Im afraid plane tickets are out of my budget Coomassie, so you'll have to come and get him
As much as I would like to keep him, I really do hope I find the owner - There is just so much rules, laws etc in regards to keeping reptiles here, that even if I explain about my concerns about him being lost, they might just take it as me being someone trying to avoid a fine after realising that I am illegally keeping an animal.
The reptile laws are ridiculous - Sure, if someone has more then one illegal animal in their possession and clearly knows that what they are doing is wrong (eg: keeping them hidden in the house.), then persecute them, but the way they are now, someone like me, who is thinking about the owners who perhaps made a mistake and are now fretting over the loss of their rather expensive pet, could be fined a ridiculous amount and possibly prevented from having any reptiles in the future. After talking to other WA reptile owners, Im scared to even call CALM :/
MissMeg, I highly doubt hes pregnant (or shes)
As westerns and centralians squish themselves out like pancakes whilst sunbaking~ so while he looks fat from above, from the side hes only a few cm high~
Oddly enough SD, westerns live in the south of WA and NT I believe, cause that makes perfect sense and all
But no, I honestly highly doubt he is wild - For one, here we are rife with ticks. All the shingles are covered, yet he only has one. Plus aside from a shedding injury, hes flawless, and waaay to friendly. (He fell asleep in my lap when I took him out to bask before I got the lighting set up)
Brad, that could actually work...Just ring up so as then to 'let them know I have seen a western in my yard." And if they say no one has one, then just proceed to assume it must be a wild one far from home - I highly doubt they will waste their time looking for one lizard. (Especially since, well, if you've seen my photography project, well, where the dog is is my yard. Finding one western is like finding a needle in a haystack
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However, from then one I will have to keep him illegally, as even with a permit he has to actually be ON the permit, which is done by a licensed reptile seller.
Although....I could get ANOTHER western....then when it comes to vet time I can just alternate who it is that on the permit accordingly
As living out here, unless someone dobbed me in, I could get away with an elephant
