Axolotl!

Tiggy

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Hey everyone! Long time lurker, first time poster. Initially I wanted to post this in the Canada sub forum, but I thought that might not be the best idea because I'm pretty sure that forum is for tarantula's only.

Anyway, I was wondering if anyone here knew where I could acquire an axolotl (either from a breeder or pet store)? I know there are places in the USA where they can be purchased, but none of those places ship to Canada from what I can tell.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! :D
 

Tecnition4life

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I know Tarantulainc.com has some. Maybe not right now but they do get them in. Here in colorado there are tons of them at expos!
 

Galapoheros

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I've been interested in those for years. If I finally do it, I'm going to do the best I can to be confident I buy Ambystoma Mexicanum, a true axolotl. Otherwise, it will likely be a much more common species of Tiger salamander larva:wall:. There are two more wild populations of Tiger salamanders I know of in the US that are sometimes referred to as axolotls since the adults are often neotenic, I'd love to have those too but they aren't available, pretty protected I think.
 

Obelisk

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I see them for sale regularly in the classifieds section at kingsnake.com.
 

Tiggy

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Awesome guys! Thanks for all the great leads. I shall check them out!

:)
 

Tiggy

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Well, I know they show up in pet stores across the USA, so I imagine many if not all of those specimens would have been captive bred due to the fact that they are endangered in their native Mexico.

Any axolotl I own would most definately be captive bred!
 

zonbonzovi

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are they ussually captive bred?
Most definitely. These are rare even in their native range(2 "lakes") near Mexico City. They're around- I wouldn't pay more than $30 for a juvenile/$40 for an adult. Usually people that breed them can't get rid of them fast enough.
 

Brad Ramsey

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Most definitely. These are rare even in their native range(2 "lakes") near Mexico City. They're around- I wouldn't pay more than $30 for a juvenile/$40 for an adult. Usually people that breed them can't get rid of them fast enough.
Yup.
There is a guy here who has hundreds. They breed like crazy ... he was selling them at a recent reptile expo in Denver for $5.

-Brad
 
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