for the most part its hard to come buy Australian T's because of their very strict laws regarding export and import of wildlife. so they are not common at least in the US, but I have different Phlogius species, but I keep them like Poec54 has describe.
I have spoken with Steve about future exports and he told me the cost of exporting far outweighs the rewards and the time involved going through the provisions makes it a hassle.
I'm hoping we can show enough of an interest to get him to do it again.
Steve Nunn only exported CBB slings.
That won't happen, nor should it. We have enough problems with our public image as it is, without getting funnel webs. We just had a thread here today where some idiot posted pics of a big Theraphosa on his face and an adult Poec in his mouth. Stunts like that can get everything banned. A Poec bite in the head certainly has the potential to be the first documented fatality. Apparently there's no limit to human stupidity.
I saw that guys post! Did it get deleted or something? That truly made me angry….that dude has no business with animals if he treats them like that. Break my heart if he takes a bite while doing that...
A bite in the head from a Poec is going to be ugly, and serious; that's something that could go viral. We have enough agencies and groups wanting to ban exotics, we don't need imbeciles doing stunts for attention. They move on to the next stupid thing to do, and may have brought down all kinds of regulations on long-term serious collectors.
Legit…Same thing with the big snakes…and firearms for that matter. Somebody with no standards or principles does something wrong or just reckless and those who are responsible and dedicated suffer. Hey, if Mr. Nunn exported CB spiderlings, maybe he could send some CB Centralian Pythons and Inland Carpet pythons!
Don't count on it. He's not 'Australian Exports Unlimited.' I'm thrilled he exported a few species of T's.