Help!

[tigerrrrrrrlilly]

What part of Nevada are you in?

 

[Krikkit]

Las Vegas.

 

[tigerrrrrrrlilly]

I used to live there

I will see if I can help somehow. I subscribed to this post so keep us posted! There are some quail chicks on Craigslist there I saw today.

 

[crash0330]

Definatly get him some buddies!!!!! I think for now thats the best thing to do.

 

[chickenwhisperer]

I guess that since you only posted about it yesterday, that I assumed you had just found it yesterday, I had no idea it has been so long.
Sorry bout that.

A week, that is absolutely great!
Its a tough thing to do, raising just one baby quail.

You got it in a real cage yet?
Lets see some new pics of the lil guy . . . ?

 

[aprophet]

NRS 504.295 Prohibited acts; regulations; licenses; inapplicability to alternative livestock.
1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 503.590, or unless otherwise specified by a regulation adopted by the Commission, no person may:
(a) Possess any live wildlife unless the person is licensed by the Department to do so.
(b) Capture live wildlife in this State to stock a commercial or noncommercial wildlife facility.
(c) Possess or release from confinement any mammal for the purposes of hunting.
2. The Commission shall adopt regulations for the possession of live wildlife. The regulations must set forth the species of wildlife which may be possessed and propagated, and provide for the inspection by the Department of any related facilities.
3. In accordance with the regulations of the Commission, the Department may issue commercial and noncommercial licenses for the possession of live wildlife upon receipt of the applicable fee.
4. The provisions of this section do not apply to alternative livestock and products made therefrom.

http://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-504.html#NRS504Sec295

 

[GBov]

Well done keeping it alive, littlies are a right nightmare to keep alive!

I found a broken gopher tortoise the other day and took it into the nearest vet only to be told they couldnt touch it because of its protected status.

BUT they gave me the number of the nearest wildlife rehab center who took her in right away. You might try calling a few vets, they should be able to point you in the right direction.

 

[chickenwhisperer]

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Wow, I wouldnt think a state like Nevada would have wildlife rules like that . . .
I can own and shoot a fully automatic rifle there, just cant catch a game animal . . .

 

[chickenwhisperer]

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That is a FEDERALLY protected species, and you can get in major trouble for having even a piece of a dead one.

 

[Krikkit]

NRS 504.295 Prohibited acts; regulations; licenses; inapplicability to alternative livestock.
1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 503.590, or unless otherwise specified by a regulation adopted by the Commission, no person may:
(a) Possess any live wildlife unless the person is licensed by the Department to do so.

Wow that really sucks. But, since I don't think someone'll come to my house today or tomorrow I'm not real worried. Hopefully I will find someone today who will take him.

You got it in a real cage yet?
Lets see some new pics of the lil guy . . . ?

Nope. I still have him in the same aquarium, and he doesn't really look much different but I will try to get some pictures up anyways.

I will have to get rid of him soon with a law like that, and I would like to have pictures too! <3

I found a broken gopher tortoise the other day and took it into the nearest vet only to be told they couldnt touch it because of its protected status. BUT they gave me the number of the nearest wildlife rehab center who took her in right away. You might try calling a few vets, they should be able to point you in the right direction.

That's ridiculous.. I didn't think about vets, and maybe animal shelters might know as well. I'll try both.