P. Masobe... :(

[strikedistance]

Umm is it just me or have a lot more illegal crap been going on lately. What is the deal with this... I have always wanted this species after being hooked on Uroplatus for a decade. But would never this way...
kingsnake.com Classifieds: MASOBE GECKOS - Pareodura masobe - ONLY $300!
Is there anything that can be done with the blantant disregard for the law...

 

[Riverside Reptiles]

Bruce, what I've heard is that there is some small amount of them being legally exported these days.

 

[Peter B]

At the end of the last Hamm show I think they were 250€ ... Still a lot of money when you consider you can buy them in Madagascar at a wholesaler for 30€/each...Without asking for a discount so when you are a bit experienced you can have them for 15 to 20€ each. I know: you also have to count transportation and so on but still.
The guys who catch them most probably get payed less than 1€ a piece...

Although I am looking for a pair I had let pass the offer. I'll wait for a cb pair.

And I don't know if anybody noticed: toghether with masobe also Uroplatus lineatus and fimbriatus were offered. Fresh WC.

 

[josse]

There is literally one head quota per exporter in Madagascar for P. masobe. So given that there are around 10-13 registered exporters in Madagascar means that a similar quantity is also exportable per year/season. Of course there are many ways exporters still ship more than their quota but indeed this is not allowed.

I got lucky twice as my exporter could buy quota from other exporters but I guess this year I can only get one or two specimens. Given that this is not an easy species at all makes the price of real CB go up a lot and thus also the price for WC animals. Although I did notice a very big difference when ordering from a other exporter; all of these died within a few weeks while the losses when ordering from my normal exporter are close to zero! Maybe different collecting locality or simply better care before export.

 

[JMorash]

Yeah there has been way more wc masobe exported from Madagascar this past year than allowed. I believe a dozen or more have made it into Canada alone.

 

[strikedistance]

Ok I was just wondering. I saw four here at the Pomona Show. Considered it but I will also wait for CB.

 

[JMorash]

Cb masobe aren't hard to find for a fair price if you know who to contact.

 

[hdavidf309]

I agree with JMorash.....
It is all about who you know and whom has been able to produce CB animals. At this point in time they are becoming much more available to the US and Canada than before, therefore making more CB animals available to the public. the price is fair for the CB animals I have seen around (just my oppinion), and this is a great species for an educated collector/breeder.