Are These in Captivity?

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Great Argus said:
Seems like a tricky one to me because of the photosynthetic nature.
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I encourage anyone who hasn't red up on sea slugs check out this species, Its quite enthralling to learn about their photosynthetic nature. :) I was divulged into the Subject when I first learned about it a few years ago.
 
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Great Argus said:
The Leaf Sheep appears to have not been kept, though it may have. Seems like a tricky one to me because of the photosynthetic nature. As @CheeseChameleon2007 already said sea slugs in general aren't easy to keep.

Turtle frog maybe, but it'd be somewhere in Australia if so.
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The Leaf Sheep might actually be one of the easier sea slug species to keep in captivity provided with lighting similar to that used for coral and a supply of the correct kind of algae. Being photosynthetic it would need to feed less often and algae are often easier to cultivate than things like sponges and hydroids which other sea slugs feed on. I know some aquarist keep sea hares successfully provided their tank can grow enough algae to sustain them.
 
Greenshank said:
The Leaf Sheep might actually be one of the easier sea slug species to keep in captivity provided with lighting similar to that used for coral and a supply of the correct kind of algae. Being photosynthetic it would need to feed less often and algae are often easier to cultivate than things like sponges and hydroids which other sea slugs feed on. I know some aquarist keep sea hares successfully provided their tank can grow enough algae to sustain them.
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Thats very interesting, thanks for sharing @Greenshank!
 
Great Argus said:
You may be right, though getting the right algae might be the hardest part.
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That of course is the issue. I would only recommend trying if you had access to a wide range of algae or better still if you were able to observe this species in nature and collect what it was feeding on. The good news is that it is able to survive for some time on photosynthesis whilst you could work out what algae was required. The other difficulty could be that it may have a pelagic larval stage (some sea slugs do) in which case it would be very difficult to reproduce in captivity
 
Greenshank said:
That of course is the issue. I would only recommend trying if you had access to a wide range of algae or better still if you were able to observe this species in nature and collect what it was feeding on. The good news is that it is able to survive for some time on photosynthesis whilst you could work out what algae was required. The other difficulty could be that it may have a pelagic larval stage (some sea slugs do) in which case it would be very difficult to reproduce in captivity
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There's a couple sea slugs that have reproduced successfully in captivity, but very few. The berghia nudibranch is one example.
 
Great Argus said:
"Based on two records of southern marsupial moles kept in captivity, 1 animal survived for 10 weeks and the other for approximately 1 month."
They have been attempted but not successfully.
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Many fossorial Mammals have had limited success in captivity, Many discussions about that Here on zoochat So I won't divulge into it here.
 
All of the animals have a picture of an echidna at the top if you click on them. I am just puzzled why the marsupial mole is listed at all with the mammals at the park o_O
 
Great Argus said:
Well, given the photo on the page is an echidna, and the page also states this; "We know very little about its way of life as they have never survived in captivity for very long."
My guess from that is that there aren't any.
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The site also says they are endangered when ICUN has them at least concern
 
CheeseChameleon2007 said:
Many fossorial Mammals have had limited success in captivity, Many discussions about that Here on zoochat So I won't divulge into it here.
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To my understanding moles can do reasonably well if their needs are met, which few places care to cater to.

ChunkyMunky pengopus said:
All of the animals have a picture of an echidna at the top if you click on them. I am just puzzled why the marsupial mole is listed at all with the mammals at the park o_O
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They may have attempted at one point and/or the species may have been found on the grounds, that's my best guess. Perhaps an Aussie member can shed so extra light on this.
 
Westcoastperson said:
The site also says they are endangered when ICUN has them at least concern
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Thats not a big problem, the Website just hasn't updated that yet, I believe the Switch to Least concern was fairly recently.
Which species of Marsupial mole are we talking about here?
(There are 2).
 
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