Sorry for not making any udates for a while now..

I have been trying to get official statements during the last weeks. Mostly from people in Norway since that what counts the most in my particular case.

I have recieved some interesting statements from abroad tho, this will be valuable for the Norwegian herpetological associations work in our attempt to lift the ban on herps in Norway.



More than 4 weeks have passed since I got caught.



4 weeks ago I sent in an application for sidpensation.

3 weeks agoi it was declined.

yesterday I sent in an appeal.



In the meantime most of my geckoes were sent to Oslo reptile park until the paperwork in this case is settled.



From the looks of things and judging by the papers I read from the government. If my appeal doesnæt come through and if Oslo reptile park doesn't have room for all the animals, the rest will be put to death.

I have not seen any sights of my government evaluating the possibility of exporting any of the animals out of Norway.

I have suggested that I can find a person or a zoo that may be willing to accept the animals but was told that this was not my hjob and that it is up to the authorities to find a place to axport the animals if such descision is taken.



Regarding my appeal I tried to get a health certificate. a friend of mine, a vet that has education in herptiles examined some of my animals and took fecals.

At some point he got uncertain if wether he could issue me a health certificate (even tho he found out that my animals are healthy) without getting into trouble with the authorities.

I called the autorities in hope that they would grant me permission to get health certificates on my animals.

I was not given permission to get health certificates because I'm now regarded as caretaker and not owner of the animals.

Thus I couldn't document that my animals were healthy and that they have been kept under good conditions.

Now that have sent the appeal for my dispensation I don't think that there's much more I can do to keep my animals.



In the future we'll see what is the legislative consequences of my case and what will happen to the animals that Oslo Reptile park doesn't jave room for.



In theory I can get up to 1 year prison and about 8300 USD for keepting geckoes illegally. I hope I won't end up in prison, at elast in theory I shouldn't. ...unless my government descides to statuate an example out of me...

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