Here is a question I allways wondered about and for wich Ive had mixed awnsers over the years, hoped you guys could clear it out: are there any zoos, private hobbists,etc, with perenties outside Australia? I herd some time ago that a few zoos in Europe had them. Does anybody know?
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Perenties
colaris
Nov 05, 2009 05:48 AM
Replies (13)
bob
Nov 05, 2009 12:42 PM
I think there were some in European zoos at one time but for now Im not sure. There is a photo in one of Bernd Eidenmullers books Taken by J.Lemm of a female coming out of her burrow [probabley taken in captivity] There was a guy here in the states that had one I think but only one. Who knows he may have crossed it to something else by now?
Bob
SpyderPB6
Nov 05, 2009 11:53 PM
FR has one. It is a female, he showed us a picture a long time ago on here, fantastic looking animal. Unfortunately that may be the last of them in the hands of a private keeper in the USA.
Cheers,
Mike.
paleoranus
Nov 05, 2009 07:10 PM
The Dallas Zoo has successfully bred, and currently keeps V. giganteus (among several other species).
elidogs
Nov 06, 2009 10:22 AM
I guess there is not much of a market for them.
JME
Nov 06, 2009 11:45 AM
"I guess there is not much of a market for them"
Market size has nothing to do with it. It's illegal to export them from Aussie and illegal to import them to the U.S. There's a pair for sale in Japan if anyone has an extra $50k lying around and wants to try to get them into the U.S.
elidogs
Nov 06, 2009 11:43 PM
Too bad someone couldn't back a female Perentie into one of the males at a nearby zoo.
Jonasgn
Nov 06, 2009 03:23 PM
Yes the Dallas zoo has bred them, but sadly both the male and female died shortly after.
So know they "only" keep 4 or 5 of the offspring.
Jonas
Nate83
Nov 07, 2009 11:19 AM
I hope FR is okay with me posting this but here is Me with the rare oppurtunity to handle such a beautiful animal. She was a sweetheart!!
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Nate83
Nov 07, 2009 11:23 AM
http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l144/NDanforth83/P1030.jpg
sdslancs
Nov 07, 2009 01:16 PM
Wow, that's a sweet picture!
SpyderPB6
Nov 08, 2009 06:50 PM
....we hate you. Hahahahahaha.
Cheers,
Mike.
colaris
Nov 09, 2009 03:02 PM
What a magnificent beast! Its strange the copple in Dallas zoo died at the same time, does anybody know why?
jimjum12
Dec 12, 2009 06:25 AM
Steve Erwin once said that handling a Perentie was like picking up a chain saw from the wrong end...looks like you have the magic touch, Nate. Awesome. GOD BLESS...
-jimbo(a friend of jesus)
