Currently, all trade in FRTs has been banned for turtles originating from Australia and Papua, New Guinea. The only "legal" country exporting FRTs is Indonesia. Indonesia permits the captive hatching of wild collected eggs. There are no breeding farms outside of hobbyist level in Indonesia. And, usually only a dozen hatchlings are produced annually. These eggs (2,000,000 allowed per collecting season) are mainly destined for the food markets.
FRTs, from Indonesia, are allowed to be exported per government permit. That permit is recognized as being legal for entry into the US. HOWEVER, since there's no identification system in place for determining which country the hatchlings actually originated from (ie: chipping), US Customs is likely to confiscate every shipment with the exception of only the most reputible importers.
As for US breeding success, there was only one hatchling from an unobserved zoo breeding. And, the hatchling didn't survive.
FRTs, from Indonesia, are allowed to be exported per government permit. That permit is recognized as being legal for entry into the US. HOWEVER, since there's no identification system in place for determining which country the hatchlings actually originated from (ie: chipping), US Customs is likely to confiscate every shipment with the exception of only the most reputible importers.
As for US breeding success, there was only one hatchling from an unobserved zoo breeding. And, the hatchling didn't survive.
but had to get rid of it while i found out it was illeagle. lol