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I need blue spots

Blue spot

Have you tried looking on caudata.org? Just curious. Do you plan on breeding? I will be adding these to my collection in the future, and do prefer CBB. I'm also looking so, if I come across these Ill let you know. If you pm me I can give personal contact info. Thanx and good luck!
 
Ambystoma laterale are not captive bred here in the USA. Many states have laws preventing the keeping of this species so it is not worth the effort. Your options would be A) find a poached WC animal at a Reptile show/expo
B) find someones LTC they're willing to give up
or C) put some galoshes on and grab a flashlight and start going into the woods and finding one yourself.
 
@nvterrapene Rick Roth is the real deal and has permitting.

And to rick, not sure if you remembered me but I was the kid asking you a bunch of questions at your NEHS presentation last march(?) and I just wanted to say to not buy a Blue-spotted Salamander off here. They are all Wild Caught (all breeders are in Europe) and aren't sustainably harvested.
 
If the only breeders are indeed in Europe, salamanders if not all amphibians have been banned from Europe to the U.S.. So that being said, how else would any potential breeders acquire blue spots. You got to start somewhere. Besides if one were to breed these here, it may help reduce wild harvest?
 
I apologize for the misinterpretation. There was some ambiguity and quite a few people do request things on here that are *typically* illegal. Best of luck on your search - hopefully something can be done to breed them in captivity.
 
If it helps, im in MN & will be up north this fall in a Mississippi headwaters area forest. Ive found them every year i go up there to do fall forest management. If you can wait, i'd be happy to send you some, just cover the shipping. Good luck!
 
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