I see a lot of mystery snail clutches sold on aquabid. Are permits required to ship clutches? Or is that even legal?
Shipping clutches
- Thread starter feemia
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You can sell/ship snails in the State you live in. To ship nationally or internationally requires a license. Research it if you want, but be cautious. Some places have strict laws regarding the importation or exportation of non-native species (Hawaii specifically).
I'm wondering if shipping the unhatched clutches is a way to get around obtaining the permits, or if they're just ignoring the laws.
You DO need permits to ship clutches. When you apply for the permits, you have to specify which life stages you will be selling the snails (eggs, juvenile, adult, etc). Its seems there are lots of *illegal* sales of brigs, clutches, and spixis available.
Shipping clutches is illegal. I have permits for every state including Hawaii. I wanted to ship clutches but was denied. The reason is the clutches are too similar to the giant apple snail clutches (Canas) which are plant eating machines. It's really the Canas they're worried about getting out and spreading...or at least they want to slow the spread as much as possible. So it's not the P.bridgesii snails themselves that are the problem...it's the resemblance to P.canaliculata ("Canas") that is the problem 
It's fairly easy (although a little tedious) to get permits to ship the snails.
It's fairly easy (although a little tedious) to get permits to ship the snails.
Thanks for the info y'all. I've purchased both snails and clutches from ebay and aquabid, but I never thought to ask the sellers about permits.
I guys.... i live in Portugal Europe and i need licenses to buy that stuff.... but...
I bought a last year some fish in aquabid, and when i asked the vendor about license he said i should not worry they had everything covered.. offcourse my vendor was from Singapore and the fish were shipped by mail under terrible condition and stuffed in the mail box like normal letters, they arrived in terrible conditions an i will never buy anything more in Aquabid
My 2 cents
I bought a last year some fish in aquabid, and when i asked the vendor about license he said i should not worry they had everything covered.. offcourse my vendor was from Singapore and the fish were shipped by mail under terrible condition and stuffed in the mail box like normal letters, they arrived in terrible conditions an i will never buy anything more in Aquabid
My 2 cents
I wouldn't judge all of aquabid on one seller.
Wait a minute...msjinkzd has permits to ship clutches!!! So, 1) I was wrong and 2) I need to amend my permits or re-apply! :wall: Thanks for the heads up msjinkzd!!!!!
Wait a minute...msjinkzd has permits to ship clutches!!! So, 1) I was wrong and 2) I need to amend my permits or re-apply! :wall: Thanks for the heads up msjinkzd!!!!!