The Australian Reptile Breeders Alliance (ARBA) was formed to unite reptile breeders Australia wide that are passionate about evolving our reptile hobby and keeper culture.
We are all bound by one thing and that is a true obsession and love for the reptiles in our care. We all enter the hobby through a gateway reptile and it’s this gateway reptile that changes our life and turns reptiles into a passion; or it has the opposite effect of letting us regret the fact that we ever had contact with them. It usually turns into a passion for various reasons and in most cases involve the breeder of the animal being involved on some level.ARBA aims to bridge the gap between the Breeder and the Newcomer by putting first timers in contact with breeders in the industry that have the same common values of customer service and care.
If the breeder supplies a problem free, healthy animal, then in most cases the chances of the newcomer getting more involved is greater than somebody who was supplied with a sick or neglected animal. We tend to lose the latter from the hobby as it is usually associated with disappointment and trauma on the part of the newcomer.
The ARBA aims to bridge this gap between the Breeder and the Newcomer by putting first timers in contact with breeders in the industry that have the same common values of customer service and care.
In recent years the internet has also become a source of misinformation and this has led to many new reptile keepers seeking information online to only be confused by the quality and quantity of information available. The ARBA aims to supply keepers with links to valuable peer reviewed information and assemble an online database of articles and publications that concern most if not all Australian species in captivity.
ARBA members also commit to supplying only captive bred reptiles to the reptile hobby and will only support the propagation of captive bred reptiles in Australia.
We hope that the formation of the alliance will bring our hobby into the light where it belongs and welcome all reptile keepers who have a keen interest in the propagation of these wonderful creatures to join our cause!