ok. i guess i just figured it might be for a different reason since it is illegal to keep them as pets in australia where they are native to australia. i wondered if it might have something to do with issues around it being possible to care for them properly in captivity (because people tend not to feed them adequate diets of fresh bugs or because people tend not to keep them in a big enough space for them to get to stretch their arms or whatever).

i have no idea really...