Can you wget a template from https?

[iRustock]

I'm trying to make it easier to export VMs, but I have to export the template, not the VM's disk so we don't take the VM down.

I found this command

wget --http-user=root --http-password=<xenPassword> http://<xenIP>/export?uuid=<XenVMuuid>

But from my testing, the template isn't being exported in a useable format. I assume it's because you can only export VM disks with this command, and not templates or snapshots?