Perentie babies!!!

[Zoo Nanny]

Looks like the only place to see them here in the US is in Dallas. I wonder why they are the only zoo that has them. Are they really difficult to breed in captivity?

[infernalis]

Originally Posted by Zoo Nanny

Looks like the only place to see them here in the US is in Dallas. I wonder why they are the only zoo that has them. Are they really difficult to breed in captivity?

I can't say since I never tried it.

But I can pretty well bet I know who to ask for advice...

Sadly, there is a person who did have some and try, but his stubborn refusal to accept what biologists have to offer, I believe his females went on to that great big gig in the sky with his Lace monitor girls.

On the other side of that coin, it may be for the best, since I could never in good conscience hold these majestic creatures captive, the amount of room they would need to function as nature intended would overwhelm most anyone.

[crocdoc]

They're not difficult to breed, but you do need a pair to start with (), space and good nesting sites.

The parents of those babies were bred by a facility at which I used to work and, as I was involved in the process, were incubated, hatched and raised for the first while here in my home. I have been corresponding with the person in charge of the perenties at Black Hills regarding breeding them over there and am glad he succeeded. I hope they remain within AZA facilities.

[infernalis]

Originally Posted by crocdoc

. I hope they remain within AZA facilities.

Me too............

[Robyn@SYR]

This is a tremendous step, very stoked to see it!

[jhinton6932]

Originally Posted by crocdoc

They're not difficult to breed, but you do need a pair to start with (), space and good nesting sites.

The parents of those babies were bred by a facility at which I used to work and, as I was involved in the process, were incubated, hatched and raised for the first while here in my home. I have been corresponding with the person in charge of the perenties at Black Hills regarding breeding them over there and am glad he succeeded. I hope they remain within AZA facilities.

awesome man, awesome

[philipniceguy]

It is great to see them hatch AMAZING. While I know zoos do sell to public all over the world. I don't really see why it's so bad. Thousands of animals are killed or eggs detroyed just because zoos are full mainly males of many rare sp. Having perenties in public hands will not turn out like waters and niles purely because they would need to bred in HUGE large numbers and they willn't be so price will remain high and only a handfull of keepers will want to splash out that sort of money on a animal. I however hope to see them in public hands over the next 10 or so years as long as they are genuine CB not smuggled