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herpetologic2
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Posted: 29 Aug 2005 at 8:23am |
Just a short note that the slowworms in my garden have just given birth - first noticed new born slowworms around my pond yesterday 28th August 2005 - My dad has commented that he hasnt seen any signs of new born slowworms this year yet in Essex.... has other people got dates of new born slowwies this year?
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Still waiting for ours to pop. Haven't seen any signs of the females for a week or more under refugia so I guess they must be close. Started seeing new borns under refugia in Kent last week.
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Suzi
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Yep I've got 'em. Sorry I put them on a thread 'Juvenile Slow Worms' within the past few days. Out on a heath late this morning and lizards (viv) shooting off everywhere but no snakes. It was very hot (East Devon) and just out for a walk and not expecting much in the reptile line. Such a year for grasshopppers down here and saw a large dark bush cricket minus one leg. |
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Vicar
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We've had new slow worms for at least 3 weeks down on the Hants/Surrey borders! in that area had the first few diddy adders over the last fortnight too...sooo cute !
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boocat
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Hi, im a newbie. I was just wondering if any of you were going to sell a slow worm, i really like them and think they're cute. if anyone has one for sale, contact me |
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I keep Giant african land snails, cats, freshwater snails and hopefully a slow worm.
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herpetologic2
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Unfortunately the selling of UK wild caught slowworms would be illegal - a criminal offence with a possible ú5,000 fine or six months in side under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 so I wouldnt dream of offering any of my garden slowworms for sale - though it seems that sometimes European Slowworms are offered for sale......there was a post on here that highlighted a possible source though I wouldnt recommend keeping the poor little things
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JC
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herpetologic2
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Best to try and attract them to your garden with a good compost heap etc my slowworms are doing just fine out there even in this cold weather I hope
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oh... cant you get a license for them? i thought there was a thread somewhere that said about this kinda thing... |
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I keep Giant african land snails, cats, freshwater snails and hopefully a slow worm.
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You need to license to offer them for sale - as selling any British reptile is illegal - unless you can prove that they are captive bred animals - personally I would look at your garden to see if it suitable for slowworms - do you have a garden? slowworms do really well in gardens with rockeries, compost heaps, ponds even - I have a colony in my garden and they are doing fine - I have approx 20 to 25 animals which are breeding and are growing well - You can keep an eye on them by placing tin or carpet on the compost heap or by searching under flat stones in my case around the pond. You see if there are slowworms in your area then there is no law to take a few and only a few to seed your garden if it is suitable - keeping slowworms indoors is not really required you just have to get use to the winter months when they are hibernating around your garden. I have heard that slowworms do well in captivity - this is the beauty of having a garden population - you can collect them during the year and keep them in enclosures etc and then they can go back I find keeping track of the babies and adults fascinating - their movements around the garden etc Regards
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Jon, this isn't strictly true. If someone wanted to collect native slow-worms there may well be local by-laws preventing collection i.e. at local nature reserves. To take any wild animal without land owners permission could be regarded as theft. This would include taking to seed a garden population and also taking a few to keep as captives. To make it clear Boocat, there is no reason that you could not legally collect slow-worms to keep in captivity (or in your garden) from the wild in the UK without any form of license, provided that: 1) You don't intend to offer them for sale now or in the future, which would be an offence under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 2) You seek the land owners permission and ensure there are no local by-laws preventing the collection of fauna and flora I would go along with Jon that it is great to attract slow-worms to your garden in preference to keeping them as longterm captives, but appreciate this isn't always possible. |
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