Can a platypus be kept as a pet?

Please read the below before going platypus shopping. The platypus, with a duck bill, otter feet, and a beaver tail on a furry body, is an odd combination of cute and ugly. read more

No. It is illegal to have a platypus as a pet, and you would not be able to provide the conditions it needs. It would die very quickly as platypuses are highly sensitive to ecological changes. Platypuses are native Australian animals, and therefore protected by law. read more

It would die very quickly as platypuses are highly sensitive to ecological changes. Platypuses are native Australian animals, and therefore protected by law. They are not permitted to be kept as pets in Australia or any other country. read more

My standard answer about wildlife as pets is no. Wild animals kept as pets I a cruel act. You would need to replicate their environment, complete with running water and a place to build a nest. read more

No. It is illegal to have a platypus as a pet, and you would not be able to provide the conditions it needs. It would die very quickly as platypuses are highly sensitive to ecological changes. Platypuses are native Australian animals, and therefore protected by law. They are not permitted to be kept as pets in Australia or any other country. read more

Assuming that you want to domesticate it for a pet, it is illegal to have a platypus as a pet, and you would not be able to provide the conditions it needs. It would die very quickly as platypuses are highly sensitive to ecological changes. Platypuses are native Australian animals, and therefore protected by law. read more