Posted by T.B on August 09, 2000 at 17:25:21:
In Reply to: OFF topic, but help me if you can anyway! posted by IGUANA JOE on August 09, 2000 at 12:40:16:
: Anyone heard of the Moloch (horridus) ?
: Cool lil' aussie lizard, 4-6" TL, aka "Thorny Devil".
: I hope you fellow iguanids know where and if i could find some.
Don't get your hopes up on finding one of these in the pet trade. They are completely unavailable. A few were imported many years ago but no one could keep them alive long enough to set up breeding. Not only do they eat just ants but they eat only one genus of ant (Iridomyrmex). Even zoos have a dismal record of keeping these guys alive for any length of time.
T.B