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Greetings from South Africa

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Hi. Over the last two hours (while amusing my 5 year-old son with images of "weird creatures" on the Internet, I've become a potentially rabid Axolotl fan. Knowing that these creatures are critically endangered in their native Mexico, I would hesitate to buy from unscrupulous dealers, but can anyone point me in the director of a breeder/supplier/collector in South Africa? I'd appreciate this. Regards, Mags
 
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Hehe, that's what happened to me, too!

Sorry I can't help you with dealers near you, you could post a wanted ad in the wanted forum, perhaps someone will see it on here :)

Big welcome to the forum!

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Welcome to the forum, Maggie.

I wouldn't worry too much about 'unscrupulous' dealers. I've never seen a legitimately wild axolotl, and I doubt many of us ever will. They're so easily bred in captivity, there's no reason to pillage their natural population (if you could even find one in the wild!).
 
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