Marble Salamander Care

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Marble salamander care.

These amphibians are very well known for both their beauty and smaller size. One of north america s handsomest amphibians the marbled salamander spends most of its life below ground and is often overlooked by pet keepers however captives soon give up their secretive ways and with proper care have reached age 15. When you buy a salamander from us you automatically receive our 100 live arrival guarantee. Tiger salamanders are the largest of the salamanders on our list of best pet salamanders.

To care for salamanders feed them live worms crickets and slugs 2 3 times a week. Marbled salamander ambystoma opacum. As with many ambystomatids the marbled salamander is a relatively stocky species. Drill some holes on the side for ventilation and.

Marbled salamanders ambystoma opacum urodela. In this video i explain the proper care for a marbled salamander. The marbled salamander is one of the smaller ambystomatid mole salamander species found in north carolina with adults only reaching lengths between 3 4 inches. Ambystoma opacum the basics.

Marbled salamander ambystoma opacum. Banded salamander scientific name. Their care requirements are also widely known meaning that even large pet stores know at least the basics of caring for these amphibians. You can put your salamander in a plastic container with a tight lid.

Like other ambystomatids these salamanders spend most of their time underground in burrows and are infrequently seen outside of the breeding season. Depending on the species of salamander they might need a heating pad or lamp to keep their tank warm enough. Like most of the mole salamanders it is secretive spending most of its life under logs or in burrows. Family ambystomatidae are a medium sized chunky salamander reaching up to 4 25 inches in length 10 8 cm as adults they have a variable number of white bars on the body.

You also need to provide filtered water for salamanders to swim in along with some hiding places in case they get scared or need to relax. They can grow to be as big as 14 inches long. They are also quite common in the pet trade. The marbled salamander is a stocky boldly banded salamander.

Adults can grow to about 11 cm 4 in small compared to other members of its genus. Having an overall dark gray or black body the marbled salamander gets its name from the 4 7 white. These salamanders make great pets and are very interesting. The bands of females tend to be gray while those of males are more white.

Salamanders prefer a moist damp habitat with ample places to hide. How to setup a simple but effective terrarium for a marbled salamander or any salamander that requires cool temperatures and moist conditions.