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A young platypus starts to feed on its own after a couple of months.
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What do you feed a baby platypus?
you give it milk
What percentage do platypus eat a week?
A platypus eats about the equivalent of its own weight daily.
Can a platypus breathe when it is hatched?
Yes. When first hatched, a baby platypus can breathe on its own.
Where can you sell 10 platypus furs?
It is illegal to own or sell platypus furs. Platypuses are protected animals.
How do you domesticate a platypus?
You cannot. To begin with, it is illegal to own a platypus. Secondly, they are innately wild, and cannot be domesticated.
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.
Which animals feed at dusk?
Platypus,Rodents,deer,rattlesnakes,gila monsters and Wallaby
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.
Will a snake die from a platypus's venom?
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.
What are the three different types of animals a platypus is made out of?
The platypus is not made up of any different animals. It is its own animal and its own species.
