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Exotic Tropicals Herpetoculture
(A First Nations Investments Company)
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Exotic Tropicals Herpetoculture
Exclusive supplier of quality captive-bred, captive-raised, and
hand collected Reptiles, Amphibians, and Invertebrates
from the Neotropicical Region
Damon Corrie - Managing Director
#13 Highgate Gardens
Wildey, St. Michael
Barbados, BB14005
Tel: (246) 228-0227 Fax: (246) 437-2018
E-Mail
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The Caribbean island of Barbados has the oldest captive-bred stock of
Red-Footed Tortoises (Geochelone carbonaria) in the world, not endemic to
Barbados - they were introduced as upper-class pets by the English colonists
in 1850; and they continue to be kept as such today. There are no wild
populations of Red-Foots in Barbados, and the rarely encountered free
roaming specimens always prove to be 'escapees'.
Barbados Red-Foots are also the largest (because unlike in other countries -
Barbadians don't eat them) and the most colourful variety in the Caribbean;
with a high frequency of 'cherry-heads' and a less frequent occurance of
70-90% yellow carapace's (as can be seen in the juvenile at left in the trio photo).
Our 75 specimen breeding colony is the largest in the Caribbean
and is comprised of 50 10-14" females and 25 10-18" males - which
produce an average of 300 flawless hatchlings for us each year.
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Our day pen for the hatchling Red-foots
Our overnight pen for hatchling Red-foots
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GENERAL INFORMATION 2009
* Suppliers of Bufo marinus to Prof. Stan Hillman at the University of Puget Sound *
* Suppliers of Bufo marinus to Prof. Michael Hedrick at California State University, Hayward. *
* Suppliers of Bufo marinus to Prof. Erik Larsen at University of Copenhagen, Denmark. *
* Suppliers of Bufo marinus to Prof. Tobias Wang of Aarhus University, Denmark. *
EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTORSHIPS VALID ONLY IF DISTRIBUTOR PLACES 1 ORDER PER MONTH (YOUR CHOICE FROM ANY DEPOT) - MINIMUM! OTHERWISE ORDERS WILL BE SERVED ON A FIRST-PAID FIRST-SERVED BASIS!
SINCE WE STARTED OUR BUSINESS IN 1990 WE HAVE SHIPPED TO THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES -
USA, CANADA, MALAYSIA, JAPAN, HONG KONG, TAIWAN, UK, SPAIN, ITALY, NETHERLANDS, GERMANY,
DENMARK, MALTA, BELGIUM, SWITZERLAND, MEXICO, SOUTH KOREA, & FRANCE
CB = Captive Bred Cb = Captive born CR = Captive Raised
JV = Juvenile AD = Adult WC = Wild Caught
SPECIALIZING IN REPTILES, AMPHIBIANS AND INVERTEBRATES FROM:
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Customer Feedback
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR USA BUYERS:
The USDA will not allow you to import these
species without special import permits -
Ants, Beetles, Butterflys, Roaches, Crickets,
Grasshoppers, Milkweed bugs, Moths, Termites,
Phasmids, Mantids, Millipedes, Pill Bugs, Slugs,
Snails (both terrestrial & arboreal, and aquatic).
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4 Compartment Box
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9 Compartment Box
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Exotic Tropicals Crate Type 3
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2009 POLICY & TERMS
ORDERS SHIPPED DIRECTLY FROM OUR QUALITY ASSURED GUYANA (SOUTH AMERICA) DEPOT - FROM OUR *NEW* LICENSED RELIABLE EXPORTER PARTNERS THERE.
NON-CITES ORDERS SHIP FASTER 7 DAYS AFTER PAYMENT IS RECEIVED USUALLY, CITES 14 DAYS AFTER PAYMENT IS RECEIVED
POLICY AND TERMS:
* 5% ADVANCE PAYMENT BY WESTERN UNION OR MONEY GRAM ON YOUR ORDER TOTAL VALUE IS REQUIRED ON ALL ORDERS AS CONFIRMATION
DEPOSIT BEFORE WE APPLY FOR EXPORT PERMITS - THIS IS SO WE DO NOT LOSE THE COST OF OBTAINING THE EXPORT PERMITS IN
YOUR NAME SHOULD YOU DECIDE AT THE LAST MINUTE THAT YOU HAVE CHANGED YOUR MIND AFTER WE HAVE GONE THROUGH THE TROUBLE AND EXPENSE TO SECURE THE DOCUMENTS.
THIS 5% CONFIRMATION DEPOSIT WILL BE REFUNDED SHOULD OUR APPLICATION FOR YOU BE DENIED!
* ALL ORDERS PROCESSED ON A FIRST PAID FIRST SERVED BASIS!
* Guyana quotas are VERY LIMITED in terms of numbers of specimens allowed to be exported for the entire year - so no further price discounts on prices stated on this list can be offered - as demand currently exceeds supply!
* No exports will be done during the Winter Season in the Northern Hemisphere.
* No-live arrival guarantee where destinations (both transit and final destination airport) on the shipment route are less than 15 degrees Celsius or greater than 30 degrees Celsius.
* Ice/Heat packs are NOT available.
* Perfect quality specimens guaranteed - no imperfects exported.
* US$2,000 Minimum for ALL orders whether CITES/Non-CITES species.
* 100% Prepayment prior to shipping for ALL species - any DOA will be credited in value or replaced in your next order (.jpg photo proof of DOA must be e-mailed to damoncorrie@yahoo.com within 24 hours of receipt of shipment at final destination airport to remain eligible), NO CASH REFUNDS ONCE YOUR EXPORT PERMITS HAVE BEEN APPROVED AND ORDER SHIPPED.
* Only visual sexing of specimens is offered - and is FREE of cost
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* No guarantee that specimens will be 100% free of parasites - we will do our best to remove any that we discover during routine pre-export inspections.
* All specimens from GUYANA are wild caught.
* Freight from Guyana to Miami USA, or Guyana to Toronto CANADA must be 100% pre-paid to Exotic Tropicals prior to shipping - unless the FF agrees to receive & airline agrees to accept - Freight-collect.
* If Interline transfers are not possible - orders not being collected in Miami or Toronto must transit either Miami or Toronto via our Freight-Forwarders - and the Freight charges from Miami/Toronto to your nearest major airport must ALSO be 100% pre-paid to our MIAMI and TORONTO based Freight-Forwarders - unless you already have your own FF of choice in either of those cities
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* E-mail your order requests FIRST - DO NOT SEND ANY MONEY UNTIL WE CONFIRM YOUR ORDER AVAILABILITY AND EXPORT PERMITS!
* Payment instructions sent after order confirmation only.
* No extra costs - the prices on this list are inclusive of crates, containers, cloth bags, paperwork etc, your only additional cost payable to Exotic Tropicals will be the freight from Guyana.
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Dr. Peter C.H. Pritchard at left and Damon Gerard Corrie at right,
Dr. Pritchard is the author of the book 'Encyclopedia of Turtles
(ISBN 0-87666-918-6) and owner of the Chelonian Research Institute
in Florida, USA.
Mr.Corrie is the founder and President of the Barbados Herpetological Society.
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