Platypus



The Platypus is a Summoning pet available at level 10 Summoning. It is caught via Hunter at level 48 using a box trap. You have to lure the creature towards the trap using smouldering lavender. Use a Tinderbox on lavender to cause it to smoulder. Doing so will also equip the smouldering lavender in the weapon slot. The smouldering lavender will be consumed after a few moments and become Ashes (appearing in your inventory if there's room or else being dropped). Unequipping it immediately extinguishes it and turns it into ashes.

Once caught your platypus eats raw fish and seems to have a rather large intellect for its species.

Platypodes can be caught in Oo'glog during the quest As a First Resort.... Platypodes and baby platypodes can be caught south of Oo'glog after the quest. Level 48 Hunter is required to catch either form. Level 10 Summoning is also required to catch the baby form, which becomes a pet and can then grow to the adult form. As a pet, a baby platypus must be fed raw Fish.

BE WARNED: Smouldering lavender will cause nearby wimpy birds to attack you constantly, dealing 20 life points with each hit. The birds cannot be attacked, and armour or protection prayers do not prevent the damage. Smouldering tansymum will cause all nearby platypodes to flee from you. Smouldering fever grass will cause them to attack you with poison. However due to the proximity to the Spa pools this isn't fatal, as you can heal hit points and stop poisoning.

Like most pets, this pet has a growth rate of 1% for every 15% hunger.

Dialogue
Releasing the pet platypus in the same location as done during the quest will result in another casket or oyster.

Trivia

 * When your adult platypus says chim chim chiree, it may be a reference to the movie Mary Poppins.
 * During the As a First Resort... quest, the player must catch four platypodes - Patrick, Penelope, Peter and Peanut.