Are These in Captivity?

[Chlidonias]

How Melbourne Museum feeds their thorny devils? I read on this forum that they eat only specific ants found in the desert center of Australia. If they can eat other ants (which I think is very likely) they could be kept abroad.

They have an ant colony of the species which the lizards eat, and they are placed in the tank each day to feed.

 

[WalkingAgnatha]

Any gophers/mole rats?

 

[ThylacineAlive]

Any gophers/mole rats?

I've seen Botta's Pocket-Gopher in a zoo once. As for mole-rats there are a good deal of species in captivity, including Naked, Ansell's, Damaraland, Palestine, and Mechow's. The related bamboo-rats are also occasionally kept.

~Thylo

 

[RatioTile]

Where are the Ansell’s, Palestine, and Mechow’s mole rats kept?

 

[TeaLovingDave]

Where are the Ansell’s, Palestine, and Mechow’s mole rats kept?

Ansell's - Zoo Berlin, Zoo Leipzig, Zoo Wuppertal and Zoo Basel. I have seen the species at all but the lattermost. The species is also kept privately.

Mechows - Zoo Prague and Zoo Osnabruck; I have seen the species in the former. The species is also kept privately.

Palestine - Currently only kept privately, although a group did briefly go to Pairi Daiza in recent years before returning to private hands.

Although private keepers are involved to some extent, most of the private captive groups of these and other species are found in universities and research institutions.

 

[drill]

Ansell's - Zoo Berlin, Zoo Leipzig, Zoo Wuppertal and Zoo Basel. I have seen the species at all but the lattermost. The species is also kept privately.

Mechows - Zoo Prague and Zoo Osnabruck; I have seen the species in the former. The species is also kept privately.

Palestine - Currently only kept privately, although a group did briefly go to Pairi Daiza in recent years before returning to private hands.

Although private keepers are involved to some extent, most of the private captive groups of these and other species are found in universities and research institutions.

What is the species kept at Peoria?

 

[MikeG]

What is the species kept at Peoria?

Mechow's - also sometimes called 'Giant' mole-rat.

 

[Coelacanth18]

@ThylacineAlive Where was that Botta's pocket gopher?

 

[ThylacineAlive]

@ThylacineAlive Where was that Botta's pocket gopher?

Wildlife World in a completely inappropriate enclosure in the mammal house.

~Thylo

 

[RatioTile]

Which American aquariums have lemon and blacknose sharks? Also, is there a full list anywhere of sharks kept in North America?

 

[Azamat Shackleford]

Which American aquariums have lemon and blacknose sharks? Also, is there a full list anywhere of sharks kept in North America?

Adventure Aquarium, Oklahoma Aquarium, National Aquarium, and SEA LIFE Michigan all have/had blacknose sharks.

 

[drill]

Adventure Aquarium, Oklahoma Aquarium, National Aquarium, and SEA LIFE Michigan all have/had blacknose sharks.

Plus Greensboro Science Center. Lemon sharks at Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk (Just one) and Institute of Marine Mammals in Biloxi Mississippi.

 

[RatioTile]

Where are there currently Texas blind cave salamanders?

 

[birdsandbats]

Where are there currently Texas blind cave salamanders?

They are becoming increasingly common in US collections as the breeding program expands. It's only a handful of collections right now but it probably won't stay that way for too long.

 

[Onychorhynchus coronatus]

They are becoming increasingly common in US collections as the breeding program expands. It's only a handful of collections right now but it probably won't stay that way for too long.

On the subject of blind cave salamanders , do you know why colonies of the olm hasn't been established ex-situ outside of Slovenia ?

 

[TeaLovingDave]

On the subject of blind cave salamanders , do you know why colonies of the olm hasn't been established ex-situ outside of Slovenia ?

They have

 

[Onychorhynchus coronatus]

They have

Verrrry interesting ... Thanks Dave , out of curiosity, where abouts has this been done?

 

[TeaLovingDave]

Zoo Zagreb in Croatia - although within the native range of the species - has bred Olm I believe; moreover, there are introduced populations of Olm in Germany (Hermannshöhle), Italy (Grotta Parolini) and France (Grotte de Moulis).

 

[TinoPup]

Where are there currently Texas blind cave salamanders?

Texas Dallas has a nice exhibit of them.

 

[Onychorhynchus coronatus]

Zoo Zagreb in Croatia - although within the native range of the species - has bred Olm I believe; moreover, there are introduced populations of Olm in Germany (Hermannshöhle), Italy (Grotta Parolini) and France (Grotte de Moulis).

Thanks Dave ! Much appreciated , I'll check out about those introduced populations , very interesting