Im definitly not a fan of importing gravid females either...

I dont mind the CH thing so much because its atleast a semi renewable resource....htey go out collect these girls every year and turn them loose...and not too much of a hit to the local ecosystem....and I cant understand why the Exporters in africa would shoot themselves in the foot this way...this basically the only way alot of these folks earn money

and for alot of these big girls its a quick death sentence because there arent alot of ppl in this hobby that have the time,patience,experience or resources to acclimate these big animals