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Axolotls are illegal in California. Please read this thread for detailed information and links to the actual laws: https://www.caudata.org/threads/axolotls-are-illegal-in-california-here-are-the-relevant-laws.30779/
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Wormery
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CrazyForLotls
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It's really up to you. In the long run, it would be cheaper to grow your own. However, you'd have to learn how to do so, and buy the equipment. It's not very expensive to start, it just requires maintenance. Or you could just buy worms every so often. The only thing with that is that you don't know if the worms are sick or not. It's easier to control what they eat and monitor for illness if you raise them yourself. At least that's what I think.. You might want to wait for an expert to come along and help add to this. I was interested in raising my own so I did some research, but I wasn't allowed to in the end.
CrazyForLotls
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I would advise you do some research then see if you really need to buy a starter kit. Sometimes its a lot cheaper to DIY things
I'm in the US so I'm not really sure how much money that is. Of course, the final decision is up to you
Making a wormery is rather easy.
You can make one simply with 3 plastic boxes : one for worms and their food (vegetable peels and other vegetal matters), another for fine dirt under it and the last below for liquids.
The main problem is chosing the right worm species.
Wormeries work well with compost worms which often produce repulsive substances axolotls don't like.
Genus Dendrobaena is a bit more palatable than genus Eisenia.
You can make one simply with 3 plastic boxes : one for worms and their food (vegetable peels and other vegetal matters), another for fine dirt under it and the last below for liquids.
The main problem is chosing the right worm species.
Wormeries work well with compost worms which often produce repulsive substances axolotls don't like.
Genus Dendrobaena is a bit more palatable than genus Eisenia.
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Shane douglas:with axolotls would I basically have to keep buying and buying new axolotls to prevent inbred breeding which costs a lot of money??+1
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Would Chinese fire belly newts be more or less inclined towards an aquatic eft set up versus...
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