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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ceratogyrus" data-source="post: 23760" data-attributes="member: 371">They were put on permit in the 80's I think after a guy was caught exporting 100's of adult females out of the country.To get a permit now you need a valid reason to keep them like education or research.I used to do educational talks at schools and shopping centers during my free time, so after 2 years of 'service' and a few letters of recommendation, they issued me with a permit. That was in 1998 I think.The permits are very specific though, so mine only allows for me to keep the spiders.There are separate permits needed for collecting, transporting, breeding, exporting, etc.Currently they are not issuing permits to private people, so doubt any other hobbyists will get anytime soon.We were working on trying to get a captive breeding program worked out to supply the SA market and then the overseas market with captive bred spiders, but seems we have gotten stuck in some government red tape. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown    :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" />So for the moment, there are only the 2 hobbyists that I know of with permits...</blockquote>