[@briannaharter4411]

Cuase they are inviasive and are a dirrect threat to several endangered species.so they got banned to prevent new ones from coming into the ecosystem while fish and wild life work on killing them off. Iguanas are driving the miami blue butterfly into exctinction. Tegus are eating endagered tortoises eggs. Pythons are devouring everything including a few endagered birds. Every speices on the ban list has a proven negative effect on a endagered speices.

[@chacosavage]

can you sell to Canada?