check out this little devil!

[steevo]

Found this little ripper in the middle of the road, it's being held by my 4 yr old son. Any thorny devil experts out there? I would like to know whether you think this little one is gravid or is it blowing itself up as a defense mechanism as ive heard they can do. this was taken in October which is the right time for her to be gravid.

 

[hodges]

it does look like its pregges
are you aloud to keep them (class 2 licence ??)
thanks
brad

 

[Camo]

I would say gravid.

Cameron

 

[MrSpike]

I'm not sure if it is gravid, but that is one healthy moloch, I would love to go out into the bush to find photograph some, captivity isn't the same.

Yes brad you can keep them on a class 2 license but it is not advised to do so, they only eat small black ant's in the wild, roughly 45 ants a minute.

Cheers

 

[Adandiluvsmyreptiles]

Too much maintenance to keep. Thousands of ants a day...

Teni

 

[Hickson]

And they need to be the right ant species, too.



Hix

 

[Bigweem]

possibly to small to be a female, more then likely just has a gutfull of ants, captives will eat other species of similar ants besides those found in their home range, and definitely not 1000 a day.

 

[Jonathon]

Sweet! that looks like one fat little devil lol. Where did you find it if you dont mind me asking?

 

[steevo]

Bout 150 km west of Kalgoorlie as the crow flys,second one i have found on the same road.

 

[bredli84]

amazing looking little dude

 

[gillsy]

The devils in Sydney wildlife world have been taken off display because they were handling captivity very well.

 

[moosenoose]

I was watching a doco on them the other day. Another amazing thing I didn't realize about them is how they take in their water! - Through their feet!! Freak city! ....they are truly amazing animals!

 

[Scag]

Very nice i want one.

 

[warp81]

sensational looking little dragon