No. It is illegal to have a platypus as a pet, and you would not be able to provide the conditions it needs. It would die very quickly as platypuses are highly sensitive to ecological changes. Platypuses are native Australian animals, and therefore protected by law. They are not permitted to be kept as pets in Australia or any other country.
There are currently no zoos overseas permitted to keep platypuses. Only a limited number of facilities in Australia keep them for either display or research purposes, and there are very strict government controls on the housing and keeping of these monotremes.
No. platypuses are not permitted to be kept as pets anywhere in the world.
Platypuses are completely wild animals. They are not domestic, and may not be kept as pets.
Platypuses are illegal as pets both outside and inside Australia. Platypuses are very delicate animals, with specialised requirements, and they are extremely hard to breed in captivity.
yes ghost ants make really good pets
Salamanders make great pets.
red eared slider turtles make good pets.
Platypuses are not illegal. They are legitimate members of the animal kingdom. However, it is illegal to keep platypuses as pets. They are protected native animals and very delicate, with specialised requirements. They are extremely hard to breed in captivity.
Platypuses are a protected native species, and are not permitted to be kept as pets. Only a limited number of zoos and universities have licences for research or display of platypuses.
Platypuses do not need to be in a zoo. They thrive in their native habitat, and they are not endangered. Zoos are not good places for platypuses as it is still rare for platypuses to breed in captivity.
Thorny devils can be good pets. It really depends on who you are.
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