Thorny Devils

[N4S]

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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[jknudson]

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

[qiksilver]

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?

[xdeus]

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.

[Gooseman]

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

[steveo]

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,

[Sputnik]

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.

They are cool!

[Pork Chops N' Corn Bread]

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

Hmmmm. Maybe thats why we don't have masses of wild Aussie animals in the glades.

They are pretty cool but I don't see anyone legally getting them in the US anytime soon