You cannot. Platypuses are protected native species in Australia, and they may not be kept as pets anywhere in the world.
A limited number of universities, scientific organisations or wildlife sanctuaries have licences to keep platypuses.
A young platypus starts to feed on its own after a couple of months.
A platypus eats about the equivalent of its own weight daily.
Yes. When first hatched, a baby platypus can breathe on its own.
It is illegal to own or sell platypus furs. Platypuses are protected animals.
You cannot. To begin with, it is illegal to own a platypus. Secondly, they are innately wild, and cannot be domesticated.
Platypus venom would certainly be enough to kill a snake - but the snake could well inject its own venom in the platypus at the same time.
The platypus is not made up of any different animals. It is its own animal and its own species.
Platypuses are essentially solitary animals.
The platypus is not a mixture of other animals; therefore, nothing is required to keep it together, beyond its own skin.
A platypus is an egg laying mammal, or monotreme. Its actual species name is Ornithorhynchus anatinus.
The platypus is a distinct and separate species of its own. It is not now, nor has ever been, a mix of any other animals.
The platypus most of its time searching for food as it must eat about 20% of its own weight in food each day, while a lactating female must eat the equivalent of its own weight daily to meet its own energy needs. So, for an average 1kg platypus, not a lactating female, that means it must consume at least 250g of insect larvae, crustaceans and small fish each day.