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Moloch horridus - "Thorny Devil Lizard"

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These things are very cool.

Are they in the hobby? Are they legal to own?

Just wondering, I have been seeing pictures of them on the internet and they are very cool looking. :)

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As far as I know, Thorny Devils are not in the trade. At least not legally. They have a very specific diet of various ants found in Australia which makes them difficult to keep not to mention the whole import/export laws that Australia has that makes them impossible to own. I also think they are endangered if I'm not mistaken which would also make them impossible to own (I think even in Australia too)
 
i'm pretty sure it's illegal, they're a protected, if not endangered (from what i recall) species even in Australia. would be cool as s**t to have one though, they're awesome looking.
 
AtrociousOne said:
i'm pretty sure it's illegal, they're a protected, if not endangered (from what i recall) species even in Australia. would be cool as s**t to have one though, they're awesome looking.
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yes very cool looking indeed.

I knew that since they were from Australia, their presence in the hobby would be very scarce if even existent, considering Australia's import/export regulations.

ok that's cool, I was just wondering.
 
I've read that they are endangered due to habitat destruction by so many feral cats in the deserts of australia. They are so awesome though, I've seen quite a few shows on them on NatGeo
 
They are such.. odd creatures. I really like them.

I don't think I'd ever want to own one, if ever given the chance. After thinking about it, this is just one of those types of animals that I would like to take some really good photos of in the wild, and nothing more.
 
Yeah, I had one of those desert horned lizards before and they eat mainly harvester ants, so I'm sure the care would be similar to these. The harvester ants were so scary though! They would come in a container with like a million of them and they had so many warnings on the side because of how bad their bites hurt and I was so afraid they would get out and swarm me or something. I always hated getting them out of the container. I ended up giving it away to a reptile expert lol
 
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