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I just spoke with a pet store on the phone ... He said they've always kept them but 3 months ago it was made illegal ??!!??

Can anyone comfirm/deny this for ohio?
 
State law site still says you can keep them by permit, which arnt very hard to obtain. Dont know if it hasnt been updated yet though.
 
i dont know anything bout that. if so move over slightly and join me in PA
 
OP, I know a guy in Ohio that takes in all of the crocodilians seized by fish and wildlife. He is always trying to find a good home for them since he has 20+. most of them are gators but some of them were malnourished causing them to be dwarfed but with a shorter life span. Not sure what the law is now but if you are still interested in one, let me know.
 
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can anyone give me info about how to obtain a permit ? and price ? requirements?

my fiance just told me she would prefer that i wait to get one until we get a house ... which is a little while off still.
 
new2natives;4559435; said:
Is anyone on here from the Columbus / Central Ohio area??
I am mainly looking for some sort of smaller(ish) croc or alligator to keep long term in a large indoor pond with my large turtles.
I am just starting to look for info, so I dont know exactly what I am looking for. But i am 100% sure I dont want anything over 4' (if thats possible?)

I'm just started looking around a little bit and asking questions, and none of the local pet stores seem too good.
I checked with Captive Born Reptiles on the east side, and they were just OK imo
And a year or two ago i found a place in ?Grove City? that sells fish and used tanks, and they had a little tank of 12" alligators? But at the time i wasnt interested, and i havent been back there since. I'm not even sure of the name of the place.

ALSO -- Several people have told me about a monthly show that happens somewhere on the West side of columbus on Broad St. but i haven't been able to find any info.

I did find a show that is going on this Saturday in Lewis Center, OH ... I think its the All-Ohio Reptile Show ??? Is this the same thing?? I will probably go and look around (unless someone says its not worth it) but I am several months away from purchasing anything.

Any help would be appreciated.
As well as pointing me in the direction of knowledgeable locals
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The place in Grove City you are thinking of was called T-Turtle Pets but unfortunately closed a few years ago. The All Ohio Shows that are usually on Broad St (I literally work a mile from there) are now on Demorest Road (right next to my mom's neighborhood) in the moose lodge. Definitely worth checking out! Captive Born Reptiles, I did a three day mentorship there in high school and HATED the place. Definitely do a bit of chatting with some people at the reptile show. I can meet you there and check things out depending on what saturday it falls on. I used to keep reptiles big time. Let me know if you need any more information on the reptile show or anything because I live VERY close to the new location.
 
new2natives;4559963; said:
not that this is a good source, but i was watching some show on discovery/animal planet within the last month and they were showing some type of crocodile and saying how it was the smallest ... and that a large one would be 3.5' in the wild, so i thought maybe it would be smaller in captivity
typically these shows are not the best resource, and even if it were true, that doesn't mean it can be bought in the US

more than anything, i am just looking for info, and i want to see what is available to buy, so then i can have a realistic idea of if this is even a feasible idea for me to pursue.
and if so, then i will learn as much as i can, and then decide if and what i will buy
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Also, I'm not sure if you saw him but the gator that walks around at Captive Born is like 10 years old and isn't THAT big for his age at all.
 
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