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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dave Jay" data-source="post: 144640" data-attributes="member: 27677">The risk assessment usually is most about whether a feral population has established in other countries. When banning cichlids (fish) in South Australia it had to be proved that pet trade escapees or releases had established a feral population elsewhere in the world, for us, basically if an animal has a feral population in Florida USA we can forget about ever owning one. I know Iceland is different in climate to Australia but the situation is similar in some ways both being Island countries. I would research which species have established feral populations elsewhere and disregard those species. Try to find a species that hasn't got a history of establishing feral populations and is totally unsuited to the climate in your country.I wish you the best of luck, keep us updated!</blockquote>