chinese giant salamender

[shipmonkey]

Want to ship some to Washington State?

Sadly, they are banned in your state.

 

[catfishguy]

Don't they get 6+ long and are convicted of eating small children?

 

[TIMBIIIRD]

How about in California? those would make a wonderful addition to my tank?

 

[WarrendaFish]

How much were they going for? Very cool


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[chris1990]

picture of bigger ones , i know they are not kept in good conditions but they would quickly be sold so this is just a very temporary home .small ones go for approx 70$

 

[Paulkline]

California might be the first state to ban them is they ever become popular over in the states.


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[Burbotman]

Chris, thanks for sharing! Like many I dream of raising one of those
For scale how large would the pair in the bucket be?

 

[chris1990]

pair in the bucket are around 45 cm from head to the tip of the tail

 

[chris1990]

I though the Japanese ones were the endangered protected ones; and the Chinese ones were the ones running amok and hybridizing with them.


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chinese ones are critically endangered in the wild too because they thrive in fast flowing , very clean , oxygenated streams and due to pollution and urbanization , this type of environment is becoming very rare here in china . The one sold are for sure from farms . They are also considered a delicacy and fetch very high price on the market , another factor contributed to their decline in the wild .