@michellebartley wrote:
Takes 2 to tango buyer and seller.
No. Seller lists, you buy, you pay, seller posts. If you buy something that you're not meant to import, expect to get into trouble. It all falls back on you, not the seller. You're the one that's going to end up with a $50,000 fine, not the seller. You can't import dairy (including the yoghurt in the rodent treats), fruits, vegetables, seeds and grains, wool or fibres. Basically most of what you import is illegal. So far you have been lucky. You will be caught and you will be fined, a LOT. Then when you try to import again and get caught (which you will), you risk going to gaol. Who will look after the vermin rodents then?
There is a reason why Tasmania has such strict quarantine laws, even from the mainland. Even if you don't drop any of the garbage you buy for the animals, something as simple as throwing their droppings into the bin, then them being take to the tip, can help to destroy the fragile eco-system you have down there. There are plenty of diseases that aren't killed by the digestive tract.
I doubt any of that will bother you and you will still continue to import stuff you're not supposed to, because your rats are more important than the rest of the country. They'll all be dead in 2 years, yet their legacy will live on with diseases that have been introduced by stuff you've imported for them. Not really a legacy I'd like.
Buy the stuff from the local pet store. Then you know it is disease free.
