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wewantpeace2003
at Wed Feb 4 04:51:24 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by wewantpeace2003 ]
there is actualy little chance of a reptile to transmit disease to human.mostly because they are cold blooded.we don't have the same metabolic rate.so any virus endemic to reptile will have a hard time to adjust to a human body.the only major treat from reptile is salmonela,which is avoidable if you keep them in hygenic condition.there is actualy bigger chance of disease transmition to human if you keep birds or mamal since they almost have the same metabolic rate.so if they do harbor any disease,it would be easyer to transmit to human.
what do you mean that they are afraid they may threaten singapore's biodiversity?a lose tortoise eating up of whats left of singapore greenery?a kingsnake eating singapore jumbo rats population?with what's left of singapore forest and natural undisturb places,there is little chance of them breeding.hell there is little chance of even what's left of singapore own wildlife to breed!
what public threat?scared of bitten by a cornsnake?there is those local cobra to do it for you.whip by a green iguana?there are those large local monitor lizard to whip you.bitten by a giant toad?those xxl local rats will make them run for their money.scared they will destroy of what's left of singapore greenery?there are those local contractor to have the job done!
well,there is actualy little to no threat if singapore let importing of captive breed of some species.like corns,kings,milks and most collubrid.and cb lizard like leopard gecko.or chelonian like map turtle,leopard and sulcata tortoise.
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1.3.2 indian star tortoise
0.0.2 radiated tortoise
0.1.0 burmese star tortoise
0.0.1 sulcata
0.0.1 elongated tortoise
0.0.1 leopard tortoise
0.1.0 red foot tortoise
0.1.0 pancake tortoise
0.1.0 snapping turtle
0.0.2 alligator snapping turtle
0.0.1 chitra-chitra
1.0.0 asian giant pond turtle
0.0.2 leopard gecko
0.0.1 amazon tree boa
0.0.1 green tree python
1.0.0 blood python
1.0.0 wagler's pit-viper
0.0.1 cuvier dwarf caiman
0.1.0 cobalt blue tarantula
0.0.2 arapaima gigas
5.2.0 cat's
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RE: CITES in Singapore - wewantpeace2003, Wed Feb 4 04:51:24 2004