What is happening to all the axolotls for sale?

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As a newt newbie, I see so many axolotls for sale, large, small, eggs etc. in the USA. What is happening to all of these axolotls? If I decide to try them, what do I do with the fry? Do I give them away, sell them for less than the shipping costs, bring them to my local tropical fish store etc.( I have never seen them in a pet shop) It seems there is certainly any oversupply of available axolotls but are there enough keepers around in the US to absorb that supply? I don't want to be "stuck" with lots of fry I have to euthanize. I also thought axolotl eggs might be a great science project for my home schooled grand kids, but again, what do they do with the extras that have matured? Would love to hear from someone who has been keeping them in the USA for a while.
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JACK
 
Some of them get culled, a lot get raised and sold. There's plenty of people willing to buy axolotls, but sadly a lot of the time it's people who have no idea what they're doing and don't realize that it's a little bit different than keeping fish.
 
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