reyesjoshuacruz - I'm having a difficult time following what it is you're trying to indicate so if I'm misunderstanding you, forgive me.
Many of the C. parsonii that have been available over the last number of years have been imported from breeding farms in Indonesia, Thailand, etc. These animals have CITES paperwork associated with them and are currently regarded by the US FWS as legal animals. That being said, the true, underlying legality of these CITES documents and the animals they are associated with is extremely controversial as can be seen by quickly searching the forums. There is much debate as to whether or not the breeders these farms have were truly legally obtained prior to the CITES ban on their export from Madagascar. There is similar debate as to whether or not these offspring that are being shipped out are actually the result of breeding events at these farms, if the eggs were laid at these farms or if gravid females or clutches of eggs were smuggled out of Madagascar. This controversy is well known and recognized by the US FWS and they keep a very close eye on the importation of this species and other similar Malagasy chameleon species from these same origins. At any time, the US FWS could decide not to recognize the CITES documents associated with a shipment of C. parsonii because they doubt their legal CB origin, the legal origin of the founder animals, etc. Every time a group of C. parsonii are imported, a great deal of debate and uproar occurs and this is particularly true when it is done recklessly. This typically does not go by unseen by authorities
More and more, the reptile industry is being seen as a reckless and irresponsible community and this reputation is leading to increased efforts to inhibit and prohibit our activities. Reckless importation, poor breeding track records, high mortality rates and other factors have all been used as ammunition for such efforts. By continuing to behave in this manner, we are going to end up having heavy restrictions in place before long.
The notion that a highly inexperienced individual without sales contacts is going to be able to bring in a decent group of C. parsonii and move them without the need to have to house and care for them long term is very naive. Out of a group brought in about a month ago, all the animals are still not sold. Most of those animals that have sold were sold before the shipment was sent through contacts. The group of individuals who can and will purchase these animals is small and even the few animals left from that shipment have not moved quickly. This puts the importer/dealer in the position to have to deal with housing and caring for these animals which can be very demanding and challenging animals to acclimate, even for very experienced keepers. Bringing in a group of these animals without having the experience, contacts, etc., to deal with them is irresponsible and makes the entire community look bad.
Chris
put me down for a reverse trio, i heard the females get bigger
