Dr. Tahneal Hawke
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So once they're in the pillowcase, if it's cold, we'll put a little towel around them.
We'll put them in the car.
So often we have like a car full of platypus situation.
But they're really like, they're quite comfortable there.
I think maybe it like resembles their burrow a bit, you know, it's dark, it's quiet, they feel secure.
So normally they're just going to be resting in a pillowcase, no problem.
Our protocols, again, this is different to some other research groups, but we actually do like an infield anesthesia for platypus.
So while they're still in their pillowcase, they'll go into an induction chamber and
We use like an isoflurane gas, which if you take your dog or your cat to a vet, that's kind of the standard protocol, the standard gas that they'll be using.
And essentially the platypus within a few minutes, it's just breathing in this gas.
It'll go to sleep.
And then that allows us to then have a really close look and take those samples for, you know, health and genetics and measurements and anything that we want to look at.
They smell bad.
They smell bad.
Like the platypus themselves are fine, but often, you know, they're pooing in these bags and they're being held for a while.
And their feces is like some of the worst stuff I've ever smelled.
So generally if someone else wants them in the car, I'm like, yeah, you can take them, put them in yours and they can do it.
The consequences on the drive home.
Yeah.
The sifting through all the mud on the bottom of the river, they're probably, yeah, it's not a pleasant experience.
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