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Pests > Pest Management > Quarantine > Import risk assessments > Risks, pets (hamsters), introduce from Guam? Palau

Pests Pest Management Quarantine Import risk assessments Risks, pets (hamsters), introduce from Guam? Palau

Importation of pets

August 2006. Should Palau allow the introduction of hamsters from Guam to be sold as pets? Members said that a look at the regulations of Palau was the first need. A PRA was necessary. And a reminder was given by Vietnam of the dangers associated with the pet shop trade. Golden apple snail was introduced into the country for culturing and export to Taiwan in 1989-1990 with devastating consequences. It is now a major pest of the rice fields and widely distributed.