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As platypuses may not be kept as pets, the question is irrelevant. Platypuses feed on tiny invertebrates such as annelid worms, crustaceans and insect larvae. The only places qualified to keep platypuses are some Australian zoos and animal sanctuaries. These places must follow strict regulations for keeping platypuses in captivity.
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When does a platypus feed on its own?
A young platypus starts to feed on its own after a couple of months.
What do you feed a baby platypus?
you give it milk
What else can a platypus be called?
The platypus should not be called anything else. It is just a platypus. It is not a duckbilled platypus, or any other such misnomer.
How does the duck billed platypus feed their young?
Baby platypuses feed on mothers' milk, but the mother does not have teats. Instead, she secretes her milk through glands on her underside, and the young platypus feeds on that.
When does a platypus feed?
The platypus is both nocturnal and crepuscular. This means that, while it is active at night, and feeds during the night, it also actively feeds at dawn and dusk.
How should a platypus shelter be describe?
A platypus digs a burrow in the riverbank for shelter.
Which animals feed at dusk?
Platypus,Rodents,deer,rattlesnakes,gila monsters and Wallaby
What do you do if you have an encounter with a platypus?
Avoid its poisonous spikes on its back leg and don't kill it or try to feed it or capture it! Killing and/or capturing it are illegal everywhere! A platypus will not hurt you if you leave it alone. They are protected by law and should not be approached under any circumstances - for their safety as well as yours.
How much does it cost to feed a platypus for a year?
Since the average person cannot have a platypus, the question is moot. Regarding zoos and animal sanctuaries, costs of running a suitable environment - including equipping it with food - for the platypus are considerable.
How can a baby platypus nurse?
Platypuses do feed their young on mothers' milk, but the young do not suckle from teats. The mother platypus secretes milk from glands on her abdomen, which the young platypus drinks, but she does not develop teats.
Should the platypus be saved?
Whilst the platypus is not actually endangered, it should still be preserved. There is no other animal like them on Earth.
Why does a platypus have to be picked up by its tail?
The platypus should not be picked up by its tail. In fact, it should not be picked up at all.
