Where to buy newts

[LovinLizardsx]

Hiya
Could any1 be able to help me in finding a place to buy newts in kent. I can't find a shop anywhere that sells them I haven't got much experience with reptiles but do have alot of experience with fish (coldwater and tropical), I always wanted a small lizard and thought that maybe a newt would be a good choice as a start.
Thanx

[Ron Magpie]

You could try Pets Paradise in Sheerness- they're in the phone book.

Bear in mind that newts are VERY different from lizards though- they need cool and damp, a land and water area, and are much less active. They are great to keep in themselves, but I'm not sure how much preparation they are for lizards.

[LovinLizardsx]

thanx for yur reply. I wanted to buy 1 but alot of internet sites r saying catch them from yur garden !!! Which I wouldn't have thought would be a good idea! Thanx

[Ron Magpie]

Not only a bad idea- an illegal idea! They are protected. Having just said that, I'm not sure if that now applies to all species or just crested- but anyway, get some from a petshop instead. They really are quite interesting.

[hedgehog738]

i got mine from my local aquatics centre but they also had 1 at a near by pet shop. what sort are you after?

[serpentsupplies]

you could order them at pollwog? also it is only crested newts that you need permits for. smooth and palmates are fine to keep. just don't kill them. thats illegal

[rob-stl-07]

yeah but taking them from the environment is wrong really as almost all our native wildlife is failing