Way Out West Reptiles

A few pairings of Southern Banded Knobtail Geckos (Nephurus wheeleri) from earlier in the week.

Great to see some progress with the species additions. Keep an eye out for an email in your inbox from DBCA if you made multiple applications for additional species.

🚨 Important: All Keepers & Stakeholders 🚨

On Friday, 24 October, many licence holders, stakeholders, and members of the public who took part in the recent DBCA online public consultation (which closed on 6 October) were contacted by the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) via email.

The department is now asking participants to rank their nominated species — with 1 being your most desired addition and higher numbers your least desired.

As a community, it’s important that we stay united and continue pushing for major reform to WA’s h**petofauna keeping system — not just minor or token changes. Right now, WA has the most restrictive reptile and amphibian keeping list in mainland Australia, by a wide margin.

To help, AHWA has created a template response that captures the shared views of WA keepers and industry stakeholders. This template will be emailed to all AHWA members starting today (25 October) to make it easier and faster for you to respond to DBCA’s request.

If you’re not yet an AHWA member and would like a copy of the template response, please get in touch with us at 📧 [email protected].

Let’s stand together and make sure our voices are heard — it’s time for real progress in WA! 💪🦎🐍🐸

Over the last few years I have managed to consistently produce Goldfields locality Bobtails (if only at a rate of one per year). This years has just gone through its first shed and looks absolutely stunning. Nice work Jaffa.