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Old 18-06-2007, 07:50 AM
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Re: Slowworm

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Originally Posted by Toad Girl View Post
Heya
If you put down some sheets of corrugated iron in a sunny spot they are sure to be found under this!!! I have a pet one at home and she is great. If you pick one up they will wriggle a bit but soon settle down!!!
I know slow worms are protected from being injured or killed and also from being sold. Don't know if this extends to keeping them as pets, could be a grey area. I am totally against keeping them as pets. Their numbers have dwindled in the wild and if people started taking them as pets this could further impact on their numbers as it has with other species in other countries.
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