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Thread: No Roaches Florida??

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    Default No Roaches Florida??

    Hello, I live in Florida and I was wonder how to get Dubia Roaches. Also is there a law here that makes it illegal to have these types of roaches here because none of the large Roach companies send them to Florida? I really want to start a colony but I'm not sure if I can get them here...

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    Nope, roaches cannot be shipped into FL. Sometimes you can get a small quantity of males only if a company files a USDA permit for you. Really, you are supposed to have an arthropod permit for many types of tarantulas and scorpions as well. The state is trying to prevent a nonnative introduction since we have enough roaches of our own.
    Laura R (FL)
    1.0.0 Colombian Tegu
    1.4.0 Argentine B&W Tegu
    1.2.0 Red Tegu
    1.2.0 B/WxRed Tegu
    1.0.0 Green Ameiva (yet another teiid)
    7 other lizards
    1 little gator
    3 FL box turtle
    1 Sulcata tortoise
    16 snakes
    5 fuzzy pets
    4 little frogs
    a bunch of creepy bugs
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    A local pet store might have them, If I where to buy them from a local pet shop could I have problems?

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    no local pet shops should have them, they are illegal in the state of FL because if they got out they would mass produce and thrive down there
    1.2.0 Argen Black & White
    1.1.0 Red Tegu
    0.0.1 Blue Tegu
    1.0.0 All American Tegu
    0.1.0 Hypo Red Tail Boa
    1.0.0 Lazik Tiger BP
    1.0.0 Normal Paradox BP
    1.0.0 Cuban Tree Frog
    2.3.0 America Toads
    1.0.0 Masked Ferret
    1.1.0 Children
    Rats & Roaches (Dubia)

    RIP-
    0.0.1 RedxB/W Tegu (Stevie Wonder)
    1.0.0 Croc Gecko (Waylan Jones I)

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    I haven't seen them for sale in a pet shop or reptile expo. If a store sells them, they are risking some trouble.
    Laura R (FL)
    1.0.0 Colombian Tegu
    1.4.0 Argentine B&W Tegu
    1.2.0 Red Tegu
    1.2.0 B/WxRed Tegu
    1.0.0 Green Ameiva (yet another teiid)
    7 other lizards
    1 little gator
    3 FL box turtle
    1 Sulcata tortoise
    16 snakes
    5 fuzzy pets
    4 little frogs
    a bunch of creepy bugs
    and a partridge in a pear tree

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    Try theroachguy.com his prices are really good, that's who I order from. IDK if he ships to Florida, but it's worth checking into.
    Toki Tegu
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    no1 will ship to florida (ILLEGAL), the only way is to cross state line and buy them & "sneak" them back to the state
    1.2.0 Argen Black & White
    1.1.0 Red Tegu
    0.0.1 Blue Tegu
    1.0.0 All American Tegu
    0.1.0 Hypo Red Tail Boa
    1.0.0 Lazik Tiger BP
    1.0.0 Normal Paradox BP
    1.0.0 Cuban Tree Frog
    2.3.0 America Toads
    1.0.0 Masked Ferret
    1.1.0 Children
    Rats & Roaches (Dubia)

    RIP-
    0.0.1 RedxB/W Tegu (Stevie Wonder)
    1.0.0 Croc Gecko (Waylan Jones I)

    & More to come

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