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Hi! I´m traveling in Peru and fell in love with an Axolotl at a pet store. I´ve never owned (or even seen) one before, but I have experience with fish and will be able to handle caring for it based on what I´ve read so far.

I want to buy it and should be able to transport it safely, but don´t want any issues to come up when I get to US customs. Does anyone know if it´s OK for me to fly home with it? I´ll be flying into Dulles airport in Washington DC (Northern VA) if that matters.

I fly home tomorrow so there´s no way I can call Customs or the Fish and Wildlife Service to ask. If someone here with specific kowledge could give me an answer I´ll really appreciate it. Thanks!

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Why not just wait till you get to the US to get one? They're readily available (perhaps not this time of year though). Transporting for that length of time wouldn't be very good for it and there is a chance it would die.
 
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Are they that easy to find? I used to work in a pet store and never saw one.
 
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They certainly are, just wait till spring and they'll be overflowing the for sale section on this site. Plus it would give you time to read up on them and find out what you'd need and how to care for them. Works out better in the end, just requires some patience. ;)
 
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Duh! I should´ve thought to check out the for sale section. I shall wait and look for one when I get home. Thanks, Ian!
 
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In addition to the stress, axolotls are listed as CITES II and importing/exporting them without a CITES permit is illegal.
 
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