licenses for european reptiles

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   hi is it true you now need to have licenses to keep any european reptiles. cheers Marc.

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wolves121 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 17 Apr 2007 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 27	Post Options Post Reply Quote wolves121 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: licenses for european reptiles Posted: 01 Jun 2008 at 9:49am
	hi is it true you now need to have licenses to keep any european reptiles. cheers Marc.
	seen 328 british sp of birds an 6 sp of brtish reptiles

Chris Newman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 25 Feb 2003 Status: Offline Points: 10	Post Options Post Reply Quote Chris Newman Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02 Jun 2008 at 3:03am
	Under the Habitats Directive DEFRA introduced the European Protected Species Regulations last year, this means you may need to be licensed if you have wild caught specimens of most European reptiles and amphibians. If the specimens held and captive bred licences are not required.

harryfox Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 04 Jun 2008 Status: Offline Points: 1	Post Options Post Reply Quote harryfox Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 Jun 2008 at 6:48pm
	I don't believe you need a licence to keep slow-worms or common lizards. Despite this, they are quite difficult to look after... These two species are protected from killing, injury and sale under the wildlife and countryside act and are not European Protected Species.

wolves121 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 17 Apr 2007 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 27	Post Options Post Reply Quote wolves121 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 Jun 2008 at 4:19pm
	i keep eyed lizards(Timon lepida) which bred last year,i took the yearlings to a pet shop to sell them on and he told me he wouldn't take them untill this licence thing comes in which natural england are doing for the goverment. i wouldn't keep any british reptile as i think its better to watch them in the wild
	seen 328 british sp of birds an 6 sp of brtish reptiles