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Hi. I used to own a tiger salamander. Since his passing I have been searching searching searching for another one. They are wonderful pets.

Any ideas where I could find one? or two?

My local pet stores have more or less never even heard of them.

I live in Atlanta, GA.

You'll probably have to go out and catch one in the wild yourself. They are very rarely bred in captivity. Check your local herp regulations, though.
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2 Taricha granulosa
1 male Terrapane carolina carolina
10 gal. tropical fish tank.

Where would I find one in the wild? lol

They can be very difficult to find in the wild and GA protects all native species of herps. Barred Tiger Salamanders are not native to Georgia and are often sold in the Amphibian section of the Classifieds on this website. Bait shops often sell Tiger Salamander larvae at cheap prices. These are realatively easy to raise into adults.

Tim

Third Eye

>>They can be very difficult to find in the wild and GA protects all native species of herps. Barred Tiger Salamanders are not native to Georgia and are often sold in the Amphibian section of the Classifieds on this website. Bait shops often sell Tiger Salamander larvae at cheap prices. These are realatively easy to raise into adults.
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>>Tim
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>>Third Eye

Bait shop salamander larvae are often the neotenic variety. These often do not transform into terrestrial adults and sometimes when they do transform, they don't look like the adults in coloration. In many cases they are not as good looking as the barred tiger salamanders in coloration.

>>GA protects all native species of herps. >>

Not exactly

http://www.georgiawildlife.com/documentdetail.aspx?docid=6&pageid=2&category=conservation

"Georgia Law allows the taking of certain native species; namely rats, mice, armadillos, coyotes, groundhogs, beaver, freshwater turtles, poisonous snakes, frogs, spring lizards, fiddler crabs, freshwater crayfish, freshwater mussels, and nutria; because of their status as a nuisance or other reason."

Presumably you can keep a rattler as pet but you cannot keep a kingsnake as a pet. That seems illogical.

Anyway, the tiger salamander is not listed as one of those species prohibited, so it is best to do what the web site suggests:

"The following list of species native to Georgia may not be held as a pet regardless of its origin or morphology. Although extensive, this list does not include all native wildlife that is prohibited. If there is any doubt about the legality of possessing any species, contact the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Special Permit Unit."