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    Thorny Devils

    These creatures look amazing.

    Anyone ever come in contact with them or anyone that has keep them as pets?

    Here are some cool pics I found:

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    Re: Thorny Devils

    I don't think any exist in US collections...besides zoos maybe. The australians like to bogart their local wildlife.
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    Re: Thorny Devils

    love the wicking action of their skin... but jason, you may know better than i would, but i don't even think zoos have them do they?

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    Re: Thorny Devils

    I doubt if many zoos have them. They will apparently eat only a certain type of ant found in their region, so unless a zoo can sustain a large ant colony they won't last very long.

    I agree, though... they are amazing lizards.

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    Re: Thorny Devils

    It's amazing the way they move to mimic the wind rushing through a thorn bush.

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    Re: Thorny Devils

    Thorny devils rock ,
    a few years ago a friend of mine had a trio of thorny devils VERY CUTE! , the guy she got them off told her how he fed them on normal every day ants :eek: , he dips a cotton bud in vinegar and dabs it on the ants adomens also works on pin head crickets from a plant sprayer , at first i thought he was having a laugh at her expense and was ripping her off but when i saw her doing this trick they were flying at them clearing them up like little vacuums cleaners :eek: quite a fuss thou as the are fed every day and eat ALOT , she swapped them after having them a few years in the end for a pair of GTPS,
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    Re: Thorny Devils

    Wow, that's pretty interesting and does seem like a lot of work. What was the purpose of dabbing the ants with vinegar?

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    Re: Thorny Devils

    probably to mimick the natural scent/taste etc of the ant so the lil devil will eat regular ants instead of just the crazy aussie ants. lol

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    Re: Thorny Devils

    yup gooseman exactly right
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    Re: Thorny Devils

    I was acctually abe to come in contact with one while traveling in Australia. here he is with me:




    steveo, that trio was possibly smuggled into the country, since australia doesn't export any of its herptofauna, and i haven't heard of anyone breeding them here in the US at least, or even being bred in captivity.

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